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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161757 | Processes and means for reducing the intensity of tropical cyclones A navigable vessel for use in reducing the intensity of a tropical cyclone having an eye located over an ocean comprises a plurality of artificial snow-making devices aboard the vessel, at least one pump coupled to the devices and accessible to a body of water in wh... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8117854 | System and method for producing and determining cooling capacity of two-phase coolants The invention provides systems and devices for producing two-phase coolants such as an ice slurry. Also provided are methods for producing two-phase coolants, and methods for using the two-phase coolants to lower the temperature or maintain a low temperature in any ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8042344 | Automatic ice making machine and operation method therefor To restrict the deposition of stain on an ice making unit, and prevent damage to resin components or the like. The above problems are solved by the followings. Ice making water is supplied to the front surface of an ice making plate cooled by refrigerant supplied to... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7832219 | Ice making machine and method An ice barrier and an ice making machine having an ice barrier is provided in some embodiments, wherein the ice barrier is movable between a first orientation in which liquid water from an ice-forming surface is directed into the liquid receptacle, and a second orie... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7694524 | Water supply control apparatus for ice maker and method thereof There is provided a water supply control apparatus for an ice maker and method thereof. In the apparatus and method, an ejector pushes out ice, a sensor detecting portion is formed on the ejector, and at least two sensors detect a sensor transit time for the sensor ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7568354 | Refrigerator with improved water fill tube for ice maker An insulated ice making compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The ice making compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7490474 | Refrigerator In the related art refrigerator, its structure for supplying water to a dispenser and water tank was complicated. In addition, since an icemaker is installed in a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator, there is a problem in that the water supplied into the icema... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7490475 | Refrigerator In the related art refrigerator, its structure for supplying water to a dispenser and water tank was complicated. In addition, since an icemaker is installed in a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator, there is a problem in that the water supplied into the icema... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7415833 | Control system for icemaker for ice and beverage dispenser A control system for an icemaker for an ice/beverage dispenser is responsive to both a sensed level of ice in an ice bin of the dispenser and to a customer ice usage profile to operate the icemaker at such times as to build ice for the ice bin just before and in suf... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406831 | Process for the making of ice cups A process for the manufacture of the ice cups in which a condensation plate able to receive water spray for the formation of the ice elements is cooled for a predetermined period of time such as to cause freezing of the water and the subsequent formation of ice elem... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7353657 | Control of liquid droplet stream with flow nebulizer A controlled stream of droplets, including liquid droplets contained within an atomized or nebulized stream, are directed toward or onto a target. The target may be a measuring instrument, a gas or mixture of gases, or a solid, liquid, or slush surface. A particular... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7281385 | Ice making method for a vertical ice making machine In an ice making plate where a plurality of ice making regions are formed in the vertical direction, a projecting portion having a lateral width B smaller than a lateral width A of the ice making regions is formed between adjacent ice making regions. At least one no... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281386 | Residential ice machine An automatic ice making machine includes a refrigeration system comprising a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator and an expansion device; a water system comprising an ice forming surface in thermal contact with the evaporator; and a control system comprising i) a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7269959 | Snow making Method for making snow wherein snow is made within a closed environment by discharging water droplets into a body of air maintained by air conditioning means at a temperature and humidity such as to turn the water droplets into snow, falling on to a surface includin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266957 | Refrigerator with tilted icemaker An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; ra... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7250004 | Skiing run with means for preserving snow Ski run provided with a means for preserving snow on the skiing surface, said means comprising at least pipes suitable for the flow of a cooling agent for cooling the snow present on the skiing surface, said pipes (1) being embedded and located in a layer ( | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246497 | Mist generation, freezing, and delivery system The present invention provides a system that generates particles of mist, freezes the mist particles, and delivers a mixture of a gas and the solid mist particles to an external application. ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7216491 | Ice maker with adaptive fill An icemaker assembly includes an ice tray having an ice forming compartment, a water line configured to advance water from a water source to the ice tray, a valve operable to selectively block advancement of water through the water line while an actuation signal is ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7204091 | Maintenance and cleaning for an ice machine An ice-making machine and method of maintaining and cleaning an ice-making machine are provided. The ice-making machine has predictive maintenance and cleaning. Operational conditions of the ice-making machine, such as, for example, water quality, are used to establ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201005 | Measured fill water dispenser for refrigerator freezer A water dispenser for a refrigerator freezer having a water dispensing control including a measured fill mode of operation in which the water dispenser dispenses a predetermined amount of water and a manual fill mode of operation. The water dispensing control allows... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194868 | Multiple ice making decision method and operation method for automatic ice making machine Multiple ice making is determined according to a time needed for an ice making step or a change in time in which a refrigerant temperature drops. An ice making machine alternately repeats an ice making step of cooling ice making plates 10 and 10... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178342 | Instant snowman An artificial snowman system for to allow a user to enjoy a snowman in climates that may not support snow. The artificial snowman system includes a form assembly being for resting on a support surface. A conduit is coupled to the form assembly whereby the conduit is... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168261 | Icemaker adapter An icemaker adapter is suitable for use with different beverage dispensers available from different beverage dispenser manufacturers. The icemaker adapter includes a first member movably engaged with a second member, and a passage therebetween. The first and second ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165878 | Ice cream and topping mixing attachment An ice cream and topping mixing attachment for being detachably connected to an ice cream dispenser for the mixing in of a topping ingredient with ice cream. The mixing attachment includes a mixing machine housing having a connector assembly, a topping chamber havin... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160402 | Snow decoration A decorative device to simulate a snowfield in a decorative winter scene. In one embodiment, the decorative device is comprised of white pigmented, silicone rubber elements having rounded edges and molded generally to resemble a snowfield. The decorative device can ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7155930 | Apparatus for producing slush nitrogen and method for producing the same Liquid nitrogen is filled in a low temperature vessel; an ejector that sucks liquid nitrogen by blowing a cooling agent (liquid or gas) such as low temperature helium gas or liquid helium of pressure higher than in the space within the vessel is disposed in the vess... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143588 | System and method for controlling ice tray fill in an ice maker A water control system for an ice maker includes a capacitive sensor located within a compartment of an ice tray in an ice maker. The capacitive sensor generates a water fill signal corresponding to dielectric changes in the sensor as water fills the compartment of ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140506 | Slow cooker with lid clamp A slow cooker is provided with a clamp assembly for holding the parts of the cooker together when transporting the cooker from one location to another. The clamp assembly includes downwardly-opening grooved portions of housing handles and an elastomeric band having ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131280 | Method for making ice in a compact ice maker A method of making ice cubes in a compact ice maker by setting a freeze time based on the determined volume of a mold for the ice maker. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124958 | Controlled snow-making process and apparatus A method and apparatus suitable for producing an artificial snow surface for tire evaluation is provided. The process provides for manufacturing a series of snow layers, each layer followed by a packing and a grooming step to provide a multi-layered snow surface. De... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7111473 | Ice bank of ice-making device for refrigerator An ice bank of an ice-making device for a refrigerator is disclosed, for smooth crush and discharge of ice, which includes a housing for storing ice made in an icemaker, and provided rotatably to apply the power to the stored ice at a rotation direction; an ice disc... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7100379 | Water supply control apparatus and method for ice maker A water supply control apparatus and method for an ice maker, in which an amount of supplied water is controlled so as to supply an accurate amount of the water to an ice tray. The method includes the steps of (a) supplying water to an ice tray for a predetermined t... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093455 | Vapor-compression evaporative air conditioning systems and components Novel vapor compression evaporative cooling systems which use water as a refrigerant are provided, as are methods for using same. Also provided are novel compressors, compressor components, and means for removing noncondensibles useful in such cooling systems. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7082782 | Low-volume ice making machine An ice machine includes an evaporator with a plurality of individual ice-forming cells. Each ice-forming cell is open at a lower end. A water distributor is coupled to the evaporator and configured to deliver water to the upper end of each ice-forming cell. A refrig... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080518 | Ice maker for refrigerator and method of testing the same The present invention relates to an ice maker for a refrigerator and a method of testing the ice maker, and more particularly, to an ice maker for use in a refrigerator for making and releasing ice and a method of testing the ice maker to determine whether the ice m... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7062924 | Method and apparatus for the manipulation and management of a cryogen for production of frozen small volumes of a substance A method and apparatus for the manipulation and management process of cryogen such that it controls both the fluid body movement as well as internal currents within the cryogen. Small volumes of a desired substance introduced into this managed cryogen for the produc... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7062926 | Snow making Method for making snow wherein snow is made within a closed environment by discharging water droplets into a body of air maintained by air conditioning means at a temperature and humidity such as to turn the water droplets into snow, falling on to a surface includin... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059140 | Liquid milk freeze/thaw apparatus and method A high throughput, short batch cycle commercial ice making machine produces salt containing, milk containing or beverage containing commercial ice, which resists melting in convenient sizes for mobile food carts, market produce, or fish displays. The machine introdu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059141 | Combined ice and beverage dispenser and icemaker An ice/beverage dispenser is characterized by an ice/beverage dispensing machine having an integral ice making capacity. An icemaker of the dispenser and the ice and beverage dispensing portion share an evaporator that that is utilized both for chilling beverage wat... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7032406 | Ice machine including a condensate collection unit, an evaporator attachment assembly, and removable sump An ice machine includes an evaporator, a condensate collection unit, positioned below the evaporator and configured to collect condensate from a back surface of the evaporator. First and second mounting brackets attached to the first and second sides of the evaporat... | 04/25/2006 |
