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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162419 | Basket lifting arrangement for a dishwasher A dishwasher includes a wash cabinet having a bottom, two opposite side walls, an upper and a rear wall and an opening that normally is covered by a front door. The dishwasher is provided with at least one lower basket for the dish being cleaned, said basket being m... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8151602 | Top-loading clothes washing machine with lid enterlock means Top-loading clothes washing machine, including a wash tub, inside which there is arranged a cylindrical drum adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis thereof. The drum is provided with an access or loading port situated on a portion of the cylindrical side surface ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8111075 | Electronic circuit with capacitive switching ability Electronic circuit for the detection of a capacitive variation on two distinct contact capacitors, (C1, C2), comprising means able of squaring the signals generated by a conventional pulse generator and filtered by two filters (R1, C1-R | 02/07/2012 |
| 8049518 | Capacitive sensor system The present invention relates to a capacitive sensor system provided for a moving object 21.The system comprises an antenna device with a first 26 and a second portion 39 which are movable in relation to each other, the two portions 26,39... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8030950 | Method and device for measuring the capacitance of a capacitive component A method of measuring the capacitance of a capacitive component (21), whereby a digital bridge with two measuring branches generates a first signal (B1) defined by a train of measuring pulses (M) having a frequency (f1) related to the un... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8026462 | Fastening element for attaching a part to a supporting element A fastening element for attaching a part such as a cooking hob to a supporting element, such as a frame supporting/surrounding the cooking hob, can include a spring secured to the supporting element. In one implementation, the fastening element can be secured by eng... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7980256 | Filter system for a household dishwasher This invention relates to a filter system for a household dishwasher comprising a wash space and a liquid circuit that comprises a coarse sieve (33) and one or several fine filters (18, 19). The coarse sieve (33) is movable between at least two ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7931034 | Spray arm bearing and dishwasher with a spray arm arrangement The invention relates to a spray arm bearing (1) with a bearing element (2), for mounting a spray arm (20) and a flow-guide device (3), connected to the bearing element (2), whereby the bearing element (2) comprises a throug... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918110 | Washing machine comprising a fuel cell and a hydrogen generating reactor A machine for washing items of various kinds includes a washing tub for containing the washing liquor, and a reactor for generating heat for heating up the washing liquor and a stream of gaseous hydrogen supplying a fuel cell to generate a source of electric power. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7886754 | Ultrasonic cleaning apparatus and household appliance having the same The invention relate to an ultrasonic cleaning apparatus (1) for treating textile products comprising a body (2, 3) including an opening (7), wherein at least a portion of the body (2) is formed as a gripping element, an ultrasonic transd... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845200 | Drain pump Drain pump for clothes washing machines, comprising: an impeller having vanes (7) that are arranged on respective planes passing through the axis of said rotating shaft, said drain manifold being provided with a planar inner wall (9), in which there is... | 12/07/2010 |
| D628438 | Panel for an oven | 12/07/2010 |
| 7874168 | Modular refrigeration unit and process for assembling a modular refrigeration unit to a cabinet of a refrigeration appliance The present invention relates to a modular refrigeration unit for a refrigeration appliance, and to a process for assembling the modular refrigeration unit to a cabinet of a refrigeration appliance. A modular refrigeration unit (3) includes a base plate (6... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7874072 | Bearing support, particularly for a fan casing, and method for manufacturing thereof A method is provided for manufacturing a bearing support, particularly for a fan casing. The method includes the step of placing a bearing assembly in correspondence to a matrix die of an injection mold. The method further includes the step of abutting a punch of th... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7814768 | Textile product treating apparatus having an ultrasonic cleaning device The invention relates to a textile product treating apparatus, in particular washing machine (1), drying apparatus or refreshing apparatus, comprising a main body (2) of the apparatus including a washing, drying and/or refreshment device; and a handhel... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7762107 | Counterweight for washing machine tub Counterweight, connectable to a washing machine tub (2), comprising an hollow shell (3) of U-shaped cross-section for containing a concrete ballast mass (4) poured therein, said shell (3) is integrally provided in one piece with two folda... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7748067 | Household laundry washing machine with improved spinning phase Provided is a method of minimizing an unbalanced load of laundry within a clothes laundering machine before a high-speed spinning phase. The method includes rotating a drum of the clothes laundering machine at a suitable rotational speed to initially retain at least... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731493 | Gas burner Gas burner, in particular for domestic cooking appliances, comprising a bowl-shaped body (10) associated with a gas injector, a toothed crown (12) with a plurality of first flame ports (13) circumferentially arranged along the periphery of the c... | 06/08/2010 |
| D614441 | Front panel of a beer dispenser | 04/27/2010 |
