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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8051667 | Icemaker control module An icemaker control module for controlling an icemaker making ice bodies in a freezer has a base with snap fit components including an insert molded circuit board, a motor assembly, an ice level sensing system using a bail arm or a paddle, and a water fill system. L... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7841192 | Ice in bucket detection for an icemaker In an embodiment of the invention, a refrigerator comprising an ice storage bucket and a cooling system in thermal communication with the ice storage bucket is shown. A first transmitter is configured in the ice storage bucket. A first pulse signal is transmitted fr... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7788934 | Control device for an auger type ice making machine A control device for an auger type ice making machine according to the present invention includes a driver circuit that drives a geared motor for rotating an auger; a voltage detector that detects an input voltage applied to the geared motor; a current detector that... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7765814 | Sensor assembly for detecting ice crystal formation on heat exchange surface and ice-making machine incorporating the same A sensor assembly for detecting ice crystal formation on a heat exchange surface in an ice-making machine comprises at least one microphone monitoring the sound made by a rotating blade assembly within the ice-making machine during ice slurry formation. A filter fil... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7703292 | Apparatus and method for increasing ice production rate A refrigerator includes a housing defining a freezer storage compartment, an evaporator operatively coupled to the freezer storage compartment and configured to cool the freezer storage compartment, and an evaporator fan positioned to move air across the evaporator.... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7698900 | Ice making device for refrigerator An ice making device having a water supply unit for controlling a water supply to an ice making unit, including: a water pipe connected to a water supply source; and a valve member so disposed as to open and shut off the water pipe. The valve member is so disposed a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7665316 | Automatic icemaker Disclosed is an automatic icemaker has a rotatably supported ice making portion having first and second ice making trays arranged in a back-to-back manner, a motor for rotating the ice making portion, a first and a second temperature detecting sensors for detecting ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7621139 | Supercooling apparatus and control method thereof A supercooling apparatus and a control method thereof. The method controls the supercooling apparatus having a storage compartment defined therein, and includes confirming beverages in the storage compartment, obtaining a proper supercooling temperature of each beve... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617693 | Water purifying system and apparatus for simultaneously making ice and cold water using one evaporator Disclosed herein are water purifying system and apparatus for simultaneously making ice and cold water using one evaporator, which can make cold water in various forms only by changing the system and make ice of a predetermined amount by using cold water of less tha... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7568359 | Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator with controlled heater A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the cabinet, an ice compartment disposed within the cabinet, and an electronic control system associated with the refrigerator... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7487645 | Automatic icemaker An automatic icemaker according to the invention can be disposed in one part of a freezer and automatically make ice pieces, and is provided with temperature distribution forming means which forms a temperature distribution in which freezing progresses from the open... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7469548 | Ice making apparatus An ice making apparatus is provided in which a refrigeration cycle is used to produce ice inside an evaporator that is generally horizontally disposed, with a hollow auger being provided with a helical flight thereon, for scraping ice from the inner wall of the evap... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7401470 | Water supply control apparatus for ice maker and method thereof There is provided a water supply control apparatus for an ice maker and method thereof. In the apparatus and method, an ejector pushes out ice, a sensor detecting portion is formed on the ejector, and at least two sensors detect a senor transit time for the sensor d... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7370772 | Large tough case extension case cover latch A storage container includes a first container portion and a second container portion hingedly attached to the first container portion. A latch is slidably disposed on the first container portion. The latch includes a pair of engaging members extending therefrom. Th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360377 | Refrigerator A refrigerator including a shaved ice dispensing unit positioned within a freezing compartment door and plural ice dispensing units positioned in an ice cube container to selectively dispense ice cubes, crushed ice and shaved ice. First and second ice dispensing uni... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350369 | Ice maker for refrigerator An ice maker for a refrigerator/freezer having a control module for more reliably driving a rotatable ice ejector for removing ice bodies from a mold of the ice maker and for refilling mold cavities with water. The control module has an ice ejector drive with a driv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337624 | Refrigeration system and method for beverage dispenser A method of regulating the refrigerant temperature for a beverage machine, including a refrigeration system for producing a frozen beverage, operating at least one compressor at a speed to flow the refrigerant through the refrigeration system of the beverage machine... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7313917 | Volume phase transition to induce gel movement Movement of a gel structure is propagated by successively applying external stimuli to cause volume phase transition in the gel structure by alternately causing the gel structure to collapse and swell to move the center of mass of the gel structure in the direction ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310965 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296425 | Sensor assembly for detecting ice crystal formation on heat exchange surface and ice-making machine incorporating the same A sensor assembly for detecting ice crystal formation on a heat exchange surface in an ice-making machine comprises at least one microphone monitoring the sound made by a rotating blade assembly within the ice-making machine during ice slurry formation. A filter fil... