Patents by Inventor Paulo Henrique Amorim

Paulo Henrique Amorim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING
    Publication number: 20220299255
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Amorim, Vincent D. Csapos, Maurizio Longhi, Devidas B. Raskar, Fabio F. Ribas
  • Polymer trim breaker having gas-blocking flakes and an epoxy coating
    Patent number: 11378328
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Amorim, Vincent D. Csapos, Maurizio Longhi, Devidas B. Raskar, Fabio F. Ribas
  • POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING
    Publication number: 20210025646
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Amorim, Vincent D. Csapos, Maurizio Longhi, Devidas B. Raskar, Fabio F. Ribas
  • Polymer trim breaker having gas-blocking flakes and an epoxy coating
    Patent number: 10837697
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Amorim, Vincent D. Csapos, Maurizio Longhi, Devidas B. Raskar, Fabio F. Ribas
  • POLYMER TRIM BREAKER HAVING GAS-BLOCKING FLAKES AND AN EPOXY COATING
    Publication number: 20200132359
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes an inner liner, an outer wrapper and a trim breaker that extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper to define an insulated structural cabinet. The trim breaker includes a plurality of gas-blocking flakes, wherein each gas-blocking flake includes a longitudinal axis that extends substantially parallel with an elongated surface of the respective gas-blocking flake. The longitudinal axis and the elongated surface of each corresponding gas-blocking flake is oriented to be substantially parallel with a portion of an outer surface of the trim breaker located near the respective gas-blocking flake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paulo Henrique Amorim, Vincent D. Csapos, Maurizio Longhi, Devidas B. Raskar, Fabio F. Ribas