Patents by Inventor Walter Cerrato

Walter Cerrato 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: 9150995
    Abstract: A laundry machine (100) is proposed. The laundry machine includes a drum (115) for housing the laundry to be treated, an encasing portion (105,120) for encasing the drum (115), and a lighting apparatus (245) for illuminating the inside of the drum (115). The lighting apparatus (245) includes one or more lighting devices (250) associated to the drum (115), and a power feeding assembly for power supplying said one or more lighting device (250). In the solution according to one or more embodiments of the present invention, the power feeding assembly includes an electro-magnetic apparatus (265) arranged for power supplying, at least partially contactless, said one or more lighting devices (250).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
    Inventors: Nicola Ius, Walter Cerrato
  • Publication number: 20150033806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry treating machine (1) comprising a casing (10), a rotatable laundry container (7) suitable for receiving the laundry to be treated and one or more peripheral units (F1, H1, T1, SW1, SW2, S1, 11, Ml, M2, P1) which enable the treatment to be carried out. The laundry treating machine (1) comprises a control unit (20; 120; 220) comprising a printed circuit board (21; 121; 221) with electric and/or electronic devices (22) mounted thereon. The control unit (20; 120; 220) comprises a control and communication section (31) for communicating with a user interface (11), a motor driving section (32; 132) for setting and varying the speed of at least a motor and/or a high power loads section (28) comprising switching devices suitable for controlling at least one heater device (H1, R1, R2) and a power section (24) for supplying power to at least one of said sections (28, 31, 32; 132).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Walter Cerrato, Mirko Cenedese, Marco Lorenzi
  • Publication number: 20140355247
    Abstract: A laundry machine (100) is proposed. The laundry machine comprises a drum (115) for housing the laundry to be treated, an encasing portion (105,120) for encasing the drum (115), and a lighting apparatus (245) for illuminating the inside of the drum (115). The lighting apparatus (245) comprises one or more lighting devices (250) associated to the drum (115), and a power feeding assembly for power supplying said one or more lighting devices (250). In the solution according to one or more embodiments of the present invention, the power feeding assembly comprises an electro-magnetic apparatus (265) arranged for power supplying, at least partially contactless, said one or more lighting devices (250).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V.
    Inventors: Nicola Ius, Walter Cerrato