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284392 | Refrigerator icemaker with wiring hooks An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; ra... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7278276 | Frozen carbonated beverage apparatus for preparing a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage A frozen carbonated beverage apparatus includes a freezing cylinder that stores and freezes a low Brix frozen carbonated beverage. A beater including a helical member is moveable about an axis, and a stationary baffle is received within the beater. As the beater rot... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275386 | Machine for the processing of foods, in particular an ice cream machine A machine for the processing of foods while refrigerating the same at least at times, in particular an ice cream machine, comprising a container (11) to receive the starting substances and a refrigerating device, including a refrigerating circuit (21) ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266957 | Refrigerator with tilted icemaker An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; ra... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7243508 | Ice making section of stream down type ice making machine An ice making section of a stream down type ice making machine for enabling easy cleaning between a pair of ice making plates and for enabling individual replacement of every component, thereby reducing the cost of replacement. A plurality of mounting members... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216491 | Ice maker with adaptive fill An icemaker assembly includes an ice tray having an ice forming compartment, a water line configured to advance water from a water source to the ice tray, a valve operable to selectively block advancement of water through the water line while an actuation signal is ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210601 | Variable flow water dispenser for refrigerator freezers A variable flow rate water dispenser mounted on a refrigerator door is provided that can dispense water at user selected flow rates. The water dispenser includes a nozzle for dispensing water from a dispenser housing on a refrigerator door and a user adjustable flow... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7194868 | Multiple ice making decision method and operation method for automatic ice making machine Multiple ice making is determined according to a time needed for an ice making step or a change in time in which a refrigerant temperature drops. An ice making machine alternately repeats an ice making step of cooling ice making plates 10 and 10... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188479 | Ice and water dispenser on refrigerator compartment door An ice and water dispenser for a bottom freezer refrigerator positioned on a refrigerator compartment door. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can have below 0° C. air provided to maintain the ice maker and ice cube storage bin below 0° C. Supply and return du... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185508 | Refrigerator with compact icemaker A refrigerator/freezer with an ice maker having an ice cube tray in which are formed multiple ice cube recesses. The ice cube tray is movable between a fill position and a harvest position. The ice cube tray has a composite construction comprising a base layer and a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7159412 | Compressor head, internal discriminator, external discriminator, manifold design for refrigeration recovery apparatus The compressor head, internal and/or external discriminator, and manifold design in general utilize ball valves on the suction and discharge of a cylinder head in the recovery of refrigerant liquid and/or vapor. The device facilitates the flashing of liquid refriger... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7152424 | Ice tray and ice making machine, refrigerator both using the ice tray An ice tray includes a tray section and a heater. The tray section has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. The first face temporarily retains water and the water is cooled to make ice. The heater is unitarily molded with the tray section at th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146820 | Ice maker for refrigerator An ice maker for a refrigerator/freezer having a control module for more reliably driving a rotatable ice ejector for removing ice bodies from a mold of the ice maker and for refilling mold cavities with water. The control module has an ice ejector drive with a driv... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137261 | Systems and methods for freezing, mixing and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing of a biopharmaceutical material includes a cavity for receiving a container for holding the biopharmaceutical material. Further included are at least a pair of opposed surfaces facing the biopharmaceutical materi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131280 | Method for making ice in a compact ice maker A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127900 | Method and apparatus for producing ice containing ozone A method and apparatus 10 for producing ice containing ozone by injecting ozonated water in which ozone is dissolved or suspended into a cylindrical-shaped container 14 provided with an airtight lid 12 at one side of the container 14, and... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121108 | Cover assembly of machinery chamber in refrigerator Refrigerator including a machinery chamber in a cabinet of the refrigerator having components provided therein, the components including a valve for connecting to a hose to supply water to the refrigerator, a cover attached to the cabinet to cover the machinery cham... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121675 | Low temperature LED lighting system A lighting system for low temperature environments includes a plurality of light emitting diodes attached to a support member mounted within a refrigeration unit or the like for illuminating contents thereof. A reflector is disclosed adjacent to the light emitting d... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104074 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting and thawing biopharmaceutical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 09/12/2006 |
