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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216506 | Refrigerator A refrigerator having a main body with at least one storage compartment and a component compartment having a rear opening, the refrigerator including a cover to cover the opening of the component compartment, the cover provided with air inlets and air outlets which ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168929 | Pump aggregate for a hydraulic vehicle braking system A pump unit for a hydraulic vehicle brake system with traction control has an electric motor driving a radial piston pump. A rotor shaft of the pump unit has a hollow shaft with two standardized, hardened cylindrical pins that are press-fitted into the ends of the h... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7155926 | Refrigerator having cross flow fan A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber for storing food items and a mechanic chamber provided at one side thereof; a heat exchanger disposed in the mechanic chamber and performing heat exchanging while a refrigerant passes therethrough... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134293 | System, and associated method, for cooling and aerating a live well An apparatus for cooling a live well includes a cooling chamber, and a pump connected in fluid communication between the cooling chamber and the live well for circulating water between the live well and the cooling chamber. At least one thermoelectric cooler is posi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7127904 | Refrigerating appliance comprising a refrigerating compartment, a cold storage compartment and a freezer compartment A cooling appliance is provided with a refrigeration compartment, a cold storage compartment and a freezer compartment, which are separated from one another by partition walls and by at least one door or flap. A cooling air passage is associated with the refrigerati... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121328 | Condenser A refrigerator condenser includes a spiraled tube and wire member construction to form a substantially longitudinal and rounded passage between a first end and a second end. The second end of the condenser is closed, thereby preventing longitudinal airflow through t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114345 | Air circulation structure for a refrigerator machine room A refrigerator which has a pleasant front appearance by improving a structure to circulate air through a machine room thereof, and which restrains a transmission of operational noise from an interior to an outside of the machine room, thus performing a silent operat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111475 | Pipe structure of air conditioner A pipe structure of an air conditioner, wherein the pipes inside the machinery room are concentrated on one side of the compressor to form long up-down direction so that the pipes inside the machinery room of the air conditioner may be formed in a compact manner, is... | 09/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7100385 | Thermal management system for electrical enclosures To improve the thermal management of an enclosure for electrical equipment or the like, one or more wall-mounted panels are provided. An air-filled space between each panel and the adjacent wall, door, or ceiling has insulative behavior when the air in the space is ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089755 | Air duct system for a refrigerator An air duct system for a combined refrigerator of the forced air circulation type and comprising a freezing compartment (1) and a refrigerating compartment (2), which are superposed and separated by an intermediate wall (3), and further having a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6955055 | Housing for accommodating at least one energy accumulator device The invention relates to a casing for receiving at least one energy storage device, whereof the temperature in the casing interior can be regulated to a predetermined temperature level. For this purpose the casing interior is thermally insulated and is in direct hea... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955064 | Machine room back cover integrated with a condenser for a refrigerator Disclosed herein is a machine room back cover integrated with a condenser for a refrigerator, which is capable of protecting a machine room in which a compressor as one of elements constituting a refrigeration cycle is provided and serving as a heat emission plate b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6912864 | Evaporator for refrigerated merchandisers A refrigerated merchandiser includes a case defining a product display area and an air passage separate from the product display area. The case includes a rear wall separating in part the product display area from a vertical portion of the air passage. The rear wall... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6772606 | Method and apparatus for a plastic evaporator fan shroud assembly An evaporator fan assembly includes a shroud have a plurality of irregularly staggered shroud legs radially outwardly spaced from a fan orifice and terminating in a motor mount. A motor is removably secured to the motor mount by a motor clip. The motor clip preferab... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6655169 | Refrigerator airflow distribution assembly A refrigerator airflow distribution assembly includes an airflow diverter in flow communication with freezer compartment air. The diverter includes a primary flow path and at least one diverter opening therethrough, and together with a cover forms a secon... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6453804 | Hinge assembly for a door of kimchi storage device The present invention relates to a hinge assembly for a door of a kimchi storage device which mounts a door opening and closing a storage chamber of the kimchi storage device on the upper surface of a body. There is provided an integral hinge assembly for... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5902618 | Efficient food chilling method An apparatus for chilling hot-bagged food includes a refrigeration device providing chilled air and an enclosure for containing the chilled air. A fan blows the chilled air in a stream within the enclosure and an open-work support movably holds a bag of h... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5782106 | refrigerator having warmer compartment A refrigerator includes a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment, a warmer compartment, a machine compartment having a compressor and a condenser for cooling the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, and a heat transmitter for tra... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5735138 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes separate freezing and refrigerating compartments, each having is own evaporator and air circulating fan. The evaporator and fan of the refrigerating compartment are mounted to a housing that is attached to a rear wall of the refrig... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722252 | Cooling air distribution apparatus for refrigerator An improved cooling air distribution apparatus for a refrigerator which is capable of easily installing a rack at a predetermined position in a refrigerator compartment by changing the structure of a rack and a cooling air distribution duct as well as dis... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720185 | Refrigerator having a cool air dispersing shelf A refrigerator having a cool air dispersing shelf is inherently installed with a dispersing apparatus for spreading the cool air to the shelf for consistently dispersing the cool air throughout the interior of a cooling chamber within a short time period,... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5715703 | Multiple fan air distribution system for appliances A refrigerator has fresh food and freezer compartments, and each of the fresh food and freezer compartments has upper and lower portions. A first air duct extends from the upper portion of the freezer compartment to the upper portion of the fresh food com... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5713215 | Refrigerator having quick freezing facility A refrigerator having quick freezing facility is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a body, an evaporator, and a blowing fan. The body has freezing compartment which has a back wall formed with a plurality of cool air discharge openings. The evaporator ... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5706673 | Freezing compartment air flow system of refrigerator Disclosed is a refrigerator for uniformly cooling a freezing compartment through the use of outlets and a passageway at the inner portion of the base plate of the freezing compartment. The base plate is provided with an upper plate having a plurality of a... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5502983 | Apparatus and method of forming a refrigerator condenser A condenser coil and a method of manufacturing thereof, with an extended heat transfer surface attached to a serpentine coil such that the assembly can be folded into a U-shape cross section to allow for cross flow of air through and around the condensing... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5433086 | Refrigerator having independent temperature control of plural compartments Disclosed herein is temperature regulating device for an air-circulated refrigerator capable of independently controlling the temperature of the freezer and the fresh food compartments air communicating with each other, by employing an evaporator, a first... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5428973 | Refrigerator with meandering air duct for wire and tube condenser A refrigerator having an air passage duct which contains therein a wire and tube condenser where a cooling air caused by a fan flows. A refrigerator includes: a machine compartment having a fan therein for causing a flow of cooling air, located at a botto... | 07/04/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5319937 | Thermoelectric cooler and warmer A thermoelectric cooler and warmer which has a unique ventilation system to distribute cool or warm air throughout the unit so that there are no hot or cool spots, a door which is mounted so that it can be easily opened whether the door is facing up or fa... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5253700 | Climate control system for refrigerated tractor-trailers A climate control system (25) for the cabin (13) of a tractor (11) coupled to a trailer (12) that has a refrigeration unit (17). The refrigeration unit supplies cooled air to the trailer through an outlet duct (21) and expels warmed air used to ventilate ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5177975 | Apparatus for preparation of process water for presses Apparatus for preparation of process water for presses, such as printing presses, or the like, including conditioning apparatus for conditioning the process water and cooling apparatus for cooling the process water, comprise a housing (1) which is spatial... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5151063 | Air conditioning distribution system An air conditioning system comprises an air conditioning unit, a blower for blowing conditioned air, a polygonal branch chamber of prescribed volume, a main duct with damper for delivering conditioned air from the blower to the polygonal branch chamber an... | 09/29/1992 |
| 4932224 | Adjustable base cover for refrigerator A base cover is disclosed which can be set to any height between the minimum and maximum heights created when a refrigerator cabinet is adjusted into its final position at an installation site. The base cover is made of three piece overlapping constructio... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4768353 | Refrigeration apparatus air return An injection molded plastic air return hood for a refrigerator fresh food compartment provides an angular opening directed away from an air inlet opening for preventing short circuiting of refrigerated air in the compartment. An air return hood is prevent... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4517809 | Energy conservation system for heating and cooling of structures The disclosed invention is an energy conservation system for heating and ventilating structures, particularly buildings with large refrigeration units such as convenience stores, grocery stores and restaurants. The system employs a plurality of manifold a... | 05/21/1985 |
| 4490991 | High-side refrigeration system assembly adapted to be mounted in a refrigerator machinery compartment A unitary high-side refrigeration system assembly adapted to be installed in the machinery compartment of a domestic refrigerator including a condensate collection support member on which the refrigeration system high-side components including the compres... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4490990 | High-side refrigeration system assembly adapted to be mounted in a refrigerator machinery compartment This invention relates to a refrigerator and more particularly to providing a unitary high-side refrigeration system component unit which can be adapted for mounting in machinery compartments of different designs. Essentially, the unitary high-side refrig... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4437868 | Controlled exhaust system for low temperature enclosure A cold storage enclosure for storing of food products includes a freezer using ammonia as the refrigerant. At least one exhaust unit is provided to exhaust the enclosure in the event of a break in the refrigeration equipment which releases damaging ammoni... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4399667 | Apparatus for chilling a plurality of food trays Improved chilling apparatus for aircraft meal tray storage and/or serving carts utilizes a slidable tray type of bunker member for receiving dry ice or other cooling material. The bunker member is preferably of thermoformed plastic, is insulated on its bo... | 08/23/1983 |
