Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8001802 | Air conditioner An air conditioner including an indoor heat exchange unit to perform a heat exchange process by the supply and absorption of heat through the circulation of a first refrigerant, at least one outdoor heat exchange unit to perform a heat exchange process by the absorp... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7628029 | Quick-freezing method and device for food with liquid surface contact A nonfreezing liquid is hermetically enclosed in one or more brine bags of a flexible plastic material. In the case using an existing refrigerator equipped with a freezer compartment, the brine bags are placed in a brine bag receiving vessel adapted to be located in... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7503185 | Refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system with enhanced heat exchange capability Disclosed is a method and device to increase the cooling load that can be provided by a refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system with an improved arrangement of heat exchangers. This load increase is accomplished by circulating cold water surround... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7442301 | Filter housing apparatus with rotating filter replacement mechanism A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. The filter housing has a sump for enclosing the filter media, a filter head, and at least one standoff protruding outwards for use in securing the filter head to a filter mani... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7406837 | Ammonia/Corefrigeration system An ammonia/CO2 refrigerating system having a liquid pump for feeding the liquid CO2 cooled in a brine cooler by the utilization of the vaporization latent heat of ammonia in an ammonia refrigeration cycle to a cooler, which comprises a liquid r... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7340912 | High efficiency heating, ventilating and air conditioning system A primary air flow path has a pre-cooler and an evaporator. A secondary air flow path includes portions of an air conditioner assembly including a compressor and an condenser. The air conditioner assembly also has lines connecting the compressor and the condenser th... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322205 | Hydronic rooftop cooling systems A roof top cooling unit has an evaporative cooling section that includes at least one evaporative module that pre-cools ventilation air and water; a condenser; a water reservoir and pump that captures and re-circulates water within the evaporative modules; a fan tha... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311439 | Cooling system and method to cool a gantry A cooling system is provided for components of a computer tomography system that are arranged in a gantry housing. The cooling system includes a cooled air feed device with an air compressor and connected streaming elements that are arranged and/or fashioned such th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266967 | Air conditioner for automotive vehicle An air conditioner for an automotive vehicle having a water-cooling type internal combustion engine includes: a first refrigerator; and an adsorption type refrigerator having adsorbent. The first refrigerator controls temperature of air to be blown into a passenger ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261815 | Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7251953 | Environmental control unit for hospital room An air conditioner and filtering unit produces a positive or negative pressure to create an isolation space. A common air intake plenum has first and second inlets for admitting return air from the space or outside air which may be from a building main A/C system su... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7194870 | High performance dehumidifier A dehumidifier includes a compressor delivering hot compressed refrigerant, a desuperheater coil receiving refrigerant from the compressor and condensing same, a condenser coil receiving refrigerant from the desuperheater coil and condensing same, an expansion devic... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7188491 | Recreational storage and multimedia apparatus A portable recreational container provides insulated storage for food and beverages. The container is divided into independent compartments, one of which houses a battery and a number of audio/video devices, such as radio, CD, DVD, TV and an amplifier. The electric/... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7165412 | IT equipment cooling A system for cooling gas heated by passing the gas over heat-producing equipment to cool the equipment comprises a heat exchanger including a first heat transfer mechanism configured to transfer heat from the heated gas to a first coolant, and a first condensing mod... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7147773 | Refrigerator with treated water A refrigerator with a water treatment system including a head connecting a water supply to a water-using accessory. An end piece is provided for connecting a treatment cartridge to the head. The end piece comprises an inlet fitting having a cam that contacts a follo... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143589 | Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with... | 12/05/2006 |
| RE39288 | Heat pump system and method for air-conditioning There is provided a heat pump system including two (4,6), at least similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit having a housing (8,8′), a first air/brine heat exchanger (12,12′), a second brine/refrigerant heat exchanger ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097111 | Environmental control system and method for storage buildings A method and system for controlling the environment of storage facilities, including produce and livestock storage facilities, and the like, is described. Movement of air within the facility is accomplished by air-handling units or fans. The speed of each fan is con... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7051543 | Refrigeration system including water chilling device A refrigeration system includes a housing and a plurality of pans removably positionable therein. A water chilling system is disposed within the housing and includes a compressor and a water reservoir housing a cooling coil disposed therein. A plurality of pipes are... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047760 | Combination AC/HP-refrigerator apparatus and method A combination AC/HP-refrigerator apparatus and method includes, according to one embodiment, a common condenser duct connected to an AC/HP device with a condenser and to a refrigerator wherein the AC/HP condenser is located in the common condenser duct above the ref... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036330 | Free cooling activation optimized controls A method for optimizing free cooling activation comprising the steps of operating an air conditioning unit in a chiller mode, determining a building load, determining a free cooler maximum available capacity (FreeCapM), and activating a free cooling mode of the air ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966198 | Air-cycle air conditioning system for commercial refrigeration A refrigeration and air-cycle air conditioning system is provided for a body defining interior space, preferably a stand alone refrigeration cabinet. The air conditioning system includes a unique combination of a compressor, intercooler, expander, motor and plenum t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945324 | Controlling method for the discharge of coolant medium in the heat exchange wind box The invention relates to a controlling method of the discharge of coolant medium, and more particularly to a controlling method of the discharge of coolant medium in the heat exchange wind box. By mainly controlling the discharge of coolant medium in the heat exchan... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935131 | Desiccant assisted dehumidification system for aqueous based liquid refrigerant facilities An indoor facility provided with a liquid refrigerant dehumidifier coil connected with the main refrigeration coils in a secondary refrigerant loop and a compressor waste heat coil coupled with the primary refrigerant loop and heating a desiccant wheel for removing ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927750 | External display device of refrigerator and method for controlling the same An external display device of a refrigerator which includes a microprocessor enabling a serial data transmission/reception between the external display device and a control unit included in the refrigerator. The microprocessor is coupled with a second microprocessor... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923009 | Pre-cooler for reducing cryogen consumption MRI system 10 is provided. The MRI system 10 includes a magnet assembly 12. A first cryogen cooling fluid 20 is utilized to cool the magnet assembly 12. A first supply line 16 communicates the first cryogen cooling fluid ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6895774 | Refrigerated air drier with dehumidification of both the low pressure and the high pressure air A three function air dehumidifier for air compressors acting on both the ambient air and the compressed air while employing only finned heat exchangers for cooling and dehumidifying ambient air and for exchanging heat between compressed air streams and between evapo... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886357 | Systems and methods for storing items with containers Containers are provided. An exemplary container for storing an item comprises: an insulating material defining an interior, the insulating material comprising a bio-based polyurethane; and a temperature-maintaining material disposed within the interior, the temperat... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6758057 | Bimodal refrigeration system and method A bimodal refrigeration system for use in refrigerated transport containers or refrigerated warehouses. The present invention includes a refrigerated container having an enclosed cargo chamber for storing refrigerated goods and a mechanical refrigeration unit that p... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6751964 | Desiccant-based dehumidification system and method The present invention provides an apparatus for dehumidifying air supplied to an enclosed space by an air conditioning unit. The apparatus includes a partition separating the interior of the housing into a supply portion and a regeneration portion. The supply portio... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6604376 | Heat pump using treated water effluent A heat pump system (10) includes a fluid refrigerant compressor (12) and heat exchanger units (14, 16). Heat transfer tubings (36, 50, 58, 60, 66, 82) interconnect the fluid refrigerant compressor (12) and the heat exchanger units (14, 16) in a series rel... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6557354 | Thermoelectric-enhanced heat exchanger A heat exchanger using thermoelectric structures is provided for cooling a heat generating component of an electronic device. The heat exchanger includes a row of spaced passages, for example, formed by two or more separate tubes or a single coiled tube, ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6557366 | Apparatus for cold-holding food products An apparatus for cold-holding food product. The apparatus comprises a cabinet carrying a refrigeration unit including a plurality of refrigerated shelves. The plurality of refrigerated shelves are adapted to frost on both sides under the control of the re... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6481635 | Environmental control method A method and system for controlling the environment of storage facilities, including produce and livestock storage facilities, and the like. Movement of air within the facility is accomplished by air-handling units or fans. The speed of each fan is contro... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6467696 | Environmental control system A method and system for controlling the environment of residential and commercial buildings. Movement of air within the facilities is accomplished by air handling units or fans. The speed of each air handling unit is controlled by a variable-speed drive, ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6467695 | Environmental control system and method for storage buildings A method and system for controlling the environment of storage facilities, including produce and livestock storage facilities, and the like. Movement of air within the facility is accomplished by air-handling units or fans. The speed of each fan is contro... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6438990 | Refrigeration system The present invention discloses a self-contained recirculating refrigeration system wherein the refrigerant is referred to as HTF (heat transfer fluid) which is cooled using liquid nitrogen. HTF remains in the liquid phase throughout the process of the pr... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6363733 | Refrigerator, specially for beverage bottles, in particular beer bottles, a system of producing humidity for a refrigerator and a method for generating a covering of ice crystals on a bottle A refrigerator is described, specially for beverage bottles, in particular beer bottles, a humidity production system for a refrigerator and a method for generating a COVERING OF ICE CRYSTALS on the bottle. The objective of the invention is to provide an ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6363740 | Chilled beverage display container A chilled beverage display container has an outer casing that includes a base, a top rim member, a cover hinged to the top rim member so that the cover can be pivoted between a closed position and an open position, and a circular cylindrical peripheral wa... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6282916 | Cooling apparatus A cooling apparatus, such as a consumer display unit (400), comprises a covered tray (403) or other compartment for accommodating consumer product to be kept cool, and a housing (420) for accommodating a replaceable charge of dry ice out of contact with t... | 09/04/2001 |
