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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8359881 | Refrigerator appliance with freezer compartment position-adjustable partitions A refrigerator appliance includes a freezer compartment and at least one position-adjustable partition located in the freezer compartment. The at least one position-adjustable partition is configured to be selectively deployed in a first position such that a space i... | 01/29/2013 |
| 7231779 | Fan assembly for refrigerator The present invention relates to a fan assembly for a refrigerator. The fan assembly of the present invention is used in a refrigerator which includes a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of a main body of the refrigerator, a freezing chamber... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7140191 | Refrigerator and temperature sensor fixing method in the refrigerator A direct cooling type refrigerator capable of rapidly and accurately controlling the temperature thereof, reducing the ON/OFF time of its compressor, thereby preventing the temperature deviation of its storage compartment from increasing over a predetermined value. ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7120938 | Cooling cloths A cooling suit comprises: a cloth part; at least one spacer provided at a predetermined position of a reverse side of the cloth part, so as to ensure an airflow passage between the cloth part and a wearer's body; an air inlet provided at the cloth part so as to intr... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6758363 | Portable beverage container A portable beverage container that has a body defining a receptacle therein for containing a generally cylindrical cup liner and liquid that can be set inside of the body of the container to hold liquids and the like. The body has a handle for easy grasping and also... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6694771 | Can receiving apparatus for refrigerator A can receiving apparatus for a refrigerator. The can receiving apparatus includes an inner case, possibly having a plurality of speed reducing ribs, of a door having ribs. A support member is retained by the door ribs, beneficially using U-shaped fasteni... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6257684 | Heat insulation wall A heat insulation wall has two outer surface layers disposed at a distance from one another; the outer surface layers have a contour and are at least substantially vacuum-tight. The heat insulation wall has a connecting profile which extends along the con... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6173580 | Refrigerator crisper drawer liner for preventing the spoilage of produce stored in a refrigerator drawer The present invention relates to a liner for a refrigerator crisper drawer. The liner comprises a main produce supporting body and provides drawer engaging surfaces. The main body provides a generally upwardly facing produce supporting surface on which it... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6126124 | Removable perforated tray for coolers A removable perforated tray for coolers including a tray portion constructed of a plurality of interconnecting horizontal and vertical ribs whereby spaces are created between interconnections of adjacent horizontal and vertical ribs. The tray portion is d... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6085542 | Refrigerator door storage system A refrigerated product storage system incorporates first, second and third vertically spaced storage sections carried by a unitary support frame attached to an inner wall portion of a fresh food compartment door of a refrigerator. In the most preferred fo... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5971213 | Water dispenser for a refrigerator The present invention relates to a water dispenser having a water supplying means provided in the outer of the door of the refrigerator for refilling the water tank when it is empty. According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is provided that a ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5640856 | Mounting device for temperature control switch in freezer compartment A mounting device for a temperature control switch in a freezer compartment for advantageously providing a more spacious freezer compartment, which includes a grill member provided on the rear wall having a temperature control switch support member formed... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5524860 | Universal mounting bracket and method In a preferred embodiment, a universal mounting bracket, comprising: a plate member; means in said plate member to mount said mounting bracket to a first device; and adjustable means in said plate member to mount said mounting bracket to a second device, ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5475983 | Method and apparatus for treating material under pressure Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for industrially freezing (or cooling) food or the like under pressure. The method consists of isostatically exerting pressure on the material such as food (14) and the frozen body (15) composed mainly of water ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5437165 | Food organizer insert for portable ice chest A food organizing and protecting insert provides a horizontal shelf with food receptacle receiving apertures which mounts in a portable ice chest. The shelf occludes the upper region of the inner liner of the chest forming a closed chamber to hold ice whe... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5154792 | Bonding method employing urethane adhesives having good heat transfer properties The invention relates to urethane polymers exhibiting excellent heat transfer properties. Specifically these polymers are used as adhesives for the purpose of adhering cooling/condensing tubes to metal panels for the manufacture of freezer and refrigerato... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5111666 | Holding container for cryogenic liquid The holding container comprises an inner casing and an outer casing of the same or different materials and a cryogenic liquid withdrawing pipe including an inner portion having a section advantageously in the form of adjacent spiral turns, which is kept i... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5052184 | Cooler chest grid and methods A screened grid (1) is sized and shaped to fit inside of a cooler chest (4). Doors (9) in the screened grid (1) are provided for accessing sealed beverage containers (2) storable under the screen grid (1) in ice water, which cool the sealed containers (2)... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5052185 | Ice chest rack system An ice box rack designed to keep the stored food and other items dry, while slowing the melting of the ice. The preferred embodiment of the present invention teaches an ice box rack sized and configured to fit the container of a variety of currently sold ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4944157 | Refrigerator freezer compartment floor covering assembly A household refrigerator having a freezer compartment with a rear wall, top wall, side walls, bottom wall and an open front. An evaporator unit is mounted in a space in front of the rear wall of the freezer compartment and there is a vertical panel separa... | 07/31/1990 |
| 4920696 | Refrigeration compressor mount A refrigerated cabinet assembly has an open compressor compartment at the lower rear side thereof and the compartment is defined by the side walls of the cabinet and an insulation bottom support having a vertically extending wall portion. The refrigeratio... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4754615 | Ice maker heat shield and mount for plastic liner refrigerator support According to the invention, a support/heat shield is provided for mounting an ice maker from the plastic liner on the inside of a refrigeration apparatus. The invention contemplates mounting the support/heat shield on the liner at the juncture of a first,... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4729613 | Household refrigerator pan assembly A pan assembly for use in a household refrigerator fresh food compartment comprising a removable rigid unitary frame having two side plates secured within the fresh food compartment to support the frame, a front horizontal support member and a rear horizo... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4722200 | Segregated air supply for an accurately temperature controlled compartment A refrigerator is provided with a separately cooled compartment having an air flow independent and segregated from an air flow which cools the main refrigerator compartment. A plate is positioned adjacent to the evaporator and one side of the plate forms ... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4715195 | Apparatus for rapid cooling of containers An apparatus for rapid cooling of bottles, cans or other containers of liquid or of solid materials is disclosed. The apparatus is comprised of a top-opening cabinet which has a tub for holding liquid and a refrigeration unit for cooling the liquid in the... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4655052 | Portable cooler A portable cooler includes a main cavity chest for storing foodstuffs and coolant. An auxiliary cavity is used to store beverages which can be consumed simultaneously while being cooled. A partition separates the main cavity and the auxiliary cavity for e... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4649714 | Food container with adjustable food level A container for holding food. The container includes cylindrical side walls fixedly mounted atop a bottom wall. A externally threaded post is rotatably and removably mounted atop the bottom wall and is in meshing engagement with a horizontally extending f... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4633678 | Keg cooler A beer keg cooler has a container and a removable lid of relatively thick wall insulated construction larger than a keg to be accommodated by the cooler so that ice may be packed around the keg. A flexible, web shaped harness is secured to the inner wall ... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4433513 | Storage and shipping unit A walk-in container for shipping or storage of goods, or housing of equipment, has an optional, built-in refrigeration system for cooling perishable products, together with an internal rack for suspending, by hooks and loops, a multitude of open-top, wire... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4265095 | Apparatus for storing and dispensing leafy vegetables Apparatus for storing and dispensing leafy vegetables, comprising a container having an aperture and a side wall therein; means for dispensing chilled water within said container above said aperture; and means for supporting leafy vegetables within the co... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4139024 | Thermal insulation structure A double-walled, hermetically sealed structure with the cavity between the walls containing a polyurethane foam blown with a fluorinated hydrocarbon. During fabrication the cavity is evacuated to remove air and water vapor and then refilled with a fluorin... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4134276 | Container for storage of articles and device for utilization of solid carbon dioxide A heat insulated container for cold storage of articles, the container having a device therewithin for containing solid CO2. The device has a heat insulated body with an internal cavity open to a base thereof, the base resting on a lower heat c... | 01/16/1979 |
