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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7249772 | Beverage cooler A portable beverage cooler comprises an automobile tire and a bottom membrane attached thereto. Optionally, a drain valve may be inserted in the side wall of the tire to facilitate draining liquid from inside the beverage cooler. Additionally, a pair of handles may ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7044483 | Stacking cooler A cooler is composed of a number of stackable units. Each unit has inner and outer shells with an air space between them. The outer shell has bottom, side and end panels connected together forming an outer tub with a drain. An inner shell has bottom, side and end pa... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7014283 | Localized reinforcement system for refrigerator cabinet A refrigerator cabinet assembly includes a shell formed from a pre-painted material having first and second laterally spaced upstanding side walls which are interconnected by a top wall, with each of the first and second side and top walls including a front edge por... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7005181 | Organic, open cell foam materials, their carbonized derivatives, and methods for producing same Organic, small pore area materials (“SPMs”) are provided comprising open cell foams in unlimited sizes and shapes. These SPMs exhibit minimal shrinkage and cracking. Processes for preparing SPMs are also provided that do not require supercritical extraction. The... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001005 | Domestic refrigerator with improved thermal insulation A domestic refrigerator or freezer has a food storage compartment delimited by insulated walls and by one or more access doors to the compartment. One or more walls or doors are provided with a metallic film, preferably a metallised polymeric film, capable of enhanc... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6920995 | Adjustable height cooler A cooler suitable for indoor and outdoor use is provided. The cooler includes a container having a bottom surface, a first base connectable to the bottom surface of the container and a second base alternatively connectable to the bottom surface of the container. The... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6619500 | Compartmentalized insulated shipping container An insulated shipping container includes a body of foamed polymer material. This body defines a plurality of compartments, an opening from each compartment outwardly to ambient, a transition surface surrounding each opening, and an exterior surface. Prefe... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6488172 | Thermally insulating housing A thermally insulating housing has one housing shell inside another. The two housing shells are at least largely vacuum-tight, they are spaced apart from one another by a thermal insulation layer, and they are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight fa... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6409066 | Tote-bag cooler A tote-bag cooler includes a multi-chambered, closeable container enclosed by overlapping flaps creating a self-sealing, sleeve-style aperture. Handle straps may be attached to the sides of the container. A handle grip may be attached to the mid-section o... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6295787 | Insulated outer structure for refrigerated food storage apparatus and foam injection method using the same An outer structure for a refrigerated food storage apparatus includes an outer shell forming a visible exterior of the apparatus; and an inner liner made of molded plastic and coupled to the outer shell, to form an inter-panel space to be filled with a bo... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6244458 | Thermally insulated container A container has a base, peripheral walls and a lid. Each of the base, peripheral walls and lid includes an interior wall spaced from an exterior wall, with vacuum panel in between. The sides of the vacuum panels are covered by compressible insulation fill... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6168040 | Double-wall insulated container A double-wall insulated container has an internal wall and an external wall enclosing an intermediate space which is under partial vacuum. A foam glass granulate fills the intermediate space and supports the walls. The walls may be metal or plastic and se... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148774 | Pour-in-place water heater foam insulation systems The present invention relates to water heater (12) construction whereby thermal insulation material is foamed in the clearance space between the tank and shell of the water heater, wherein the foamed insulation material has lesser uniformity in cell struc... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6029846 | Thermally insulated housing A thermally insulated housing has a substantially vacuum-tight outer shell and an at least substantially vacuum-tight inner enclosure that is spaced apart from the outer shell. The elements are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight fashion by a conne... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6026978 | Cooler A cooler for providing side compartments for holding ice separate from an inner container for holding food and beverages. The cooler includes an outer chest with an open top and an outer lid covering the open top. An open inner frame is position in the op... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5987910 | Large-volume insulated shipping container An insulated freight-transport container has a pair of longitudinally extending and parallel side walls, a top wall bridging the side walls, a front end wall bridging the side walls and connected to the top wall, and a rear end wall formed by a sill and a... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5934085 | Thermal insulator cabinet and method for producing the same The present invention provides a thermal insulator cabinet having high thermal insulating ability and long-term reliability as well as excellent energy-saving and maintenance properties. The thermal insulator cabinet includes a gas-tight container that is... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5897017 | Insulated shipping container An insulated shipping container includes a formed body of foamed polymer material. This formed body defines a chamber, an opening from the chamber outwardly to ambient, a transition surface surrounding this opening, and an exterior surface. Preferably, th... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5842760 | Structure insulated for example with expanded polyurethane or the like, such as a refrigerator cabinet, comprising a plurality of compartments separated from each other by an interspace, and positioned in correspondence with said interspace A structure insulated for example by expanded polyurethane or the like, such as a refrigerator cabinet or freezer cabinet, comprises a plurality of compartments separated from each other by an interspace, the insulating material injected into said structu... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5730516 | Container compartment in particular for refrigerators and similar household electrical appliances To obtain an appreciable level of insulation while at the same time achieving easy dismantling in view of material recycling, a container compartment includes a seat freely housing laminar elements opaque to infrared rays, preferably envelopes under vacuu... