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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151595 | Refrigerator with a dispenser in a home bar A refrigerator is provided with a home-bar and a dispenser. The refrigerator includes a body in which storage compartments are formed, a body door selectively opening/closing the storage compartments, a home-bar door provided in the body door, and a dispenser locate... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8122734 | Refrigerator comprising a dispensing device A refrigerator is provided that includes a housing and a dispensing device for flowable and/or pourable chilled material, the dispensing device being located in a front recess of the housing. The front of the housing is covered at least in part by an adjustable deco... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104305 | Refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator capable of purifying water discharged to a spout just before the water is dispensed. The refrigerator includes a spout, a water delivery system guiding water to the spout, and a water purification filter installed on the spout in order to... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8096143 | Portable box wine bar A portable wine box bar has an insulated chamber with an open top, an insulated cover for the open top, and a horizontal shoulder on the inside wall near the top. A rigid panel fits on the shoulder. A support affixed to the panel supports bag-in box containers of wi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8091378 | Hitch mounted keg beverage dispenser A hitch mounted self-contained keg beverage dispenser removably mounts on a conventional receiver hitch of a vehicle for transporting a beverage keg over long distances to a site of use while maintaining the contents in a cooled condition and dispensing the contents... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8074467 | 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... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074466 | Refrigerator with dispenser mounted on the exterior of the door There is provided a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a storage space receiving food, a door, and a dispensing apparatus. The door selectively opens and closes the storage space. The dispensing apparatus dispenses contents stored in the storage space without o... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8024940 | Refrigerator with a dispenser A refrigerator dispenser includes an ice dispensing actuator, a liquid dispensing actuator configured to be actuated concurrently with the ice dispensing actuator, an ice dispensing mechanism configured to dispense ice responsive to actuation of the ice dispensing a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8020403 | Refrigerator with ceiling mounted water system An improved bottom mount refrigerator is provided with water and lighting systems housed in a space adjacent the top of the fresh food compartment between a false ceiling and the top wall of the liner. The water system includes a filter manifold, filter cartridge, s... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011203 | Refrigeration appliance with hidden user interface Provided is a refrigeration appliance including a cabinet defining a fresh-food compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigeration appliance includes a refrigeration system that is operable to provide a cooling effect to an interior of the fresh-food and freez... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7958742 | Dispenser and refrigerator having the same A refrigerator which includes a dispenser installed at a door so as to enable a user to extract water or ice without opening a door. The dispenser includes a case forming an extraction section which is a space through which the desired object is extracted, a push bu... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7921668 | Refrigerator having controlled ice maker and dispenser A refrigerator has a freezing chamber at the bottom, and a refrigerating chamber over the freezing chamber. The refrigerator includes an ice making unit and an ice dispenser mounted in a refrigerating chamber door that allows ice to be dispensed without opening the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7900471 | Pre-packaged, flexible container of ice and air A pre-packaged, flexible container of ice and air is disclosed. The pre-packaged, flexible container includes a first member having a hermetically sealed outer periphery which encloses a cavity. The cavity has a volume of less than about 20 cubic inches. The flexibl... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7878022 | Refrigerator door having dispenser A refrigerator door having a dispenser is disclosed. The refrigerator door includes an outer case forming a front appearance of the refrigerator door, an inner case forming a rear appearance of the refrigerator door, and an insulation layer disposed between the oute... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7861551 | Method and device for producing ice droplets on demand A method and device for producing ice droplets on-demand in a refrigerator is provided wherein small water droplets are dropped from a valve through a supercooled chamber where the water freezes and forms ice pieces, such as in the form of pellets, while free-fallin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861550 | Water dispenser A water dispenser is provided for dispensing hot water, cold water, and carbonated water, all of which is filtered. The dispenser includes a housing defining a front dispensing face, a rear face, opposite side walls and a bottom wall. A filter is mounted in the hous... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7836720 | Door for refrigerator having a fixing member for a water pipe Disclosed related to a door for a refrigerator may include an outer door forming the front exterior; a cap decoration formed at the upper and lower sides of the outer door; a water pipe drawn into the door through the cap decoration and through which water flows; an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7814763 | Refrigeration appliance with a water dispenser A refrigeration appliance includes at least one water reservoir and a piping system connecting the water reservoir to a water dispenser and device for maintaining the water reservoir at a predetermined temperature. The piping system is designed for allowing a recirc... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7805956 | Additive-storing tank assembly and refrigerator having the same An additive-storing tank assembly includes: a tank body having an additive-storing space defined in the tank body, in which an additive is stored; a plunger-holding tube provided at one side of the tank body in order to connect the additive-storing space with a wate... