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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712321 | Reversing auger system A method and apparatus for producing a chilled or partially frozen beverage is provided. The system includes a beverage hopper (32) a chilling unit (44), a rotatable mixing member (38), a sensing member (230) for detecting an occurrence o... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7603870 | Automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages An automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages includes a bowl system with a chamber and a dispensing assembly. A mixing system includes an auger rotatably received in said chamber and a dispensing assembly. A drive assembly includes a motor drivingly connect... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7363825 | Non-contact position sensor housing using existing torque sensor probe A sensors casing supports torque sensors and the position sensors and segment magneto-sensitive elements to detect the relative rotation between an input shaft and an output shaft and the angular position of the shaftsin a steering column housing. The sensor casing ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331163 | Refrigerator with integral vacuum sealer The present invention is a vacuum packaging system that is comprised of a very convenient vacuum pump and canister-sealing device that is an integral component of a refrigerator. The device is comprised of: 1) one or more external vacuum hose input ports or retracta... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7263846 | Refrigerant bypassing and filtering apparatus of air conditioner and method for controlling the same A refrigerant bypassing and filtering apparatus of an air conditioner is disclosed which is capable of effectively removing foreign matter such as slag produced in a refrigerant line, not only when the air conditioner is initially operated, but also during normal op... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265652 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7152423 | Refrigerating device for storing and presenting ice cream The invention relates to a refrigerating device 1 for storing and presenting ice cream, with a heat-insulating housing 2, where housing 2 displays a housing opening 3 and a storage device 4 with a receiving compartment 5 for... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7048217 | Blending station apparatus and method A blending station apparatus and method includes a foodstuffs storage location where a plurality of individual foodstuffs storage containers are held, a control panel for inputting information into the blending station so that the beverage size and one or more of th... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7027958 | Food quality and safety model for refrigerated food A system and method according to the invention includes a communication network and a food product manager in communication with a monitored location through the communication network, wherein the manager receives product-temperature condition information from the m... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6971245 | Auger type ice making machine An auger type ice making machine is provided with a control unit for causing a hot gas valve to open and for causing a heater disposed in the vicinity of ice compression passages to perform heating for a time period longer than the opening period of the hot gas valv... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948329 | Auger type ice machine An auger type ice machine in which the load on a geared motor and an upper bearing is mitigated by detecting the load on an auger. A geared motor (9) disposed below a cylinder (1). A rotor (12) of the geared motor has an output shaft (13)... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918258 | Semi-frozen beverage dispensing apparatus A method of controlling semi-frozen liquid beverage in a dispensing machine having a bowl to contain the beverage, a motor to turn a helical auger blade within the bowl to scrape the semi-frozen beverage, and a compressor to cool the beverage. The method includes th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915647 | Abnormality detecting device of auger-type ice making machine and abnormality detecting method thereof An auger-type ice making machine has an abnormality detecting device which detects a freezing of an ice-scraping auger on the basis of a hunting of current flowing through an auger motor 25. Current flowing through the auger motor 25 is taken out by a ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907743 | Method for controlling and optimizing the cycle for production of ice cream depending on the mixtures used Method for controlling and optimising the cycle for production of ice cream depending on the mixtures used in the ice-cream making machine, comprising a freezing cylinder exchanging heat with the evaporator of a refrigerating circuit, and a stirrer/scraper element r... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6766650 | Semi-frozen beverage dispensing apparatus A method of controlling semi-frozen liquid beverage in a dispensing machine having a bowl to contain the beverage, a motor to turn a helical auger blade within the bowl to scrape the semi-frozen beverage, and a compressor to cool the beverage. The method includes th... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6694752 | Auger type ice making machine A bypass passage is provided between a discharge pipe and a suction pipe of a compressor being a component of an auger type refrigeration circuit, for allowing a hot gas on the high-pressure side of the circuit to recirculate back to the low-pressure side... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6679314 | Frozen beverage machine control system and method A method of operating a frozen beverage machine is disclosed that utilizes a short "burst" heating of the beverage machine's freezing chamber. The method includes monitoring a beverage mixture within the freezing chamber of the frozen beverage machine, an... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6619056 | Cold drink system A system for sensing the torque exerted upon a motor shaft assembly relative to the consistency of a mixture. The system includes a moving member for moving the mixture. One form of the mixture may be a chilled beverage in which the moving member moves th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6513578 | Frozen beverage machine control system and method A method of operating a frozen beverage machine is disclosed that utilizes a short "burst" heating of the beverage machine's freezing chamber. The method includes monitoring a beverage mixture within the freezing chamber of the frozen beverage machine, an... