Patents by Inventor Piero Armanni

Piero Armanni 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).

  • Patent number: 9909758
    Abstract: Gas burner, particularly for household cooking appliances, with an horizontal or vertical gas supply conduit (1), a burner body with one more flame crowns, an horizontal or vertical Venturi (4), a nozzle (5) to inject the gas flow from said gas conduit into said Venturi pipe and, means to provide the primary air flow which include a tubular conduit which is coaxial and placed outside said gas conduit, and an opening to allow the gas flow, placed between said nozzle and the inlet of the Venturi pipe. The coaxial conduit draws the respective air flow from a zone inside the body of said cooking appliance, and said opening allows the passage of the respective primary air flow sucked and coming from over the appliance top surface (12). In order to stir the primary air flow passing through said coaxial conduit, a plurality of radial wings (10A) is arranged, said wings being shaped either planar or helical, and being connected on the outer surface of said gas supply conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Nico Biagioli, Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini
  • Patent number: 9416963
    Abstract: A gas burner for use in cooktops including a lower body, a top cap closing said lower body on top, two coaxial flame rings having the same diameter, but extending at two different heights, a single gas injector, a single Venturi tube, and a single expansion chamber for the gas issuing from said single Venturi tube, said chamber being adapted to supply said two flame rings of the burner. The burner further including a first cylindrically-shaped hollow annular member adapted to be applied vertically upon said lower body, and a second substantially planar hollow annular member adapted to be applied upon said first annular member and support said cap. The lower flame ring is supplied with gas from said expansion chamber via a plurality of ducts arranged within said first cylindrically-shaped annular member. Said two flame rings are provided with gas outlet ports having same or similar cross-section areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Patent number: 9074765
    Abstract: The invention provides a gas burner (10) with a high power burner unit and a low power burner unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N. V.
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Patent number: 8753112
    Abstract: A gas burner with a plurality of concentric flame crowns including a burner body, a first central burner, and a second outer annular burner surrounding the first central burner, where the first central burner includes a first diffusion chamber and a first gas injector configured to inject a gas flow into a first Venturi pipe which is configured to convey the gas flow to the first diffusion chamber, and where the second outer annular burner includes two separate outer diffusion chambers and two distinct outer injectors each of which is configured to inject a gas flow into one of two outer Venturi pipes which are configured to convey the gas flows to the two separate outer diffusion chambers, and where the first gas injector, the first Venturi pipe, and the two outer Venturi pipes are substantially horizontally oriented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini, Nico Biagioli, Nicola Guardigli
  • Patent number: 8221116
    Abstract: Gas burner provided with a plurality of concentric flame crowns, and comprising a first central burner to supply a peripheral flame ring, a second annular burner surrounding the central burner at a defined distance and able of supplying at least a respective peripheral ring, a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking hob, a first gas inlet in communication with the body, a first vertical gas injector, the central burner being provided with a first chamber for the diffusion of the air/gas mixture, a second gas inlet in communication with the body, wherein the second annular burner is provided with two separate chambers for the diffusion of the mixture, wherein the second gas inlet is in communication with the two separate chambers through suitable injection and conveying means, which comprise two distinct injectors in communication with the second gas inlet, and two respective horizontal Venturi pipes each of which being able of supplying with the air/gas mixture a respective of the two diffus
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Nico Biagioli, Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini, Cedric Catalogne
  • Publication number: 20120152230
    Abstract: The invention provides a gas burner (10) with a high power burner unit and a low power burner unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20120070791
    Abstract: Gas burner provided with a plurality of concentric circular flame crowns, with a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking plate, a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking plate and provided with a first chamber for the diffusion of the air/gas mixture, and whose top is closed by a first cover, a second outer annular burner surrounding said central burner, a first gas inlet in communication with said body, a first gas injector able of injecting a gas flow into a respective Venturi pipe to said first central burner, a second gas inlet in communication with said body, wherein said second annular burner is provided with two separate diffusion chambers, and whose top is closed by a second cover, wherein said second gas inlet is in communication with said two separate chambers which are not in communication to each other, two distinct injectors connected with said second gas inlet and placed on the same end position of said second gas inlet, two respective horizontally oriented Ve
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini, Nico Biagioli, Nicola Guardigli
  • Publication number: 20110120445
    Abstract: Gas burner, as particularly intended for use in cooktops for residential food cooking applications, comprising a lower body (1), a top cap (2) closing said lower body on top, two coaxial flame rings (3,4) having the same diameter, but extending at two different heights, a single gas injector (5), a single Venturi tube (8), and a single expansion chamber (10) for the gas issuing from said single Venturi tube, said chamber being adapted to supply said two flame rings of the burner. The burner further comprises a first cylindrically-shaped hollow annular member (6) adapted to be applied vertically upon said lower body, and a second substantially planar hollow annular member (7), which is adapted to be applied upon said first annular member (6) and support said cap. The lower flame ring is supplied with gas from said expansion chamber via a plurality of ducts, which are substantially arranged within said first cylindrically-shaped annular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20110048400
    Abstract: Gas burner, particularly for household cooking appliances, with an horizontal or vertical gas supply conduit (1), a burner body with one more flame crowns, an horizontal or vertical Venturi (4), a nozzle (5) to inject the gas flow from said gas conduit into said Venturi pipe and, means to provide the primary air flow which include a tubular conduit which is coaxial and placed outside said gas conduit, and an opening to allow the gas flow, placed between said nozzle and the inlet of the Venturi pipe. The coaxial conduit draws the respective air flow from a zone inside the body of said cooking appliance, and said opening allows the passage of the respective primary air flow sucked and coming from over the appliance top surface (12). In order to stir the primary air flow passing through said coaxial conduit, a plurality of radial wings (10A) is arranged, said wings being shaped either planar or helical, and being connected on the outer surface of said gas supply conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Nico Biagioli, Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini