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5671991 | Cabinet A temperature-controlled cabinets, particularly, refrigerators, freezers, fridge-freezers and drinks coolers (chillers) which, in order to overcome the problem of inferior insulative properties of alternative polyurethane foams used to reduce the emission... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5653122 | Freezing apparatus A freezing apparatus comprising: a container having an opening at the top thereof; a cover removably positionable over the opening; and a cooling unit which includes a cooling element and an air circulating fan. The cover has a port provided therein for r... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5374118 | Domestic appliance panels and method of forming same An insulated panel for a domestic or household appliance is formed by a process in which two sheets of plastic material are extruded from a co-extrusion die and moved directly into a die thermoforming fixture. When the open die members are closed, the edg... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5221136 | Refrigerator liner structures A refrigerator cabinet is provided with a plastic liner, the inside wall of the refrigerator, which is resistant to chemical degradation by fluorocarbons. Freon and Freon substitutes used as blowing agents for foaming the insulation contained between the ... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5219665 | Fabricated articles with improved resistance to hydrohalocarbons A multiple layer article of a thermoformable structural polymeric layer which is susceptible to damage upon exposure to hydrohalocarbon blowing agents and a polymeric layer which is a barrier to such hydrohalocarbon blowing agents provides a useful refrig... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5103651 | Plasma storage freezer and thermal transport device A thermal transport device having a hollow within which a plasma storage freezer is deployed. The freezer acts as a cold "battery" by having a eutectic fluid contained therewithin. The freezer is placed in a commercial, powered refrigeration unit for chil... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5033636 | Refrigerator cabinet liner having non-crinkled corners A refrigerator liner of a vacuum formed plastic with a thickness of about 0.007" to 0.050" has each corner formed without crinkling when thermal insulation material is foamed against the outer surface of the liner. The non-crinkling of each corner of the ... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5009952 | Insulating wall for refrigerator devices An insulating wall for refrigerator devices, wherein a polyurethane is foamed between an exterior metal sheet and a deep-drawn plastics material plate selected from a member of the group of polystyrole or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, wherein the cell-... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4998970 | Appliance construction including a sealing device An appliance, such as a refrigerator or water heater construction, typically includes a first wall in surrounding spaced apart relationship to a second wall. An insulating and sealing device of insulation material, such as fiberglass or foamed material pa... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4996759 | Sealing device for an appliance construction An appliance, such as a refrigerator or water heater construction, typically includes a first wall in surrounding spaced apart relationship to a second wall. An insulating and sealing device of insulation material, such as fiberglass of foamed material pa... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4917256 | Interlocking and sealing arrangement for modular domestic appliances A domestic or household appliance is provided which includes a plurality of side panels and a base panel, each of the panels having cooperating integral interlocking means in the edges thereof so that the panels may be manufactured at one location and shi... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4910977 | Cooler for canned drinks A cooler for drink cans comprises a simple thin walled sleeve of tubular plastics material which is closed at one end and has a removable lid at the other end. The inside dimension of the sleeve is arranged so that it can receive a number of cans in stack... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4875272 | Method of making spaced-wall appliance with a sealing and insulating device between said walls An appliance, such as a refrigerator or water heater construction, typically includes a first wall in surrounding spaced apart relationship to a second wall. An insulating and sealing device of insulation material, such as fiberglass or foamed material pa... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4826010 | Refrigeration cabinet construction A refrigerated appliance cabinet for a chest-type freezer is formed from prefinished materials. The side walls of the shell and the liner are formed as a single piece, with the evaporator and condenser coils assembled before bending and after a thermal ma... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4771532 | Method of assembling a refrigerator A method of assembling a refrigerator having an outer metal casing, an inner plastic liner and foamed-in-place thermal insulation between the casing and liner bonding them together including a high stress area in the liner that can cause the liner to crac... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4732432 | Breaker strip for a refrigerator cabinet A resinous plastic breaker strip for a built-in refrigerator/freezer provides a substantially seamless front face therefor. The breaker strip includes a front portion defining a front face and a rearwardly extending sidewall portion fitted to the liner. A... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4715512 | Insulated cabinet manufacture An insulated cabinet manufacture for use in a refrigeration appliance or the like, having an outer shell and an inner liner with foamed-in-place insulation therebetween. A wiring tunnel is extended inwardly through an opening in the shell, through the ins... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4707401 | Refrigerator cabinet construction A refrigeration apparatus cabinet construction wherein foamed insulation is formed in situ between an outer metal cabinet shell and an inner synthetic resin liner. The liner is provided, before thermoforming thereof, with an outer bilayer film having an i... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4586348 | Refrigerator cabinet A refrigerator cabinet basically comprises the body of cabinet, an outer box, an inner box and a heat insulating layer filled in a space formed between the boxes, characterized in that the outer box comprises a top wall and both side walls formed by bendi... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4338756 | Panel and insulation system Preformed panels having a layer of insulation secured to the rear surface of a facing layer are retained in position against a wall by horizontally disposed banding having resiliently coupled ends. A vertical member along one side edge portion of a panel ... | 07/13/1982 |
