Patents by Inventor ROBERTO TARABU

ROBERTO TARABU 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: 10745848
    Abstract: A household appliance for washing fabric items, comprising: a washing compartment (2); an opening (3) for access to the washing compartment to enable introduction and extraction of the laundry items; a hatch door (4) for access to the washing compartment (2), mobile between a closed position in which it occludes said access opening (3) and an open position in which it enables access to the washing compartment (2); a border (5) of said access opening to the washing compartment (2), said border (5) abutting the hatch door (4) in the closed position; a first tank (61) containing a detergent for washing; a first indicator (610) located on the border (5) and indicating a load level of said first tank (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Whirlpool EMEA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Giacomo Pittalis, Elisa Polverini, Roberto Tarabù{grave over ( )}, Luca Andrenacci, Romina Catani, Zakaria Khalfaoui, Filippo Matarazzi, Alessandro Falsetti
  • Patent number: 9915022
    Abstract: A household laundry-drying machine comprising a drum rotatable about an axis of rotation and defining a laundry drying compartment, said drum comprising a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall which surrounds the laundry drying compartment, at least one laundry-agitation member associated to the cylindrical peripheral wall and protruding internally to the laundry drying compartment, an air heater for drying the laundry, and a conduit for conveying the air from the air heating means to the laundry drying compartment. The laundry-agitation member comprises a cavity in fluid communication with the laundry drying compartment, said cavity being suitable for containing at least one substance to be delivered in the laundry drying compartment during a drying cycle. The cavity of the laundry-agitation member is external to said means for conveying the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Indesit Company S.P.A.
    Inventors: Anna Cozzolino, Sandra Marinozzi, Roberto Tarabu
  • Publication number: 20170089002
    Abstract: A household laundry-drying machine comprising a drum rotatable about an axis of rotation and defining a laundry drying compartment, said drum comprising a substantially cylindrical peripheral wall which surrounds the laundry drying compartment, at least one laundry-agitation member associated to the cylindrical peripheral wall and protruding internally to the laundry drying compartment, an air heater for drying the laundry, and a conduit for conveying the air from the air heating means to the laundry drying compartment. The laundry-agitation member comprises a cavity in fluid communication with the laundry drying compartment, said cavity being suitable for containing at least one substance to be delivered in the laundry drying compartment during a drying cycle. The cavity of the laundry-agitation member is external to said means for conveying the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: ANNA COZZOLINO, SANDRA MARINOZZI, ROBERTO TARABU
  • Publication number: 20160177493
    Abstract: A free-standing household appliance comprising: an external casing (2) accessible to the user; a first user interface (3) that can be extracted from said external casing (2); sliding means (4) for sliding the first user interface; tilting means (5) for tilting said first user interface (3) with respect to the sliding means (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Giacomo Pittalis, Elisa Polverini, Roberto Tarabù, Luca Andrenacci, Romina Catani, Zakaria Khalfaoui, Filippo Matarazzi, Alessandro Falsetti
  • Publication number: 20160177492
    Abstract: A household appliance for washing fabric items, comprising: a washing compartment (2); an opening (3) for access to the washing compartment to enable introduction and extraction of the laundry items; a hatch door (4) for access to the washing compartment (2), mobile between a closed position in which it occludes said access opening (3) and an open position in which it enables access to the washing compartment (2); a border (5) of said access opening to the washing compartment (2), said border (5) abutting the hatch door (4) in the closed position; a first tank (61) containing a detergent for washing; a first indicator (610) located on the border (5) and indicating a load level of said first tank (61).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Giacomo Pittalis, Elisa Polverini, Roberto Tarabù, Luca Andrenacci, Romina Catani, Zakaria Khalfaoui, Filippo Matarazzi, Alessandro Falsetti
  • Publication number: 20160177494
    Abstract: A household appliance being a washing machine and/or a drying machine comprising a laundry compartment (2) located at a lower portion of the household appliance. The laundry compartment (2) is foldable and has a variable volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Giacomo Pittalis, Elisa Polverini, Roberto Tarabù, Luca Andrenacci, Romina Catani, Zakaria Khalfaoui, Filippo Matarazzi, Alessandro Falsetti
  • Publication number: 20160177495
    Abstract: A household appliance for washing and/or drying fabric items, comprising: a washing and/or drying compartment (2); a hatch door (3) for access to the washing and/or drying compartment (2); an opening command (4) of the hatch door (3), said opening command (4) comprising a pusher (40) accessible by a user and located on a front of the household appliance (1); The pusher (40) extends in height for more than 8 centimetres in order to be easily compressible by an adult person using a knee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Giacomo Pittalis, Elisa Polverini, Roberto Tarabù, Luca Andrenacci, Romina Catani, Zakaria Khalfaoui, Filippo Matarazzi, Alessandro Falsetti, Simone Giannelli