Refrigeration inventions 12/06

20060288708 - Thermal management techniques, apparatus and methods for use in microfluidic devices: A heating/cooling device for a microfluidic apparatus having a thermal insulating substrate. The device includes heating/cooling chamber for heating and/or cooling a sample disposed in the chamber; a waste heat channel for carrying away waste heat and/or waste cooling; and at least one Peltier junction having first and second opposing... Agent: Alessandro Steinfl, Esq. C/o Ladas & Parry

20060288709 - Thermoelectric, high-efficiency, water generating device: A water generating device utilizing thermoelectric cooling, also known as Peltier technology, for obtaining potable water from ambient air inside or outside a structure or dwelling, having a unique continuous duct for bringing this supply of ambient air to the device and for releasing the air back outside the device... Agent: Brian M Dingman Mirick O'connell Demallie & Lougee

20060288710 - Apparatus and method for controlling a cryocooler by adjusting cooler gas flow oscillating frequency: Systems and methods are provided for a variable cooling capacity cryocooler for a superconducting magnetic resonance imaging device having a liquid cryogen pressure vessel to provide cryogenic temperatures to a magnet assembly, a vacuum vessel surrounding the pressure vessel and a radiation shield spaced from the cryogen pressure vessel, and... Agent: Ramirez & Smith

20060288711 - Device and method for vaporizing lng: An LNG gasifier configured to be installed on an offshore structure for vaporizing LNG includes a water passage into which water flows; an LNG passage provided inside the water passage and configured to pass the LNG and that allows heat exchange between the water and the LNG; and a bubble... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060288712 - Method for the cryogenic cooling of powders using an early control strategy: A method for cooling a powder, in a tunnel provided with a vibrating support, and with at least two independently controllable cryogenic liquid inflows into the tunnel, and comprising the following steps: the thermal mass of powder entering the equipment is determined; the arrival of powder at the tunnel inlet... Agent: Elwood Haynes

20060288713 - Method and system for dehumidification and refrigerant pressure control: A method for dehumidification and controlling system pressure in a refrigeration system includes providing a refrigeration system having a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in a closed refrigerant loop. Each of the condenser and evaporator have a plurality of refrigerant circuits. A first heat transfer fluid is flowed... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20060288714 - Refrigeration fan motor controller for ecm: A control system for use with refrigeration devices utilizes a refrigeration evaporator fan speed controller, at least one remote current sensor, temperature sensor, or compressor mechanical/electrical contact sensor, and a sensing relay to determine when the compressor in a refrigeration system is operating. When the current, temperature, or electrical contact... Agent: English & Associates Attorneys At Law

20060288715 - Compressor with capacity control: A compressor includes an orbiting member and a non-orbiting member mounted relative the orbiting member to define first and second chambers disposed between the orbiting and non-orbiting members. The non-orbiting member forms a seal to generally prevent fluid communication between the first and second chambers when in a first position... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060288716 - Method for refrigerant pressure control in refrigeration systems: A method and system for controlling refrigerant pressure in an HVAC system. The method includes providing a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The condenser has a header arrangement capable of distributing refrigerant to a plurality of refrigerant circuits within the condenser. The header... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20060288717 - Heat exchanging device having changeable compressor: A heat exchanging device includes a compressor for pumping the medium through a piping, and a tubing receiving a heat exchanging fluid and coupled to an evaporator, and a pump may pump the heat exchanging fluid through the tubing. The compressor includes a frequency convertible to different frequencies, to facilitate... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20060288718 - Dimension sensor and method for stopping expansion of a tube: A dimension sensor is used in conjunction with a tube and includes a body member and at least one detector element. The body member has an inner surface defining an opening sized to receive the tube. The at least one detector element is connected to the body member and has... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060288719 - Two-stage linear compressor: A refrigeration system includes a two-stage linear compressor having a first piston disposed in a first cylinder and a second piston disposed in a second cylinder. The linear compressor is operable in an economizer cycle wherein the first piston operates as a first stage of the economizer cycle and the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060288720 - Method and apparatus for air conditioning using a primary and an ancillary power source: A method for air conditioning using a primary power source augmented with an ancillary power source which is accomplished by receiving a heat-laden first working fluid at an initial pressure; pre-pressurizing the heat-laden first working fluid to a pre-pressurization pressure according to an amount of available ancillary power; passing the... Agent: Intellectual Property Development Jack Ivan J'maev

