Patents by Inventor THIAGO FRANCISCO BUZZO

THIAGO FRANCISCO BUZZO 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: 11993891
    Abstract: Household appliances, such as for laundry treatment, can be configured with a sump and an outlet having a barrier for foreign objects. Foreign objects such as pocket items can inadvertently be added to the appliance along with the wash items. A barrier secured in the opening of the outlet can prevent pocket items from entering the drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Clovis Douglas Minchola De Assis, Thiago Francisco Buzzo, Leonardo Souza Campos, Wagner Jose Finassi Pinto
  • Publication number: 20230272575
    Abstract: A laundry treating appliance includes a tub having a wall with an outer surface and an inner surface. The inner surface of the wall at least partially defines a liquid chamber. An outlet is formed in the wall. The laundry treating appliance further includes a foreign object barrier at least partially extending through the outlet and into the liquid chamber. A pump case fluidly couples to the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: CLOVIS DOUGLAS MINCHOLA DE ASSIS, THIAGO FRANCISCO BUZZO, LEONARDO SOUZA CAMPOS, LUIZ ALBERTO GIRALDI, ARTHUR V. TOSINI
  • Publication number: 20230257924
    Abstract: Household appliances, such as for laundry treatment, can be configured with a sump and an outlet having a barrier for foreign objects. Foreign objects such as pocket items can inadvertently be added to the appliance along with the wash items. A barrier secured in the opening of the outlet can prevent pocket items from entering the drain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: CLOVIS DOUGLAS MINCHOLA DE ASSIS, THIAGO FRANCISCO BUZZO, LEONARDO SOUZA CAMPOS, WAGNER JOSE FINASSI PINTO