Marcelo C Candeo

US Patent:

8484987, Jul 16, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/713399

Inventors:

David R. Ducharme - Anderson SC, US
Russell Watts - Flat Rock NC, US
David L. Hall - Piedmont SC, US
Cornel Comsa - Anderson SC, US
Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Dennis Carl Hansen - Anderson SC, US

Assignee:

Electrolux Home Products - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

F25C 1/00
F25D 21/06

US Classification:

62138, 62155, 62158, 62276

Abstract:

Provided is a method and system for forming ice pieces with an ice maker that includes a mold defining a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces. A processor controls delivery of a refrigerant to freeze water received in the plurality of cavities into ice pieces. A freeze signal transmitted by a temperature sensor embedded within the mold is received by the processor, the freeze signal indicating that a temperature of a portion of the mold adjacent to the temperature sensor has reached a freeze temperature where the water in at least one of the cavities has achieved a frozen state to initiate harvesting of the frozen ice pieces. Defrosting a system evaporator can also be coordinated with operation of the ice maker.

US Patent:

8584474, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/713374

Inventors:

Thomas W. McCollough - Anderson SC, US
Russell Watts - Flat Rock NC, US
David L. Hall - Piedmont SC, US
Cornel Comsa - Anderson SC, US
Dennis Schenk - Anderson SC, US
Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Dennis Carl Hansen - Anderson SC, US

Assignee:

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

F25C 1/00
F25C 5/14
F25C 5/08
A23G 9/00
F25D 11/02
F16H 53/06

US Classification:

62 74, 62340, 62341, 62345, 62351, 62 73, 62441, 62353, 62347, 74569

Abstract:

Provided is an ice maker that includes a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces, a driver operatively connected to the mold for adjusting a position of the mold to a plurality of different locations during an ice making cycle, and a controller. A limit switch is located at a plurality of different positions along a range of travel of the mold to be actuated and transmit a signal indicative of the mold's arrival at the different locations. The mold can travel along path including first portion having a first axis of rotation and a substantially vertical portion, and can be driven by a motor with a drive shaft rotatable about a single axis of rotation. The motor can drive both the mold and a bail arm, and the mold can be leveled upon reaching a predetermined location. The ice maker can perform a Dry Cycle in response to detecting an anomaly during ice making.

US Patent:

20100218521, Sep 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/714105

Inventors:

Juan Antonio Contreras Lafaire - Anderson SC, US
David L. Hall - Piedmont SC, US
Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Dennis Carl Hansen - Anderson SC, US

Assignee:

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

F25B 47/00
F26B 21/08
F26B 25/06
F25B 1/00
F25B 43/00
F25D 13/04

US Classification:

62 85, 34 80, 34218, 62498, 62474, 62441

Abstract:

Provided is a dryer for minimizing moisture entrained within a refrigerant used to provide a cooling effect to a temperature-controlled environment, and a refrigeration appliance including such a dryer. The dryer includes a housing defining a drying chamber and a desiccant disposed within the drying chamber for removing at least a portion of the moisture from the refrigerant. A first outlet is formed in the housing adjacent a lower region of the drying chamber when the drying chamber is viewed in an operational orientation. A second outlet is also formed in the housing at an elevation vertically above the first outlet when the dryer is viewed in the operational orientation for discharging at least a portion of the refrigerant introduced into the drying chamber to be delivered to a second heat exchanger with a relatively-low internal pressure. The elevation of the second outlet relative to the first outlet promotes the discharge of the refrigerant through the first outlet instead of through the second outlet.

US Patent:

20100218535, Sep 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/712689

Inventors:

Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US

Assignee:

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

F25D 21/08
F25D 13/04
F25D 17/04

US Classification:

62276, 62441, 62407

Abstract:

Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above zero degrees Centigrade, and a freezer compartment disposed vertically below the fresh food compartment for storing food items below zero degrees Centigrade. A return air duct returns air from the fresh food compartment to the freezer compartment, and a bracket supporting an evaporator includes an air barrier extending between the air duct and a bottom portion of the evaporator to minimize introduction of air returning from the fresh food compartment to a lateral side portion of the evaporator. A fan is rotatable about an axis having a substantially-horizontal orientation to circulate air, and a heater extends along a bottom portion, and beyond the lateral extents of the bottom portion of the evaporator in an upward direction along lateral sides of the evaporator.

US Patent:

20100218925, Sep 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 27, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/395183

Inventors:

Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US

Assignee:

Electrolux Home Products, Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

F28F 1/10
F25B 39/02
F25D 21/08
F25D 17/06
F25D 11/02
B23P 15/26

US Classification:

165181, 62515, 62275, 62426, 62441, 29726

Abstract:

A refrigerator is provided with an evaporator assembly located in a compartment. The evaporator assembly includes a pipe, a fan assembly, a plurality of fins, a first and second bracket. The pipe is configured to transport a refrigerant that exchanges heat with an air stream from the compartment. The plurality of fins is inserted on the pipe. The brackets each include apertures to receive bent end portions of the pipe. The brackets are configured to hold the pipe and the fins in a specific position, to mount the evaporator assembly within the compartment, and restrict the air stream exiting the evaporator assembly from mixing with the air stream entering the evaporator assembly. The fins include end fins that are placed in direct contact with the first end bracket and are configured to further restrict the air stream from flowing through the plurality of apertures of the brackets.

US Patent:

20100219731, Sep 2, 2010

Filed:

Feb 25, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/712338

Inventors:

Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Shawn Michael Clark - Easley SC, US

Assignee:

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

F25D 23/00
F25D 23/04

US Classification:

312404

Abstract:

A storage assembly includes a first storage compartment mounted within an interior chamber, a cover, and a slot. The first storage compartment is configured to move in a first direction between a first and a second position. The cover is secured to the first storage compartment and configured to pivot about an axis between a closed and an open position. The slot is located on one of a sidewall within the interior chamber or the cover, where the other one of the sidewall or the cover is configured to engage the slot. The cover moves in a second direction corresponding to a shape of the slot as the first storage compartment is moved between the first position and the second position. A second storage compartment can be provided above the first. The second storage compartment can move in the first direction despite the cover being in an open position.

US Patent:

20120036879, Feb 16, 2012

Filed:

Feb 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/203414

Inventors:

Marcelo Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Cory Dale Simpson - Abbeville SC, US

Assignee:

ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC. - Charlotte NC

International Classification:

F25D 17/04

US Classification:

62187, 62413

Abstract:

Provided is a refrigeration appliance () that includes a fresh food compartment () and a freezer compartment (). An opening () is provided between the freezer compartment and the fresh food compartment to allow air to flow from the fresh food compartment to the freezer compartment and an air tower () located within the fresh food compartment is adapted to deliver air from the freezer compartment to the fresh food compartment.

US Patent:

20220341647, Oct 27, 2022

Filed:

Apr 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/240135

Inventors:

- Charlotte NC, US
William Lee Moody - Anderson SC, US
Marcelo C. Candeo - Anderson SC, US
Dennis Schenk - Anderson SC, US

International Classification:

F25D 17/04
F25D 21/14
F25D 23/06
F25D 23/00

Abstract:

A jumper drain for a refrigerator appliance, the jumper drain including a housing with a cavity defined therein and that is in fluid communication with a storage compartment of the refrigerator appliance. An inlet and an outlet extend from the housing and are both in fluid communication with the cavity. The outlet is disposed at a location that is offset from the inlet. A pressure equalizer opening is formed in the housing. The pressure equalizer opening is configured to provide fluid communication between the cavity and an ambient environment external to the refrigerator appliance in order to equalize a pressure differential within the refrigerator appliance.