20060288722 - Air conditioner for vehicle: An air conditioner includes an air conditioning case for defining an air passage through which air flows into a vehicle compartment, a functional member located in the air conditioning case for performing air conditioning of the vehicle compartment, an outside wall member arranged outside a side wall of the air... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060288721 - Air conditioning system for vehicles: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, and an inside heat exchanger. The inside heat exchanger exchanges heat between a refrigerant at a high-pressure and a refrigerant at a low-pressure during a refrigeration cycle. Both the outdoor heat exchanger and the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20060288723 - Evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator with an angled fan housing: An evaporator and associated food pan refrigerator, such as sandwich-top refrigerators and those used for salads, seafood, ice cream, condiments, and so forth. The food pan refrigerator includes a number of food pans set into the top surface of the refrigerator. The angled fan housing blows the refrigerated air exiting... Agent: Mehrman Law Office, P.C. One Premier Plaza

20060288724 - Hybrid heating and cooling system: A heat and cooling system having an indoor air coil subcircuit, an outdoor air coil subcircuit, a geothermal subcircuit, and a control system for selectively operating the system in air-to-air heating, air-to-air cooling, geothermal heating, air-to-air defrost (optionally) and geothermal defrost modes. The various subcircuits may be connected to one... Agent: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP

20060288725 - Ice making machine, evaporator assembly for an ice making machine, and method of manufacturing same: An ice-making machine having an ice-forming surface upon which ice is formed, a refrigeration system including a microchannel evaporator that cools the ice-forming surface, and a water-supply system. The microchannel evaporator includes a microchannel tube that facilitates a distributed cooling effect in a contact area between the microchannel tube and... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20060288726 - Automatic ice maker: An evaporation pipe 14 and electric heaters H1 to HN are provided in an ice making member 11. A coolant is circulatingly supplied through the evaporation pipe 14 so as to cool the ice making member 11 and ice making water is supplied to the ice making member 11 so... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20060288727 - Cold storage tank unit and refrigeration cycle apparatus using the same: A cold storage tank unit for a refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a cold storage heat exchanger having plural tubes and a pair of first and second tanks connected to longitudinal ends of the tubes, a cold storage material tank which accommodates at least the tubes of the cold storage heat... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060288728 - Dirty diaper freezer: An Improved diaper container to temporarily store soiled diapers, before disposing of or washing. The dirty diaper freezer, employing a quiet mechanical refrigeration system, produces temperatures at or below freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit) to retard and stop the growth of bacteria thereby getting rid of the unpleasant gasses and odors... Agent: Jay Perry Brewer

20060288729 - Window refrigerator: A refrigerator having its heat exchanger outdoors. In one embodiment, a thermos is attached to the front of a window air conditioner. In another embodiment, the refrigerator has gated conduits to allow cold outdoor air into the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a compressor that circulates refrigerant in an auxiliary evaporator... Agent: Richard L Huff

20060288730 - Portable cooler with drawers: A portable food storage chest comprising an open topped rectangular container body comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall, a front wall, and two sidewalls. The bottom wall, rear wall, front wall and two sidewalls are attached along peripheral edges thereof. The interior of the body is segmented into four... Agent: The Halvorson Law Firm

20060288731 - Method and apparatus for maintaining a system at cryogenic temperatures over an extended period without active refrigeration: The present provides a cryogenic thermal battery arrangement for maintaining a superconducting magnet coil or similar apparatus at cryogenic temperature for a required shipping period, such as thirty days, without consuming a significant amount of costly cryogen. According to another aspect, the invention allows extended shipping periods without incurring excessive... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20060288732 - Refrigeration cycle: It is an object of the invention to provide a refrigeration cycle which uses HFC-152a as refrigerant, and can be operated stably without hunting of the superheat degree. A charge amount of refrigerant is increased, and refrigerant at an inlet of an expansion device is placed in a state where... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20060288733 - Evaporator refrigeration system vehicle equipped with said system and method of evaporating refrigerant: An evaporator using a CO2 refrigeration that prevents a raise in vapor quality of refrigeration in an evaporator passage to obtain heat exchanging efficiency. The evaporator for use in a refrigeration system includes a refrigerant inlet for introducing a refrigerant, a refrigerant outlet for discharging the refrigerant, and an evaporator... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060283194 - Absorbent container cover: An absorbent container cover is described. The container cover may be a multilayer container cover. The container cover may include a body. The body may include an interior shell, an exterior shell, and a lining. The lining may include hydrophilic material. The container cover may absorb liquid from an exterior... Agent: Heather L. Flanagan

