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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40151 | Merchandiser for warm and cold foods A merchandiser that is capable of holding and displaying both cold foods and warm foods includes a cold pan which has walls that are recessed into the top of a counter to provide a cold compartment that opens out of the counter top. The cold foods occupy the cold co... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334416 | Refrigerated display case automatic cleaning system and method A device for use with a refrigeration case (104) having a defrost cycle comprising at least one intake (154. 156, 158) for receiving a cleaning agent (155), a rising agent, and a sanitizing agent (159), at least one fluid outlet (140 | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334851 | Transparent top for a refrigerator A refrigeration appliance with a cabinet having a front wall, a rear wall, side walls and a top enclosing a refrigerated space. A front panel in the front wall is openable to provide access to the refrigerated space. The cabinet walls are sized to fit below a standa... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323028 | Air intake filter screen assembly A filter screen assembly for use with an air intake structure, the structure including a face within which is formed an air intake opening. The filter screen assembly includes a screen having a flexible mesh material and an outer perimeter edge. The perimeter edge i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299934 | Product securement and management system A system for managing and securing product and deterring theft in a retail setting includes a system that resides either on a standard retailer shelf or may be a stand-alone system. In an embodiment, the system includes a plurality of shelves and product dividers po... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240506 | Illuminated canopy for a refrigerated display case A refrigerated display case including a case that defines a product display area adapted to support and display food product to be visible from the front of the case. The case includes a canopy positioned above the product display area with at least one display pane... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237398 | Refrigerated merchandiser with access for cleaning A refrigerated merchandiser adapted to display refrigerated products includes a case defining a product display area, a bottom shelf adapted to support the refrigerated products within the product display area, and a container removably coupled with the case at a lo... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7150365 | Product securement and management system A system for managing and securing product and deterring theft in a retail setting includes a system that resides either on a standard retailer shelf or may be a stand-alone system. In an embodiment, the system includes a plurality of shelves and product dividers po... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7051545 | Refrigerated display case automatic cleaning system and method A device for use with a refrigeration case (104) having a defrost cycle comprising at least one intake (154, 156, 158) for receiving a cleaning agent (155), a rising agent, and a sanitizing agent (159), at least one fluid outlet (140 | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032401 | Break down ice merchandiser shroud A refrigerated merchandiser shroud that can be packaged and transported unassembled and then assembled without tools is disclosed. The unassembled shroud can be readily transported and is resistant to damage during shipping. The refrigerated merchandiser shroud incl... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6993925 | Refrigerated merchandiser with access for cleaning A refrigerated merchandiser adapted to display refrigerated products includes a case defining a product display area, a bottom shelf adapted to support the refrigerated products within the product display area, and a container removably coupled with the case at a lo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6915652 | Service case A system for refrigeration of products includes a case having a compartment defining a space configured to receive the products. A first heat exchanger is configured to cool a fluid communicating with the space to cool the objects. A second heat exchanger is configu... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6848266 | Control of HVAC system An ultraviolet photocatalytic oxidation device includes at least one first ultraviolet light source and at least one second ultraviolet light source. The ultraviolet light sources are all switched off when a fan for the HVAC system is switched off. In another featur... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6640581 | Property box of cabinet/wall-hanging type requiring low temperature Disclosed is a property box of a cabinet/wall-hanging type requiring low temperature. The property box of a cabinet/wall-hanging type requiring low temperature according to the present invention provides advantages of being attachable to a wall surface or... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6453694 | Air curtain horizontal merchandiser This merchandiser (10) with horizontal air curtain includes an insulated product compartment (11) having an open access top (20); an evaporator compartment (22) for cooling air supplied from a fan compartment (26) and an air circulation system (25) having... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6438983 | Dipping cabinet with improved lighting A refrigerated cabinet (10) includes a cabinet base (20) defining an open top compartment having a refrigerated interior for housing a refrigerated product (50) and a canopy (30) disposed atop the refrigerated compartment. A transparent glass window in th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6370885 | Point-of-sale chilled product housing A point-of-sale display for selling containers of chilled food items includes a quadrilateral vessel having a bottom and end and side walls, the walls containing thermally insulating material. At least seven removable panels each of which contains a mater... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6351964 | Reach-in refrigerated cooler A refrigerated beverage merchandiser is provided which has a display case for the placement and viewing of product housed within the merchandiser. The display case provides for a plurality of individual hangers which position the merchandise for viewing t... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6279335 | Refrigerated case cover A refrigerated case cover and method of use. The refrigerated case cover comprises a cover sheet made of insulating material having air cells sandwiched between an outer cover sheet and an inner cover sheet. Eyelets are disposed along the top and bottom e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6257010 | Merchandiser for warm and cold foods A merchandiser that is capable of holding and displaying both cold foods and warm foods includes a cold pan which has walls that are recessed into the top of a counter to provide a cold compartment that opens out of the counter top. The cold foods occupy ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5931018 | Method and apparatus to cool food contact machines and surfaces A cooling and refrigeration apparatus cools one or more surfaces of one or more food handling devices, such as meat cutting machines, scales, and food preparation areas, so as to inhibit bacterial and other microbial growth thereon. The apparatus includes... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5848534 | Wine bottle refrigerator with enclosed cigar humidor drawer A wine bottle refrigerator has a pivotal front access door for a cooling chamber enclosing racks supporting bottles of wine, and an upper portion of the chamber encloses a wood cigar humidor supported by a drawer for movement between a retracted storage p... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5765386 | Method and apparatus to cool food contact machines and surface A cooling and refrigeration apparatus cools surfaces of meat cutting machines, scales, and food preparation areas so as to inhibit bacterial and other microbial growth. The apparatus includes a cooler to lower the temperature of the food contact surfaces ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5662394 | Low-temperature showcase A low-temperature showcase comprises an upper case including at least two doors, an intermediate plate provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, a bottom plate having an opening, an air duct defined by the intermediate plate and the bottom plate, a lo... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5592828 | Carcass processing method A method of processing the carcasses of animals which die during the course of a grow-out operation. The inventive method comprises the steps of: (a) collecting and freezing the carcasses in a freezing apparatus and (b) transporting the frozen carcasses t... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5508898 | Interior lighting apparatus for a refrigerated display case An improved lighting apparatus is disclosed for illuminating the interior of a refrigerated display case which uses in combination a unique configuration of a main lighting unit behind the cornice as well as an illumination device under the front edge of ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5421170 | Arrangement relating to refrigerator and freezer gondolas An arrangement pertaining to refrigerator and freezer gondolas of the kind used to exhibit merchandise in self-service retail stores and being upwardly open in order to expose refrigerated and frozen merchandise. The invention has an upper glass plate loc... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5347827 | Modular refrigeration apparatus A modular refrigeration apparatus containing a cabinet with a front opening and divided into lower and upper portions, for separately receiving a plurality of removable modular units, said removable modular units including one of a selected plurality of i... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5249435 | Refrigeration for food service A refrigerator for food service. The refrigerator has a housing with two openings for one insert each, preferably a basket for holding several flats of eggs in one and a well for holding batter in the other. The opening for the basket is preferably orient... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5201191 | Refrigerated merchandiser A combined refrigerated merchandiser comprises a pair of upright support panels, a merchandising refrigerator spanning between the upright support panels for refrigerating and displaying soft drinks and the like, and non-refrigerated shelves spanning betw... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5182923 | Refrigerator unit for food products This refrigerator unit (10) for storing and serving salads and sandwiches includes an insulated cabinet (12) having a top wall (26) with a front portion (28) providing a cutting board (30) and a rear portion (32) carrying multiple rows of removable food p... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5182917 | Food service counter of the ice storage type In an ice storage type food service counter with an ice storage tank, an ice supply device is provided to automatically produce chips of ice and supply the same into the ice storage tank, and an agitating device is provided to agitate and level the chips ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5088626 | Salad bar apparatus An apparatus wherein an upper housing fixedly secures an aligned series of dispensing tubes. The dispensing tubes include an upper opaque portion overlying a conical lower transparent portion. The upper portion includes a first valve to dispense food comp... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4930321 | Refrigerated display case with night cover A refrigerated display case includes a cabinet having a top opening, at least one. A sliding door move to cover and uncover the opening, and a night cover. The night cover can be stored inside the cabinet and pulled out to cover at least one of the slidin... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4916917 | Refrigerated case extender A display case extender adapted to be mounted upon and in front of the front case wall of an existing refrigerated grocery case, including a display bin for displaying groceries in front of the grocery case and an air intake duct system for drawing cool a... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4829776 | Refrigerated cabinet with an improved control panel A refrigerated cabinet wherein a dealer side and an opposedly located customer side are recognizable comprises a plurality of uprights arranged to support a display glazed deck, and an electric console associated with a cabinet refrigerating system to con... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4706472 | Refrigerated cosmetic storage container A refrigerated container for the storage of lipsticks. The device is sized to fit on one's bureau at home and the device includes various compartments to segregate individual lipsticks for storage as well as a section specifically for cooling the individu... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4537040 | Automated energy conserving cover for refrigerated cabinet access openings An automatically operated flexible barrier cover for the access openings of refrigerated display cabinets. The barrier cover limits the contact between the refrigerated air within the cabinet and the ambient air. The barrier cover can be moved over the ac... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4424685 | Automated energy conserving cover for refrigerated cabinet access openings An automatically operated flexible barrier cover for the access openings of refrigerated display cabinets. The barrier cover limits the contact between the refrigerated air within the cabinet and the ambient air. The barrier cover can be moved over the ac... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4416120 | Spray assembly for refrigerated display cases A spray assembly for a refrigerated display case has inclined bottom plates defining a first chamber below the bottom plates and a spray chamber above the bottom plates. Pressurized water is delivered into the first chamber through a water pipe having a n... | 11/22/1983 |