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7743624 | Beverage dispense font incorporating portable cooling device A beverage dispense font incorporating a portable cooling device is provided wherein the portable cooling device cools an outer housing of the dispense font in order to encourage ice formation on the dispense font. Unique visual effects can be obtained with ice form... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7721568 | Refrigerator unit beverage tapper conversion kit A refrigerator unit beverage tapper conversion kit includes a door cover. The door cover includes a nylon sheet sewn into the shape of a generally concave cap. The regular door is replaced with the door cover. At least one insulating layer is attached to an inside s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7673471 | Refrigeration appliance with externally accessible dispenser A refrigeration appliance is provided which includes a cabinet with a first openable door providing access to a first refrigeration compartment and a second openable door providing access to a second refrigeration compartment. The second openable door has a portion ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7640766 | Method and apparatus for disinfecting a refrigerated water cooler reservoir A method and apparatus for providing sanitized water in a cabinet and spigot type bottled water dispenser features an ozone generating system to generate ozone for sanitizing the water. Ozone is generated and collected within an ozone generator housing. A blower tra... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7596964 | Refrigerator with supercooled beverage dispenser and method for controlling the same A refrigerator that allows a user to receive supercooled beverage through a dispenser in the refrigerator door. The refrigerator includes a main body having a compartment and a door opening and closing the compartment, a supercooling compartment in the main body to ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7587910 | Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a sloped dispensing cavity A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser with a sloped dispensing cavity that extends upward and rearward from the refrigerator door. The dispenser design allows for more efficient use of storage space on the door behind the dispenser. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7578141 | Water routing system for reversible door refrigerator with dispenser A refrigerator having an in-door water dispenser and a water routing system is provided with a cabinet. A door is reversibly hinged to the cabinet at either a first edge or a second edge. A water supply line leads from a water reservoir and has a first connection at... | 08/25/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7428824 | Method and system for making and vending ice A vending machine. The vending machine has a selector for a plurality of beverage types and a selector for a plurality of ice types. The vending machine has a first store for storing a supply of the plurality of beverage types and a second store for storing a supply... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7418828 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes water storage tank (17) disposed at a higher place inside the door, water feeder (16) placed on a front face of the door, and water feeding tube (18) coupling tank (17) to feeder (16). Tube (18) slant... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419073 | Refrigerator having a fluid director access door A refrigerator having a water supplier, fluid director and fluid director access door. The fluid director is removable. The fluid director access door enables users to remove, clean and replace the fluid director. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418830 | Refrigerator with forward projecting dispenser A refrigerator having a forward projecting dispenser that extends forward a front panel of the door. The door has an outer door pan with an outer door cavity and an inner liner having an inner liner cavity. An ice chute may be placed through both the inner liner cav... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415834 | In-door water dispenser with door reversibility A refrigerator with at least one openable door has a hinge at a pivoting edge of the door allowing the door to open about the pivoting edge. A water dispenser, positioned on the door, has a paddle which is moved horizontally by a user to cause water to be dispensed.... | 08/26/2008 |
| RE40393 | Method and apparatus for controlled ice crystal formation in a beverage A method for producing a desired amount of ice crystal formation in a beverage comprising the steps of cooling said beverage to a temperature below its ordinary freezing temperature at atmospheric pressure to form a cooled beverage; maintaining said beverage at a pr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383689 | Dispenser of icemaker in refrigerator Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7363962 | Cold plate for beer dispensing tower A cold plate for a beverage chilling apparatus comprising a plurality of beverage conducting tubes sinuously arranged within a cast aluminum jacket. Interleaved between the beer conducting tubes are coolant conducting lines arranged in heat exchanging relation. The ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357001 | System to produce drinking water A system for producing drinking water includes an air-condensing device for generating water by condensing moisture contained in air, the air condensing device being disposed in a first case, a purifying part for filtering off impurities contained in the water gener... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356381 | Refrigerator operable to display an image and output a carbonated beverage A refrigerator having a housing supporting a display device. The housing is configured to support at least one drink supply container which can contain a drink syrup associated with a carbonated beverage. The refrigerator has an input device coupled to the drink sup... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350374 | Consumer refrigerator A proposed refrigerator embodiment comprises a body enclosing a lower fresh-food compartment at above-freezing temperatures; a freezer disposed above the lower compartment, an intermediate-temperature compartment disposed above the freezer both operating at below-fr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350671 | Multi-user transformable water cooler A portable, multi-mode, multi-user cooler for storing and selectively dispensing beverages. A plastic, cylindrical container forms a hopper that mounts a removable top. Multiple, external recessed channels are formed in the container at radially spaced-apart locatio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343757 | Integrated center rail dispenser A refrigeration appliance is provided which includes a cabinet with a first openable door providing access to a first refrigeration compartment and a second openable door providing access to a second refrigeration compartment. The second openable door has a portion ... | 03/18/2008 |