20060283195 - Process and apparatus for continuous cooling of pumpable material with a liquid cryogen: System for cooling a pumpable material comprising an inline continuous mechanical mixer having a feed inlet, a liquid cryogen inlet, and a cooled product outlet; a cryogenic liquid delivery and injection system adapted to introduce a liquid cryogen into the liquid cryogen inlet; and a feed pump adapted to introduce... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20060283196 - Process and apparatus for continuous cooling of pumpable material with a liquid cryogen: System for cooling a pumpable material comprising an inline continuous mechanical mixer having a feed inlet, a liquid cryogen inlet, and a cooled product outlet; a cryogenic liquid delivery and injection system adapted to introduce a liquid cryogen into the liquid cryogen inlet; and a feed system adapted to introduce... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20060283197 - Cooling apparatus used for cryonic preservation, and corresponding operating method: The invention relates to a cooling apparatus, especially for cryogenically preserving biological samples, comprising a duct (5) for delivering a coolant (3) to a cooling chamber (1), a heater (6) that has an adjustable first heating performance (P2) for heating the coolant (3) delivered to the cooling chamber (1), a... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20060283198 - Apparatus and method for controlling operation of unitary air conditioner: An apparatus and a method for controlling the operation of a unitary air conditioner, which diversify signals to be transmitted using existing connection lines for transmitting signals by adjusting an interval between ON and OFF signals, etc., thereby allowing the unitary air conditioner to be operated in various modes.... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060283199 - Capillary tube bubble containment in liquid cooling systems: According to some embodiments, a capillary tube may be utilized to facilitate bubble containment in liquid cooling systems. For example, a system may comprise a first volume to contain a liquid, a second volume to contain the liquid and a gas, a capillary tube configured to hydraulically couple the first... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff, Talwalkar LLC

20060283201 - Cassette for molding of ice mass for consumer ice products: The invention relates to a cassette (1) for molding of ice mass for consumer ice products, comprising at least one inner chamber (14, 21) for a flow of coolant or heating medium, where this flow runs into at least one inner chamber (14, 21) through one or more inlets (16)... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20060283200 - Ice making machine: An ice making machine composed of a water tank for storing an amount of ice making water, an upright ice making plate arranged above the water tank, and a water sprinkler located immediately above the ice making plate to spray ice making water supplied from the water tank to the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060283202 - Refrigertor and ice making apparatus: Refrigerator and an ice maker, the refrigerator including an ice maker, an ice bank for receiving ice from the ice maker, and discharging the ice, an ice moving device movably mounted for receiving ice from the ice bank, and discharging the ice to a dispenser, and a driving device for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060283203 - Rapid fluid cooling apparatus and method: An apparatus and method are provided for rapidly cooling small volumes of fluids. The apparatus includes a plurality of cooling elements each including a housing forming a sealable cooling fluid chamber which can house a cooling fluid. At least one spacer is arranged to separate opposed cooling elements and provide... Agent: Law Office Of Peter G. Korytnyk. PLLC

20060283204 - Combined air-conditioning ventilator: A combined air-conditioning ventilator includes a combining member bored with several through holes. A plurality of faceplates are assembled under the combining member and respectively bored with a wind outlet communicating with the through hole of the combining member. At least one wind-collecting box is assembled on the combining member... Agent: Chin-sheng Kuo

20060283205 - Hot cold diaper bag: A 3-in-1 diaper bag/cooler/bottle warmer or baby food warmer has three separate compartments. Two outside zip closed pockets each have insulated foil lining and sewn in mesh pockets. One compartment on one side of the bag has cooling packs such as ice packs in the compartment to keep milk and... Agent: Donald W. Meeker, Patent Agent

