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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882705 | Water cooler A water cooler (10) comprises an internal tank (400) that is normally connected to an inverted reservoir (200) and to a delivery spout (122). A cup shaped filter (300) is placed in the water passage (138, 152, 402) leading f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7861539 | Cooling fan with thermostatic air output A cooling fan with thermostatic air output has a water cistern and a water reservoir respectively disposed on the top portion and the bottom portion of the fan body, wherein an electric fan and two pipes of recycling pipe and water outlet pipe for water circulation ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7762088 | Apparatus and method for dispensing discrete amounts of viscous material Apparatus and methods for dispensing small amounts of a viscous material onto a workpiece. The narrow-profile dispensing apparatus includes a fluid chamber, a nozzle, and a valve seat disk representing individual components that are removable from a main body of the... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7650757 | Thermoelectric heat transfer system A thermoelectric heat transfer system is provided. The thermoelectric heat transfer system comprises a coolant circuit with a pump circulating coolant through the circuit. A first heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the coolant circuit to remove heat from ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7370492 | Chiller A chiller for a container such as a wine bottle is disclosed. The chiller includes an insulated reservoir. Located within the reservoir are one or more reusable cold storage packs, known as freezer bricks. The bricks define a cooling ring that conforms to the interi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347055 | Rapid chilling apparatus and method for a beverage-filled container An apparatus and method for rapidly chilling a beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a cylindrical inner surface that generally conforms to the cylindrical outer surface of a beverage-filled containe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332075 | Water filter assembly A water filter assembly comprising a water filter arrangement and a water cooling arrangement in an integral unit. The cooling arrangements are concentrically configured with the cooling arrangement surrounding the filter arrangement. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328818 | Portable bottled water dispenser The present invention provides a compact and short profile portable bottled beverage dispenser for gravitationally dispensing a liquid from an inverted standard sized bottle such as the 3- or 5-gallon bottles commonly used in the drinking water industry. In one embo... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330096 | Fault current limiter A fault current limiter (FCL) comprises: an air core flat clock spiral inductor comprising wound electrically conductive material and insulated turns; and two terminations configured for attaching the spiral inductor in series with a power carrying conductor. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7308796 | Fruit refrigerator The fruit refrigerator has a cold plate which is cooled by a thermal electric unit secured underneath. Power is supplied to the thermal electric unit and to a cooling fan which blows air over the thermal electric unit. The cold plate has a depressed center, and liqu... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287386 | Container cooler and warmer Disclosed is a container warmer that utilizes the same compartment for heating and cooling. In optional embodiments, the unit may include a programmable timer operably connected to the heating and cooling units such that the timer may regulate activity of the units.... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7237390 | Compact portable beverage cooling system A cooling sink is positioned within a cooling chamber having a 0.75-1.50 gallon capacity, for directly contacting pressurized beer therein, the cooling sink having a substantial surface portion in contact with the beer for enabling heat extracted from said beer to b... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7201016 | Refrigerant supply apparatus A refrigerant supply apparatus for supplying a refrigerant to a cooling target. The apparatus includes a refrigerant supply channel through which pure water as the refrigerant is supplied to the cooling target, an impurity removing unit disposed in an impurity remov... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200467 | Method and apparatus for power management control of a cooling system in a consumer accessible appliance Methods and apparatus that manage electric power consumed by an appliance are disclosed. The appliance has an interior accessible by consumers through a door having an open state and a closed state. The appliance includes a cooling system having at least a first mod... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7182222 | Solar panel and water dispenser A beverage cooler is provided having a container for holding a liquid beverage, a spigot extending from the container for dispensing the liquid beverage therefrom, preferably a telescopically extendable boom attached to a side of the container, a solar panel adjusta... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7178357 | Portable air conditioning apparatus A portable cooling or heating system suitable for use on a vehicle such as a car, plane or boat, that does not have its own air conditioning system. The system is intended to be combined with a portable cooler chest and includes an electric fan unit that can be powe... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165602 | Heat sink structure The present invention provides a heat sink structure, which includes: a housing located on a material with low thermal conductivity; and a heat conductor placed inside the housing. At least one air gap is formed between the heat conductor and the housing to reduce t... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159404 | System and method for storing a product in a thermally stabilized state A system and method for storing a product in a thermally stabilized state is disclosed. The system includes a thermally-conductive structure having at least an enclosed volume and an open section. The open section is configured to store at least one unit of the prod... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7143600 | Water chiller A water chilling system includes a reservoir having an inlet and an outlet and a cooling device, such as a thermoelectric cooling probe, situated to cool water contained in the reservoir. A baffle is situated adjacent the inlet to direct water entering the reservoir... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7135687 | Thermoelectrically controlled X-ray detector array statement regarding federally sponsored research Disclosed is an X-ray detector assembly for use in a computed tomography system. The X-ray detector assembly comprises an array of detector cells coupled between two rails. A thermoelectric cooler is coupled to an end of each of the rails, and is controlled to alter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7114420 | Vibration attenuator clip and attenuator using the same A clip engages a pair of legs of a vibration attenuator to reduce the local separation of the legs, thereby increasing the force of friction pads, affixed to the legs, against a brake disk to compensate for reduced thickness of the friction pads due to wear. The cli... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101480 | Water treatment apparatus A water treatment apparatus in which the various components that constitute the apparatus (prefilters, osmotic membrane filters, pump, et cetera) are contained in an enclosure. The enclosure includes a body provided with compartments that accommodate the components ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089749 | Thermoelectrically heated/cooled cupholder system A system for retaining and controlling the temperature of a beverage, suitable for installation in an automobile, includes a generally cylindrical, open-topped heat-conductive expandable cupholder, a heat-conductive liner, one or more thermoelectric devices located ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7047762 | Compact preservation and refrigeration system for perishable substances A device for storage of an opened food container such as a wine container. The device includes a housing for receiving the opened food container in a substantially vertical orientation. A poppet valve assembly is provided for insertion in an opening in the opened fo... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021496 | Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing having an exterior and an insulated interior cavity. The cavity is accessible through an access opening. A closure is provided for selectively closing the access opening to the cavity. A refrigeration assembly is prov... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014759 | Method and apparatus for water purification The present disclosure relates to a water purification system for use in a water dispensing apparatus. The water purification system comprises an adapter adapted to mount to a top opening of the dispensing unit of the water dispensing apparatus, the adapter includin... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000490 | Thermoelectrically cooled water trap A water trap system based on a thermoelectric cooling device is employed to remove a major fraction of the water from air samples, prior to analysis of these samples for chemical composition, by a variety of analytical techniques where water vapor interferes with th... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997007 | Light assembly and cooler system A cooler is formed with a front and rear wall and two end walls. A bottom wall is coupled to the lower edges of the front, rear and end walls. The front, rear and end walls form a rectangular opening. A lid has an outwardly extending periphery pivotally coupled to t... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976364 | Temperature regulation of a sprayed fluid material The temperature of a flowing material, such as coating and filling materials, is regulated by having it pass through a metal block that is cooled or heated by adjacent thermoelectric elements. A temperature regulator uses, as inputs, a desired material temperature (... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976371 | Portable food cooling container A portable refrigeration apparatus includes a base defining an open interior cavity. An electric refrigeration unit is operably disposed in the base for cooling the contents of the interior cavity. A food container is configured to be removably disposed within the i... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959562 | Portable frozen drink machine A portable frozen drink machine that utilizes ice shaving technology for producing ice particles for a frozen drink. An ice hopper utilizing the ice shaving technology is connected by a common shaft to a mixer. The mixer is positioned below the ice hopper and extend... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945069 | Quick cooling device A quick cooling device quickly cools a canned or bottled drink from room temperature. The quick cooling device has a case with an inside space divided into a cavity and a device chamber, and a door is provided on a front part of the case for opening or closing the c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923006 | Gassed liquid dispensers Water supplied from a bottle 1 is pre-chilled in a reservoir 3. A two-part water pump 11 transfers water under pressure through a jet nozzle 14 into an oxygen space 17 in a PET pressure vessel 12, which entrains oxygen into ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921858 | Method and apparatus for pressurizing a liquefied gas Apparatus providing at least one thermoelectric device for pressurizing a liquefied gas container and methods employing same are disclosed. A thermoelectric device including a heating surface and a cooling surface is used for pressurizing a container by vaporizing l... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6848600 | Beverage dispensing apparatus having carbonated and non-carbonated water supplier The present invention provides a carbonated and non-carbonated water supplier for a beverage dispensing apparatus for a residential refrigerator. The beverage dispensing apparatus includes a drink supplier including a drink supply canister holder for holding a plura... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6799085 | Appliance supply distribution, dispensing and use system method The present invention is an appliance supply distribution and dispensing system and method for distributing appliance supplies to a home or business and which involves a computerized system which facilitates dispensing or using one or more supplies from an appliance... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6758363 | Portable beverage container A portable beverage container that has a body defining a receptacle therein for containing a generally cylindrical cup liner and liquid that can be set inside of the body of the container to hold liquids and the like. The body has a handle for easy grasping and also... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6694748 | Refrigerated beverage dispenser provided with a sanitizing device The present invention relates to a refrigerated beverage dispenser, specifically designed for delivering fruit juicies, tea, mineral water, wine and the like, which comprises an inlet (1) for water or drink to be delivered, downstream of which is arranged... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6644037 | Thermoelectric beverage cooler A beverage cooler is provided with an improved thermoelectric chiller unit for chilling a supply of water or other selected beverage within a cooler reservoir. The improved thermoelectric chiller unit includes a thermoelectric heat transfer module capture... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6574967 | Cooling and heating apparatus using thermoelectric module A cooling and heating apparatus using a thermoelectric module, in which the thermoelectric module, a heat emitting member and a heat conducting block are integrated into a single unit, to improve the performance and durability of the thermoelectric module... | 06/10/2003 |
