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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7895853 | Pallet platform with cool air tower A cooling system for perishable items. ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7681409 | Curtain air admission assembly A refrigerated merchandiser includes a display case defining a product display region having an open-front isolated from the ambient air of the store by means of a downwardly directed inner air curtain of relatively cold refrigerated air and a downwardly directed ou... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7448225 | Cold storage The invention has an object to provide a cold storage capable of simplifying a construction for pushing up a cooling unit and easily positioning a mounting position of the cooling unit. The cold storage includes a cooling unit integrated with a cooling box accommoda... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444825 | Refrigerated product merchandising unit A refrigerated product merchandising unit for storing and displaying chilled products including a body member, a product holding container positionable within the body member, and a base member having a refrigeration unit associated therewith, the refrigeration unit... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7430876 | Cold storage An object is to provide a cold storage in which a cooling box is attached to a bottom wall of a thermal insulation box member without any trouble, cold air circulation is constituted in such a manner that cold air which has exchanged heat with a cooler is discharged... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7357000 | Display deck for a temperature controlled case A temperature controlled case defines a space for storage of products and includes a cooling system to circulate a fluid to maintain a temperature of the products in the space. A deck is provided within the space and has a stepped configuration to provide multiple p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334425 | Rotative tri-module refrigeration unit A rotative refrigeration unit having three separate modules, each having an exteriorly positioned door 12, mounted on a base 56. The freezer module 16 has a compressor 52 that is used to regulate the freezer temperature with the satellite... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322204 | Low temperature zoning formation system for holding freshness of food A low temperature zone forming system by convection type thermal stratification in which the low temperature zone separated from polluted outside air is formed on a movable or fixed table for handling commodities such as marine products while maintaining freshness t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318321 | Open-front, roll-in refrigerated display case A refrigerated display case including a case having rear and bottom walls that are coupled together to at least partially define a product display area adapted to receive a wheeled cart containing food product. The bottom wall includes a cart support surface elevate... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7293424 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus for such things as convenience foods and beverages has a tilted, open faced bed from which persons may select objects. The apparatus is self-contained, and may run from a standard single phase electrical outlet. It may be carried by two people, a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281387 | Foul-resistant condenser using microchannel tubing A condenser coil for a refrigerated beverage and food service merchandiser includes a plurality of parallel fins or V-shaped fins between adjacent tubes. In order to reduce the likelihood of fouling by the bridging of fibers therebetween, the spacing of the fins is ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7272950 | Novelty enclosure for trapping dry ice in a drinking glass A novelty enclosure for trapping dry ice in a drinking glass. The novelty enclosure includes a fixed portion, a replaceable portion, and apparatus. The fixed portion is positioned within—and is attached to—the bowl of the drinking glass, and traps the dry ice. T... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251949 | Refrigerant system A refrigerant system 1D comprises a heat insulating housing 3 provided with an accommodating space inside and a refrigeration unit 9 attached to a lower portion of the heat insulating housing 3, in which a compressor 5, a gas coole... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237400 | Highly-efficient freezing apparatus and highly-efficient freezing method An object accommodated in an internal space of a freezer is quickly cooled to a predetermined temperature with preventing water from freezing while an oscillating electric field of, preferably, a variable frequency in the range of 50 Hz to 5 MHz and/or a magnetic fi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237403 | Refrigerated cabinet A refrigerated cabinet includes a fan assisted refrigeration unit and a duct in communication with the fan, for distributing cold air from the fan throughout the cabinet; the duct is substantially the full width and the full length of the product storage of the cabi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237449 | Drive mechanism and movable table unit provided with the same A drive mechanism is interposed between two members to make the members move relatively with respect to each other. At least one of the two members is guided to move linearly. The drive mechanism comprises: cam followers that are rotatably supported on one of the tw... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237399 | Cold storage The present invention intends to provide a cold storage in which a cooling unit constituted by integrating a compressor, an evaporator and the like is mounted on a bottom part of an insulating box, whereby processing of the cooling unit on its insulating box side is... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216492 | Portable refrigeration unit A portable refrigeration unit for cooling a refrigerated space, the unit comprising an evaporator unit that is separable from a condensing unit, the evaporator unit and condenser unit being connected by extended lengths of flexible hosing, such that the evaporator u... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201015 | Micro-channel tubing evaporator An ice cube making machine having an evaporator assembly on which ice is formed. The evaporator assembly is constructed using micro-channel tubing that provides several channels for the flow of refrigerant within the channels. Liquid refrigerant flowing through the ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7162885 | Showcase There is provided a showcase which can expand a goods mounting area of a rack within a range of no interference with cooling in a display room. The showcase comprises a display room surrounded with a transparent wall supported by support pillars erected at four corn... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159413 | Modular refrigeration system A modular refrigeration system includes a refrigeration device having a space configured for storage of products therein, a cooling system providing a coolant configured to cool the space, and at least one modular cooling element configured for placement at any one ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143821 | Apparatus for cooling metal tubes A cooler for one or a plurality of metal tubes with a cooler housing having intake vents, a powered turbine, at least one exhaust holes and metal tube supports. The one or a plurality of metal tubes received by metal tube supports and positioned to receive coolant f... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140193 | Rack-mounted equipment cooling A gas distribution unit for use in a rack, that holds rack-mounted equipment that produces heat during operation, includes a housing defining a cavity, an exhaust port in a top wall of the housing, and at least one intake port configured to provide fluid communicati... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137438 | Storage device A storage apparatus is provided that comprises a display case part with an inside thereof being dividable into a plurality of zones, a supply duct that is connected to supply openings for supplying conditioning air for controlling environmental conditions to the plu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7127910 | Air cooling device An air cooling device includes a thermally insulated container being packed with encapsulated refrigerant and adapted to pass incoming air for cooling. The air cooling device has a housing adapted to accommodate the thermally insulated container and force the incomi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107786 | Apparatus for and method of venting hydrocarbon refrigerant leaks A hydrocarbon cooling system including a housing having a substantially rectangular base defining a diagonal, a front wall defining a first air inlet, a back defining a first air outlet, and a pair of side walls. The cooling system includes a condenser mounted withi... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100396 | Climatic cabinet and, in particular, a climatic cooling cabinet The invention concerns a climatic cabinet, in particular, a climatic cooling cabinet, whose interior is loaded or unloaded with specimen slides, with the aid of a transporting device. The loading and unloading take place through a loading opening which can be closed... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7062932 | Refrigerated merchandiser with fan-powered rear discharge A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case defining a product display area and an air passage at least partially surrounding the product display area. The air passage directs refrigerated air to the product display area. The case also defines an air chamber separat... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062931 | Refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser is based on a frame that defines a refrigeration chamber that houses a unit cooler, which is in communication with a cooled air plenum that, in turn, is in communication with a display chamber. The unit cooler supplies cooled air to the p... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7014280 | Display device having dual purpose shelving A display device having dual purpose shelving includes spaced apart end brackets and a pivotal shelf. The shelf pivots from an upstanding position to a horizontal position. Below the shelf are a pair of spaced apart rods one of which is fixed and the other of which ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012218 | Tortilla cart warmer A warmed display fixture includes a housing enclosing a tree step display compartment and having an opening providing access thereunto. A three step panel divides the display compartment into an upper air well above the three step panel and a lower air well below th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010924 | Rear load refrigerated display case A refrigerated display case reduces the temperature of refrigerated items in the front of the case and achieves a tighter temperature range within the case. Air drawn from a cooler is further cooled by a coil. Some of the cold air is discharged along the front of th... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000415 | Foul-resistant condenser using microchannel tubing A condenser coil for a refrigerated beverage and food service merchandiser includes a plurality of parallel fins between adjacent tubes. In order to reduce the likelihood of fouling by the bridging of fibers therebetween, the spacing of the fins is maintained at a d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6990824 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus for such things as convenience foods and beverages has a tilted, open faced bed from which persons may select objects. The apparatus is self-contained, and may run from a standard, single phase electrical outlet. It may be carried by two people, ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6990828 | Refrigerator A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configurati... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6971250 | Freedom fridge device A refrigeration device includes a refrigeration compartment with planar, horizontal top and bottom portions and vertical sidewall portion. The compartment has an elliptical cross-section and is supported by a vertical support member. The compartment includes at leas... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971247 | Showcase A showcase includes air outlets provided at an upper rear end of a goods-storing room, and shelf ducts individually provided at lower faces of goods shelves. Cold air discharged from the air outlets is caused to descend along a rear plate of the goods-storing room, ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6959560 | Baffled air flow system for peg bar refrigerated merchandiser A refrigerated merchandiser includes a display case 10 having an open front and defining a product display space 30 wherein product 15 is hung for display and customer access on a peg bar support system 50. Refrigerated air passes into th... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959556 | Stirling refrigeration system A Stirling refrigeration system (1) comprises two Stirling refrigeration units (4a, 4b) incorporating respective working gas end (WGE) heat exchangers (35a, 35b) and radiators (65a, 65 | 11/01/2005 |