20060283206 - Method for efficient nonsynchronous lng production: A drive system for a refrigeration compressor such as is used in a natural gas liquefaction plant, allowing the desired compressor speed and maximum turbine efficiency to be maintained throughout varying ambient temperature conditions. A gas turbine is used with an electric starter motor with drive-through capability located on a... Agent: Gerald D Malpass Jr Exxonmobile Upstream Research Company

20060283207 - Hydrocarbon gas processing: A process for the recovery of ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, and heavier hydrocarbon components from a hydrocarbon gas stream is disclosed. The stream is cooled and is thereafter expanded to the fractionation tower pressure and supplied to the fractionation tower at a lower mid-column feed position. A distillation stream is... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20060283208 - Cryogenic air separation with once-through main condenser: A cryogenic air separation system wherein nitrogen vapor from a higher pressure column and oxygen liquid from a lower pressure column each pass down through a once-through main condenser in heat exchange relation and some but not all of the oxygen liquid is vaporized such that the oxygen liquid and... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20060277923 - Heat-dissipation device: A heat-dissipation device (1) is used for assembly on an outside portion of an electrically powered, heat-generating device (e.g., a notebook 6) for dissipation of heat produced thereby. The heat-dissipation device includes a fan (30), a thermo-electric cooler (20) disposed adjacent the fan, a processing unit (40) electrically connected with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20060277924 - Cold hot server: A buffet server includes a thermoelectric device, a base, a pan, and a transfer plate. The thermoelectric device is for providing a temperature that varies from an ambient temperature. The base is for housing the thermoelectric device. The pan is for receiving the temperature and the transfer plate is for... Agent: Thomas B. Haverstock Haverstock & Owens LLP

20060277925 - Pulse tube refrigerator: A pulse tube refrigerator that is small in size and free from vibration and electric noise. A pulse tube refrigerator (1) has a pulse tube, a cool storage unit connected to the low-temperature side of the pulse tube, a vibration generator connected to the high-temperature side of the cool storage... Agent: Patenttm.us

20060277927 - Freezing of biological products: An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated by the fermentation. Another system is a lyophilization unit,... Agent: Air Liquide

20060277926 - Lyophilization unit with liquid nitrogen cooling: An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated by the fermentation. Another system is a lyophilization unit,... Agent: Air Liquide

20060277929 - Method for improving residual stress in pipe and apparatus: An method for converting tensile residual stress on an inner surface of a welded part of a pipe to compressive residual stress with use of ice plugs formed by cooling the pipe from the outer surface, comprises the steps of: placing refrigerant containers for forming the ice plugs in the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20060277928 - 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) an on/off selector that causes the control system to either... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060277930 - Lubricant return schemes for use in refrigerant cycle: A control algorithm is developed which takes corrective action in the event that system conditions indicate there may be an inadequate flow of lubricant in the system. In particular, if a discharge pressure is below a predetermined amount or if the suction modulation valve is throttled, there is a possibility... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060277932 - Refrigerating machine having intermediate-pressure receiver: A refrigerating machine including a two-stage compressor, a high-pressure gas cooler, a first expansion valve, an intermediate-pressure receiver, a second expansion valve, and an evaporator is further equipped with an intermediate-pressure refrigerant bypass circuit for bypassing gas refrigerant in the intermediate-pressure receiver to an intermediate-pressure portion of the two-stage compressor,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20060277931 - Scroll compressor and refrigerating apparatus: A scroll back pressure chamber in a scroll compressor is composed of a space 111 filled with suction pressure (or intermediate pressure) and a space filled with discharge pressure, and the summation of the suction pressure (or the intermediate pressure) and the discharge pressure presses one of scrolls against the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20060277933 - Sorption cooling systems, their use in personal cooling applications and methods relating to the same: A personal cooling device using a sorption cooling system to provide cooled fluid to a garment and methods relating to the same are provided. The sorption cooling system generally includes a lightweight, compact evaporator and adsorbent bed for providing the cooled fluid to the garment.... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20060277934 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator which includes a discharge part having a drain pipe to receive defrost water from an evaporator and to discharge the defrost water, and a drain valve coupled with the drain pipe, to discharge the defrost water and selectively permit or intercept inflow of the external air. The drain... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060277935 - Automated hose clearing after refrigerant charging method: An automated hose clearing after refrigerant charge method and appropriate apparatus is provided. The method includes detecting a pressure differential between the interiors of a high and low pressure hose on an air conditioning charging unit, determining if a pressure differential exceeds a predetermined threshold and temporarily providing fluid communication... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20060277936 - Frozen custard machine: A relatively compact frozen custard machine is provided. The frozen custard machine includes a housing. The housing is configured to support a first evaporator, a second evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The housing is configured to be supported by an elevated surface, such as an existing countertop.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20060277937 - Ice making machine and method of controlling an ice making machine: An ice forming apparatus capable of forming ice pieces is provided, including, a transfer zone between the ice forming apparatus and a storage area, and an ice sensing apparatus configured to both detect migration of the ice pieces through the transfer zone and to detect build-up of the ice pieces... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060277938 - Cargo container for transporting temperature sensitive items: A cargo container includes an outer aluminum housing having side, rear, bottom and top walls and a front opening with a pair of hinged doors. The housing receives a molded box-shaped composite outer shell which receives a molded box-shaped composite inner shell defining a cargo chamber. Corresponding walls of the... Agent: Alan F. Meckstroth Jacox, Meckstroth & Jenkins