| D602728 | Front panel of a beverage dispenser | 10/27/2009 |
| 7587916 | Clothes washing machine with an integrated arrangement of water dispensers Clothes washing machine comprising: a common water-distribution manifold, a plurality of electromagnetic valves provided downstream of said water-distribution manifold and connected on respective outlet conduits, a plurality of chambers supplied via a respective one... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7574269 | Domestic appliance assembly with integrated functioning A domestic appliance assembly comprising at least two machines, each of which being provided with control means able to receive program inputs set by a user and operative information transmitted by the other machine so as said machines can perform their functions in... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7554061 | Method for controlling the oven temperature, and temperature control unit Method for controlling the temperature of an oven, in particular a kitchen oven, so as to reach a preset temperature through a heating process during a predetermined heating period based on a control program, said control program consisting of a general basic contro... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7552848 | Automatic dosing device with motor overrunning absorbing means The present invention refers to an automatic dosing device having motor overrunning absorbing means (36). The automatic dosing device according to the invention comprises a dosing screw (2), guiding means (20), a cursor (24), and a... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7530134 | Method for washing sportswear Method for washing sportswear items in a traditional-type rotating-drum clothes washing machine, the method comprising at least a main wash phase, a rinse phase and a final spin-extraction phase, wherein a preliminary wash phase to be performed in cold water, withou... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7526956 | Measuring device for measuring the humidity of materials, particularly textiles The present invention relates to a measuring device for measuring the humidity of materials, in particular the humidity of textiles. The measuring device according to the invention comprises an evaluation circuit EC having electrical terminals (8, 9), ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520147 | Anchorage device for fastening a counterweight to a washing machine tub Anchorage device for fastening a counterweight to a washing machine tub comprising: an hollow shell (1) in which a concrete ballast mass (2) is adapted to be poured, said shell (1) being provided with fastening housings (3), and threaded ... | 04/21/2009 |
| D585079 | Refrigerator with knife rack | 01/20/2009 |
| 7421752 | Household-type water-recirculating clothes washing machine with automatic measure of the washload type, and operating method thereof Household-type front loading and water-recirculating clothes washing machine adapted to automatically measure the nature of the dry clothes loaded in the machine for washing, in which the measurement of such weight of the washload is performed by measuring the amoun... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418842 | Clothes washing machine with improved filter assembly Clothes washing machine comprising a washing tub, a drain pipe provided under said tub and connecting it with a drain pump chamber, said drain pipe comprising a central length and a final length oriented horizontally towards said drain pump chamber, a hydraulic impe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7398661 | Clothes washing machine with improved water dispensers Clothes washing machine comprising: a common water-distribution manifold, a plurality of electromagnetic valves provided downstream of said water-distribution manifold and connected on respective outlet conduits, a plurality of chambers supplied via a respective one... | 07/15/2008 |
| D571893 | Faucet | 06/24/2008 |
| D570462 | Faucet | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367137 | Clothes treating ultrasonic nebulizing cabinet apparatus A clothes treating apparatus comprising a cabinet (1) having external walls (2) and internal walls (3), said internal walls (3) defining an interior region (4) for receiving clothes, said apparatus further comprising a door (6 | 05/06/2008 |
| D562853 | Refrigerator | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322216 | Washing aid dispenser and washing machine comprising said dispenser A washing aid dispenser for a washing machine comprises at least a compartment, which is adapted to contain washing aids and is provided with a first siphon having a pre-determined suction height and at least a second siphon having a higher suction height than the f... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7315005 | Control panel with illuminated capacitive touch-control switches Control panel of the touch-switch comprising: an external control board with transparent surface portions, devices for illuminating the transparent surface portions from the inside, capacitive-type detecting or sensing devices on the backside of the control board an... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7305775 | Household clothes drying machine with improved lint filter Clothes drying machine comprising a rotating drum, an exhaust conduit into which flows the air issuing from the outlet aperture of the drum, a lint filter formed in the shape of a sector of a cylindrical surface, which is arranged in said exhaust conduit below said ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7287673 | Automatic dosing device comprising a container and the use of such an automatic dosing device The present invention refers to a refill container unit for an automatic dosing device. The purpose of the automatic dosing device is to control the dosing of stored material kept inside the container unit. The object of the container unit according to the invention... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7249473 | Washing aid dispenser and washing machine comprising said dispenser The present invention refers to a washing aid dispenser for a washing machine. The dispenser (2) comprises at least a compartment (3) adapted to contain washing aid products, such as a rinse aid or fabric softener, provided with a first siphon (4 | 07/31/2007 |
