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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162421 | Refrigerator A refrigerator includes a body having a storage compartment, and a pair of pivotally rotatable doors provided at opposite sides of the body to open or close the storage compartment. Provided on an upper surface of the body are hinge covers to cover upper hinges of t... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8038235 | Refrigerator with tray on top A compact portable refrigerator includes caster wheels on its bottom and a removable storage tray on its top. The storage tray is well suited for containing ice and beverage containers. A lid may be provided to selectively enclose and cover the storage tray. Removab... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8002367 | Food refrigerator A food refrigerator including a refrigerator compartment for storing therein kimchi, fruit, vegetables, greens, drinking water, wine, beer, etc., and an accessory storage compartment for storing therein a variety of accessories related to the use of the food stored ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7845745 | Multipart domestic appliance The invention relates to a domestic appliance that includes a first and a second housing that are juxtaposed and fastened to each other sidewall to sidewall. A hinge hinging one housing to the other housing is fastened to respective edges of the sidewalls of the hou... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7735943 | Hinged access panel for refrigerated appliance A refrigerated appliance with a hinged access panel is disclosed. The refrigerated appliance comprises a frame, the panel, and one or more hinges coupling the panel to the frame. Each hinge has a linkage that guides the movement of the panel between a closed positio... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7645003 | Thermally insulating wall A refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulating housing and a thermally insulating door. At least one of the housing and the door define an evacuated interspace and have an evacuated thermal insulation filling the interspace, a shaped, thermoplastic, subst... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7641298 | Heat-insulated wall A heat-insulated wall has two outer covering layers which are disposed at a distance from one another and are constructed at least substantially vacuum-tight. The two outer covering layers are connected to one another in a vacuum-tight manner by a connecting profile... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7410229 | Refrigerator with bowed mullion A side-by-side refrigerator includes a cabinet defining fresh food and freezer compartments, with each compartment having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume and corresponding fresh food and freezer doors that vary in width. The fresh food and fr... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410230 | Refrigerator with multi-piece mullion having stepped offset A side-by-side refrigerator includes a cabinet defining fresh food and freezer compartments, each having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume along with corresponding fresh food and freezer doors that vary in width. The fresh food and freezer comp... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404298 | Refrigerator Refrigerator including a body forming an outer appearance of the refrigerator, a terminal detachably mounted on the body for controlling the refrigerator, a power supply device at one side of the body, for receiving power from an outside of the refrigerator, convert... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7361396 | Vacuum insulating material, refrigerator using vacuum insulating material, vacuum insulating material manufacturing method, and vacuum insulating material manufacturing equipment A vacuum insulating material which minimizes the possibility of absorption of moisture or gas components by its core material during storage in the manufacturing process, improves manufacturing efficiency, and maintains and enhances heat insulation performance. A va... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7344210 | Break down ice merchandiser shroud A refrigerated merchandiser shroud that can be packaged and transported unassembled and then assembled without tools is disclosed. The unassembled shroud can be readily transported and is resistant to damage during shipping. The refrigerated merchandiser shroud incl... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7293847 | Cabinet for recessed refrigerators A cabinet for recessed refrigerators, which has an integrated single inner casing. The cabinet has an outer casing to define an appearance of the cabinet, the outer casing being a box-shaped body open at the front thereof, and an integrated single inner casing insta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7278279 | Refrigerator A heat insulating box of a refrigerator includes a non-flammable heat-insulator particularly a vacuum heat-insulator made of a board-shape molded inorganic fiber. Therewith non-flammability of the heat insulator is ensured and a refrigerator box prevented from catch... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7210308 | Refrigerator By using a core made of laminated sheets of inorganic fibers having a particular shape and composition as part of a vacuum heat insulator for a heat insulation box, a heat insulation box excellent in long-term heat insulating properties and productivity can be provi... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182417 | Refrigeration case clip assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes a bottom mullion and a casing. One of said bottom mullion and said casing includes a retaining tongue and the other of said bottom mullion includes an engagement surface for being received in said tongue. A method for fabricating the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7140159 | Push-in refrigerator door seal and retainer system An in-turned annular flange of a refrigerator door panel is interconnected to an out-turned flange of a door liner through the use of individual seal and liner retainer elements which enable the liner to be snap connected to the door panel. More specifically, with o... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137677 | Refrigerator A refrigerator including an improved lower cover. The refrigerator comprises a main body having a storage compartment defined therein, and a lower cover mounted to the lower end of the front part of the main body such that the front part of the lower cover and the f... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108341 | Refrigerator cabinet assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes a shell having first and second laterally spaced, upstanding side walls that are interconnected by a top wall, each of the walls includes an in-turned front edge portion defining a liner receiving cavity. The shell further includes a ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7097213 | Latching arrangement for a refrigerator door A latching arrangement for a refrigerator door includes a striker unit, a first latch arm and a second latch arm. The striker unit is secured to a cabinet of the refrigerator. The first latch arm is interconnected to the door for pivotal movement about a generally h... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7055920 | Refrigerator cabinet breaker assembly A refrigerator cabinet includes an interior liner, an exterior cabinet and a breaker assembly. The breaker assembly connects the interior liner and the exterior cabinet and maintains a space therebetween. The breaker assembly includes a first breaker strip. The firs... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7022411 | Pressure and vacuum-deformable, grained bonding foil, method for its manufacture and its utilization The invention relates to a pressure and vacuum deformable, grained bonding foil for linings of motor vehicle interiors with at least one support layer, a single or multi-layer bed of polyurethane, and also, if applicable, an adhesion facilitator layer, arranged in b... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7007496 | Internal temperature difference preventing structure for refrigerator An internal temperature difference preventing structure for a refrigerator, including an evaporator installed in an upper portion of a refrigerating space inside a main body of the refrigerator, an air blast fan installed in front of the evaporator for blowing air t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6997530 | Fastening system for appliance cabinet assembly An appliance cabinet side wall is secured to a front frame member by a first mechanical fastening element of a fastening system. Subsequently, a trim piece is attached along the side wall through the use of a second mechanical fastening element which is threadably c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6967051 | Thermal insulation systems Thermal insulation systems and with methods of their production. The thermal insulation systems incorporate at least one reflection layer and at least one spacer layer in an alternating pattern. Each spacer layer includes a fill layer and a carrier layer. The fill l... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6961988 | Freezer door assembly A freezer door, adapted to be slidably attached to a refrigerator cabinet, includes a metal outer door pan defining an internal cavity, a plurality of plastic corner brackets positioned in the internal cavity, and an inner door liner attached to the outer door pan. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955196 | Vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet and method for evacuating the gas-tight insulated wall thereof A vacuum insulated refrigerator cabinet comprises a substantially gas-tight container that is filled with a porous core and a gas absorber that communicates with said container and is filled with a gas adsorbent material. Between the container and the gas absorber t... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938968 | Vacuum insulating material and device using the same Vacuum heat insulator comprising a laminated core made of a plurality of sheets of inorganic fibers having 10 μm or smaller in diameter and a certain composition including SiO2 as a main component, Al2O3, CaO, and MgO, a gas barrier... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935712 | Refrigeration unit A refrigeration unit with improved storage and accessibility features has a thermally insulated cabinet and door defining a storage space with a plurality of support elements. The support elements include easily removable door shelves and horizontal cabinet shelves ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926379 | Door brace for a refrigerator cabinet assembly having varying width compartment doors A side-by-side refrigerator includes fresh food and freezer compartments, each having upper and lower sections which vary in width and volume. Doors, each having corresponding upper and lower sections that vary in width, are provided to selectively seal the fresh fo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6773082 | Refrigerator using EPS insulating material A refrigerator cabinet assembly is disclosed. The refrigerator cabinet assembly has an outer case including two laterally spaced side walls and a top wall interconnecting the two side walls. Each of the side walls and the top wall is provided with front face portion... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6736472 | Refrigerator cabinet refrigerant tube assembly There is disclosed a support tube for use in supporting a refrigerant tube within the insulation of a refrigerator cabinet. The support tube is mounted at it's lower end by a shoulder to extend through an exit opening in the bottom wall of the shell from the compres... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6532756 | Refrigerator with a foldable table This invention relates to a refrigerator with a foldable table, wherein the table can be unfolded when it is needed and can be folded when it is not needed. So the product of the present invention has the functions of both a refrigerator and a table, and ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6471313 | Corner cover mounting structure for heat-insulated housing for use in refrigerator A heat-insulated housing for use in a refrigerator etc. includes a housing body having a rectangular opening in one side thereof, the opening having four corners each of which is defined by two side plates generally perpendicular to each other, either one... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6460955 | Cabinet, parts thereof and associated methods A cabinet for a refrigerator is formed from a twin sheet thermoformed panel (1) divided into a plurality of wall sections, (8, 9, 10) by seams (6) where the twin sheets (2, 3) contact. The panel is folded to form the rear (10) and two side walls (8, 9) of... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6408841 | Heat insulated housing for a refrigeration device and a domestic oven A heat insulated wall having two surface layers disposed at a distance from one another and are at least substantially vacuum-tight in construction. The two surface layers together with an at least substantially vacuum-tight connection element enclose an ... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6341830 | Bottom structure for refrigerators A bottom structure for refrigerators containing a base plate made of a synthetic resin through an injection molding process and having a cavity filled with foam, a machine compartment casing engages with the top surface of the base plate and defines a mac... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6290314 | Refrigerator barrier structure Refrigerator barrier structure in a refrigerator body structure having a barrier for separating a refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber, and a freezing chamber door and a refrigerating chamber door for open/closing of the freezing chamber and the... | 09/18/2001 |