20060277939 - Refrigerated display and dispensing assembly: A display and dispensing assembly for use in combination with a freezer cabinet (1) which has an internal temperature T1, said display and dispensing assembly comprises (a) a housing (10) located externally of the freezer cabinet (b) a chamber (11) within the housing in which products can be stored and... Agent: Unilever Intellectual Property Group

20060277940 - Air conditioner: In an air conditioner, in a general cooling mode, an indoor air is cooled by heat exchange with a main evaporator of a first refrigerant, while in a rapid cooling mode, an indoor air is cooled by heat exchange with an intermediate heat exchanger consisting of a main evaporator of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20060277941 - Refrigerant system with vapor injection and liquid injection through separate passages: A refrigerant system is provided with economizer vapor injection and liquid injection functions. As is known, the economizer function enhances performance of the refrigerant system. The liquid injection lowers the discharge temperature of the refrigerant to provide reliable compressor/system operation. The liquid injection and economizer vapor injection functions are selectively... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060277942 - Method of extracting carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide by means of anti-sublimation for the storage thereof: The present invention pertains to a method and a system for extracting carbon dioxide and/or sulfur dioxide from methane or fumes resulting from hydrocarbon combustion. The system according to the present invention comprises a refrigerating device with integrated cascade which cools the methane or the fumes under a pressure that... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20060277943 - Process and apparatus for separation of hydrocarbons from liquefied natural gas: A process for separating hydrocarbons from an LNG, including the steps of: distilling a feed LNG in a first distillation column to separate it into a fraction enriched with methane and a fraction enriched with components heavier than methane; distilling the fraction enriched with components heavier than methane in a... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20060277944 - Method and system for the production of pressurized air gas by cryogenic distillation of air: Methods and apparatus for cryogenic distillation of air. In a system of air separation columns, all the air is taken to a high pressure which is 5 to 10 bar greater than a medium pressure. A portion of air, between 10% and 50% of the high pressure air stream, is... Agent: Air Liquide

20060272336 - System and method for storing a product in a thermally stabilized state: A system and method for storing a product in a thermally stabilized state is disclosed. The system includes a thermally-conductive structure having at least an enclosed volume and an open section. The open section is configured to store at least one unit of the product as the product is exposed... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20060272337 - Seat air conditioning unit: In a seat air conditioning unit, a first blower is mounted to a seat cushion and a second blower is mounted to a seat back such that a suction port of the second blower is located on a rear side of the seat back. A duct is provided for leading... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20060272338 - Vacuum device: A vacuum device comprises a plurality of cryopumps (10) connected with one or a plurality of vacuum chambers. The cryopumps (10) are connected via media supply conduits (12) and media return conduits (14) with a compressor (16). An adjusting device (18) is connected before at least one of the cryopumps... Agent: Fay Sharpe Fagan Minnich & Mckee