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6467944 | Iced-beverage making machine provided with a device for controlling the beverage density An iced-beverage making machine comprises a tank (11) to contain the beverage, a mixer (12) to stir the beverage in the tank and a refrigerating circuit (14) to cool the beverage in the tank. The mixer is connected by a magnetic joint to a movement reduct... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6378329 | Method for determining the variable concentrations of ice in binary ice volumes Method for determining changing ice concentration in binary ice volumes with the steps: carrying out mechanical work in the volume to be measured with an electric motor, determining the electric power and mathematical conversion into a measure for the ice... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6370892 | Batch process and apparatus optimized to efficiently and evenly freeze ice cream A batch freezing ice cream machine for cooling liquid ice cream into frozen ice cream includes a flooded evaporator or evaporator having an auxiliary tank or section of the evaporator that can ensure that a cooling chamber is surrounded by liquid refriger... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6301904 | Ice slurry delivery system A method and system for delivering aqueous ice slurry is disclosed. In one embodiment, the ice slurry delivery system includes a storage tank having an inlet to receive an aqueous ice slurry from an ice generating unit. A circulation loop is connected to ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6174588 | Heat protection element Fire and heat protective flexible web, comprising a flexible material. The web comprises, in a cross section view from the heat exposed side: a selected first support layer (1) consisting of a steam permeable, solid and tear resistant textile, one or more flui... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6082123 | Frozen beverage dispenser The present invention provides an improved frozen beverage dispenser overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art noted above. Not only is the beverage dispenser relatively simple to construct and maintain, but it also provides an exceptionally fast free... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6058721 | Cold drink system An apparatus for producing a chilled or partially frozen beverage often referred to as a slush beverage. A variety of apparatus have been designed to produce chilled beverages as well as to produce beverages which are in a "slush" form. Some of these appa... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6060099 | Method of making soft ice cream on a commercial scale Pouring soft state ice cream as a precursor of hard state ice cream into a cone, cup or other shape made either one of paper, plastic resins or edible material and the thus poured ice cream is frozen to a hard state ice cream of -30° C. to -40° C. as it... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5979166 | Beverage dispenser The present invention provides an improved frozen beverage dispenser overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art noted above. Not only is the beverage dispenser relatively simple to construct and maintain, but it also provides an exceptionally fast free... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5906105 | Machine for producing frozen beverages A machine for preparing and delivering frozen beverages, such as water-ices, comprises a tank (12) for holding and refrigerating the beverage, in which there is an evaporator (16) of a refrigerating circuit and a mixing propeller (18) the rotation axis (1... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5813630 | Multi-mode secondary power unit The present invention provides a multi-mode secondary power unit comprising a first starter/generator unit operably coupled to a shaft. The first starter/generator motor is operable in a motor mode for causing rotational movement of the shaft and is opera... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5810919 | High temperature protective wax blend The present invention provides compositions and method for heat absorption which include between about 35 percent and about 45 percent by weight of an between about 35 percent and about 45 percent by weight of an N,N'-ethylenebis-stearamide wax having a m... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5743097 | Apparatus and method for controlling the flow rate of refrigerant to a refrigeration device An apparatus and method for controlling the flow rate of refrigerant to a refrigeration device is provided. The system includes a mixing chamber that retains and produces the product, a compressor, and an evaporator secured to the exterior of the mixing c... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5732559 | Rotational resistance cryogenic control system for chilling in a vacuum tumbler or agitator blender A cryogenic control system measures rotational resistance in a cryogenic food mixing machine such as a vacuum tumbler or agitator blender to determine by test the length of time it takes from the start of chilling to reach the maximum energy level Tm... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5709095 | Frozen beverage dispenser The present invention provides an improved frozen beverage dispenser overcoming the disadvantages of the prior art noted above. Not only is the beverage dispenser relatively simple to construct and maintain, but it also provides an exceptionally fast free... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5690475 | Scroll compressor with overload protection In a scroll compressor, an internal space of a sealed container is partitioned by a cylinder-shaped partition wall into a delivery chamber and a suction chamber including a driving motor, and a pressure relief valve is provided with the cylinder-shaped pa... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5664485 | System for producing a filled rolled dough product A conveyor moves a dough sheet along a dough travel path. A filling applicator, located proximate the dough travel path, applies filling to the dough sheet. A cooler is located downstream of the filling applicator along the dough travel path. The cooler c... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5615559 | Method and apparatus for recirculating product in a refrigeration system A freezing system for processing frozen edible product includes a freezing section, an inlet section, a product discharge section, and a recirculation section that selectively recycles processed product through at least a portion of the outlet section bac... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5410888 | Dispenser for soft-serve frozen dessert machine The frozen dessert machine of the present invention has an automated dispenser for controlling the portion size.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5400614 | Frozen dessert apparatus Equipment and a process for volumetric filling of novelties with soft frozen desserts is disclosed.... | 03/28/1995 |
