Patents by Inventor Teresa Vitale

Teresa Vitale 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: 7866170
    Abstract: A method for cooling a bottle in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator includes sensing the temperature of a zone of the freezer in which the bottle is placed, estimating the temperature of the bottle on the basis of the compressor status and of the sensed temperature of the zone, and informing the user when the estimated temperature of the bottle has reached a set value. The method can also be used for an automatically adjusted “shock freezing” process for any kind of food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Alessandro Boer, Raffaele Paganini, Enrico Bellinetto, Cristiano Pastore, Fabio Gastaldello, Teresa Vitale
  • Publication number: 20080202133
    Abstract: A method for cooling a bottle in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator includes sensing the temperature of a zone of the freezer in which the bottle is placed, estimating the temperature of the bottle on the basis of the compressor status and of the sensed temperature of the zone, and informing the user when the estimated temperature of the bottle has reached a set value. The method can also be used for an automatically adjusted “shock freezing” process for any kind of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: ALESSANDRO BOER, RAFFAELE PAGANINI, ENRICO BELLINETTO, CRISTIANO PASTORE, FABIO GASTALDELLO, TERESA VITALE
  • Patent number: D958545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bennion, Romualdo Sonny Siazon, Teresa Vitale
  • Patent number: D959153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Derek Bennion, Romualdo Sonny Siazon, Teresa Vitale