20060272339 - 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 and a non-projecting portion is defined... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20060272340 - Pulse electrothermal and heat-storage ice detachment apparatus and methods: Systems and methods for pulse electrothermal and heat-storage ice detachment. A pulse electrothermal ice detachment apparatus includes one or more coolant tubes, and optionally, fins in thermal contact with the coolant tubes. The tubes and/or fins form a resistive heater. One or more switches may apply electrical power to the... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20060272341 - Living information supply apparatus of refrigerator: The present invention discloses a living information supply apparatus of a refrigerator which can supply living information relating to food taken out by a user to the user. The living information supply apparatus of the refrigerator includes a reading means for reading food information from RFID on food stored in... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20060272342 - Refrigeration system with parallel evaporators and variable speed compressor: A refrigeration system for controlling airflow around an air-cooled heat generating device having a plurality of components includes a refrigerant line split into second refrigerant lines, which are arranged in a parallel configuration with respect to each other. Evaporators are positioned along the second refrigerant lines and in the path... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20060272343 - Apparatus for and method of calculating torque of variable capacity compressor: An apparatus for calculating torque of a variable capacity compressor, including: a sensor configured to detect internal and external states of an air conditioner; an OFF-torque calculator configured to calculate and store a steady-state torque according to a state detected by the sensor just before a clutch is turned off;... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20060272344 - Water-from-air system using desiccant wheel and exhaust: A water production unit is provided that uses a desiccant wheel for extracting water from an air loop. A portion of the air loop is heated using exhaust from, for example, a vehicle to regenerate the desiccant wheel.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20060272345 - Freezing device: In a refrigerant circuit (20), a refrigerator circuit (110) and a freezing circuit (30) are connected in parallel to an outdoor circuit (40). In the freezing circuit (30), a freezer circuit (130) and a booster circuit (140) are connected in series. A booster compressor (141) and a four-way switch valve... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060272346 - Air conditioner having water draining device: An air conditioner includes an indoor device having a water draining hose for receiving water generated in the indoor device, an outdoor device having a fan device spindle, and a water draining device coupled to the spindle of the fan device, and coupled to the hose of the indoor device,... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20060272347 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator includes an ice-making tray, an ice storage receiving ice cubes from the ice-making tray and storing the ice cubes, and a dispenser supplied with the ice from the ice storage and providing the ice to the outside of the refrigerator, where the ice storage includes an ice storage... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060272348 - Iced beverage dispensing tower: A beverage dispensing tower includes an exterior surface; at least one beverage dispensing tap and a beverage supply line connected thereto; and a coolant flow path in sufficient thermal contact with the exterior surface so that as coolant flows through the flow path, at least part of the exterior surface... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060272350 - Cooling room: The invention provides a container for cooling produce. The container includes a box-like housing and a common plenum wall, creating a supply air distribution plenum, a return air distribution plenum and a treatment zone therebetween. Within the treatment zone, produce can be placed. A plurality of openings are located within... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20060272349 - Indoor unit of air conditioner: This invention relates to an air conditioner having an air inlet at its upper portion. The heat exchanger (4) includes multiple plate fins (1) arranged in parallel so that air flows therebetween, and heat transfer tubes (2) perpendicularly inserted into the plate fins (1) and arranged perpendicularly to the air... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20060272351 - Refrigerator for storing vials and cartridge for use in the same: The invention relates to a refrigerator for storing vials containing a (bio)pharmaceutical substance, in particular vaccines for animals, comprising a cabinet having an internal space for accommodating the vials arranged in columns, a cooling element for cooling the internal space and at least one door or dispenser for removing vials... Agent: Intervet Inc. Patent Department

20060272352 - Air separator: An air separator oxygen gas capable of producing oxygen gas in an energy-saving manner, thereby remarkable downsizing can be realized. The air separator includes an air compressor (1) for taking in air from the outside and compressing it, first adsorption towers (2,3) for concentrating oxygen gas that is contained in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20060272353 - Process and apparatus for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation: In a process for the separation of air by cryogenic distillation using a cryogenic distillation unit comprising at least a double column (1) including a high pressure column (2) and a low pressure column (3), in which air is compressed in a compressor (C) to a first pressure, cooled and... Agent: Elwood Haynes