  • Patent number: 7841332
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a burner assembly that includes a burner body having a combustible gas chamber from which a combustible gas is distributed to a plurality of burner ports at which the combustible gas can be combusted and a stability chamber in gas-flow communication with the combustible gas chamber for maintaining the combustion of the combustible gas in the stability chamber whenever the combustion of the combustible gas at the plurality of burner ports is disturbed, whereby the combustion of the combustible gas at the plurality of the burner ports may be resumed upon the cessation of the disturbance. The burner assembly can also include a burner cap for closing off the top of the burner body so as to substantially preclude the escape of the combustible gas from the combustible gas chamber, the stability gas chamber and the burner ports at the top of the burner body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Pottenger, William A. Pryor, Piero Armanni, Paulo Serenellini
  • Publication number: 20100233643
    Abstract: Gas burner provided with a plurality of concentric flame crowns, and comprising a first central burner to supply a peripheral flame ring, a second annular burner surrounding said central burner at a defined distance and able of supplying at least a respective peripheral ring, a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking hob, a first gas inlet in communication with said body, a first vertical gas injector, said central burner being provided with a first chamber for the diffusion of the air/gas mixture, a second gas inlet in communication with said body, wherein said second annular burner is provided with two separate chambers for the diffusion of said mixture, wherein said second gas inlet is in communication with said two separate chambers through suitable injection and conveying means, which comprise two distinct injectors in communication with said second gas inlet, and two respective horizontal Venturi pipes each of which being able of supplying with said air/gas mixture a respective of said
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Nico Biagioli, Piero Armanni, Marco Starnini, Cedric Catalogne
  • Patent number: 7594812
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a double burner for gas cookers, of the type provided with multiple concentric flame crowns (FE, FC), which comprises two gas inlet (3, 4) that reach the centre of the body (1) at a slightly different height, so that communication can be provided between the gas inlets, if necessary, by simply drilling a hole (15) with vertical axis from the upper inlet (3) to the lower inlet (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: SO. M. I Press - Societa′ Metalli Iniettati, SpA
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20090205630
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a burner assembly that includes a burner body having a combustible gas chamber from which a combustible gas is distributed to a plurality of burner ports at which the combustible gas can be combusted and a stability chamber in gas-flow communication with the combustible gas chamber for maintaining the combustion of the combustible gas in the stability chamber whenever the combustion of the combustible gas at the plurality of burner ports is disturbed, whereby the combustion of the combustible gas at the plurality of the burner ports may be resumed upon the cessation of the disturbance. The burner assembly can also include a burner cap for closing off the top of the burner body so as to substantially preclude the escape of the combustible gas from the combustible gas chamber, the stability gas chamber and the burner ports at the top of the burner body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
    Inventors: John Pottenger, William A. Pryor, Piero Armanni, Paulo Serenellini
  • Publication number: 20090047611
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a double burner for gas cookers with multiple concentric flames, characterized by high power and compact height, which comprises five Venturi mixing chambers, i.e. one central chamber (5a) with vertical axis that feeds the central burner and four regularly spaced chambers (6a) with inclined axis that feed the external annular burner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20070141521
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a double burner for gas cookers, of the type provided with multiple concentric flame crowns (FE, FC), which comprises two gas inlet (3, 4) that reach the centre of the body (1) at a slightly different height, so that communication can be provided between the gas inlets, if necessary, by simply drilling a hole (15) with vertical axis from the upper inlet (3) to the lower inlet (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20070059654
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a model of gas cooker burner of improved type, which features a cap with a lower border situated near the notched crown of the border immediately above the section from which the mixture comes out and goes through the notches of the crown, which is provided with an external annular groove along the edge of the upper border.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Patent number: 7140363
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a gas burner crown for kitchen hob, of the type with a radial series of notches, composed of shallower notches alternated with deeper notches, which act as small burner nozzles, from which small radial flames originate; the crown is characterised by the presence of eight regularly spaced angular sectors with shallower radial notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: SO. M. I. Press - Societa′ Metalli Iniettati S.p.A.
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Publication number: 20050194001
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a gas burner crown for kitchen hob, of the type with a radial series of notches, composed of shallower notches alternated with deeper notches, which act as small burner nozzles, from which small radial flames originate; the crown is characterised by the presence of eight regularly spaced angular sectors with shallower radial notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventor: Piero Armanni
  • Patent number: 4716884
    Abstract: An oven door includes a peripheral frame, an internal transparent pane adhesively secured to the frame and an external transparent pane releasably mounted on the frame. The frame has lower and upper rims formed with openings for the circulation of air through an interspace between the two panes. A profile member is secured to the upper rim of the frame and has a central handle. The profile member has an internal cavity communicating with the openings of the upper rim and with the interior of the oven chamber. First deflector elements within the internal cavity direct a flow of air from the interior of the oven into the interspace. Second deflector elements within the cavity define venturi-type passages for facilitating the escape of air from the interspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luigi Bonaccorsi, Piero Armanni, Giuliano Zanetti