Refrigeration inventions 02/07

20070039332 - Compact thermal exchang unit of thermo-electric cooling mode using heat pipe: The present invention relates to a thermal exchange device using heat pipes to effectively discharge heat from inside of an open-air communication system. The present invention provides a plurality of heat pipes directly inserted between the plates of the thermo-electric cooling unit for accommodating a plurality of fins thereon. According... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070039333 - Avatar kimchi refrigerator: The present invention discloses a Kimchi refrigerator for storing and fermenting foods such as Kimchi or soy and bean paste at a low temperature. The Kimchi refrigerator displays a set special mode with a corresponding avatar, or displays various information of the special function of the set special mode such... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070039334 - Avatar refrigerator and control method thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator of a new concept, which improves a user interface convenience for providing a variety of contents to the user other than the long time storage function of the related art refrigerator, and enables the user to make easy contact... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070039335 - Icemaker and refrigerator comprising the same: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which comprises an icemaker. In the refrigerator, a printed circuit board for ice-making positioned in the icemaker shares some components with a main printed circuit board, or the main printed circuit board receives some components used for the icemaker in place of the printed circuit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070039336 - Compressor with vapor injection system: A heat pump system includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, a scroll compressor in fluid communication with each of the first and second heat exchangers, and a flash tank in fluid communication with each of the first and second... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039337 - Ejector cycle device: An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator, an ejector having a nozzle part and a refrigerant suction port, and a branch passage for introducing refrigerant branched on an upstream side of the nozzle part of the ejector in a refrigerant flow into the refrigerant suction port. Furthermore,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039338 - Control of a heating and cooling system for a multi-level space: A heating and cooling system for a multi-level space is provided that comprises at least one lower level return air duct and at least one upper level return air duct, and a thermostat for controlling the operation of the heating or cooling system through either a low voltage cooling activation... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070039339 - Refrigerator and operation control method thereof: The foregoing and/or other aspects of the present invention can be achieved by providing a refrigerator including a partition wall defining a plurality of storage compartments, and a hot pipe extended from a condenser and embedded in a front area of the partition wall, the refrigerator further including: a cooling... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070039340 - Controlling method of air conditioning system for vehicles: The present invention relates to a controlling method of an air conditioning system for vehicles. The method of the present invention includes the steps of: setting up a target indoor temperature of a vehicle determined by a user; inputting the indoor and outdoor temperature of the vehicle and solar radiation... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070039341 - Heat pump water heater: A heat pump water heater system including a water storage tank and a heat exchange system. The heat exchange system includes a heat absorber positioned below the water storage tank and a heat rejecter in fluid communication with the heat absorber and positioned within the water storage tank. The heat... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070039342 - Monolithic air conditioner: A monolithic air conditioner includes a cabinet, an outdoor heat exchanger mounted on a rear-inner portion of the cabinet and spaced away from a sidewall of the cabinet, a guide member attached on a rear surface of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a fan assembly disposed in the cabinet to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039343 - Air conditioning apparatus: An air conditioning apparatus is provided which includes a plurality of heat exchangers (11, 12, 13) for effecting heat exchange between a heating medium (such as refrigerant, cold and hot water et cetera) and air and which is adapted to separately perform sensible heat processing and latent heat processing of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070039344 - Method and apparatus for removing moisture from evaporator coils: A method and apparatus for removing excess moisture from the evaporator coils of an air-conditioning system in which the moisture is removed from the evaporator coils by vibrating the coils. The coils may be vibrated by mechanical or acoustic devices such as solenoid plungers and acoustic transducers.... Agent: Mark E. Fejer Gas Technology Institute

20070039345 - Portable, potable water recovery and dispensing apparatus: A portable, potable-water generator for producing high-purity liquid water by condensation of water vapor from ambient air. The generator employs an air filter to remove particulates and aerosols from the incoming air. An enclosed heat absorber cools the filtered air to its dew point and collects droplets of condensate into... Agent: Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated

20070039346 - Air-conditioning outdoor unit, air-conditioner, and compressor unit: An air-conditioning outdoor unit of the present invention has a pair of primary ports of a four-way switching valve that is connected to a discharge port and an intake port of a compressor. A first secondary port of a pair of secondary ports of the four-way switching valve is connected... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070039347 - Compressor with vapor injection system: A heat pump system includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first heat exchanger, a scroll compressor in fluid communication with each of the first and second heat exchangers, and a flash tank in fluid communication with each of the first and second... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039348 - Cold carbonation system for beverage dispenser with remote tower: A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop fluid circuit extends between and heat... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20070039349 - Refrigerant cycle device with ejector: A refrigerant cycle device includes a compressor for compressing refrigerant, a condenser for cooling and condensing high-pressure refrigerant discharged from the compressor, a vapor-liquid separator located at a refrigerant outlet side of the condenser for separating refrigerant from the condenser into vapor refrigerant and liquid refrigerant, a supercooling device for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039350 - Refrigerant cycle device with ejector and refrigerant branch structure for the same: A branch structure is provided on an upstream side of an ejector in a refrigerant cycle device, for branching and supplying refrigerant to a nozzle of the ejector and to an evaporator connected to a refrigerant suction port of the ejector. For example, the branch structure is constructed with an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070039351 - Refrigeration system having an integrated bypass system: A heat transfer system usable as an air conditioner, a heat pumpt or the like includes a compressor, a condenser, a main expansion device and an evaporator connected in a closed circuit through which a refrigerant is circulated, and a bypass device in which subcooling is performed rather than in... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070033951 - Thermoelectric based heating and cooling system for a hybrid-electric vehicle: A heating and cooling system including a first and second thermoelectric module each has a first surface and a second surface. In thermal communication with the first and second surfaces of the thermoelectric modules are separate heat exchangers. A thermal storage device is in thermal communication with the first surface... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070033952 - Method of storing biological samples: A method of storing biological samples in which the biological samples are stored in a stack within a vessel interior of an insulated vessel. A pool of liquid cryogen is maintained within the vessel interior by condensing cryogenic vapor boiled off of the pool of liquid cryogen with a cryocooler... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070033953 - Method and system for controlling a climate control system: A method and system for controlling a climate control system on a vehicle after enering a heat soak mode in which the outside air temperature associated with the vehicle is affected by absorption of non-ambient heat includes an ambient temperature sensor for sensing a current ambient temperature outside the vehicle.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070033954 - Driving controlling apparatus for air conditioner having plural compressors and method thereof: A driving controlling apparatus for an air conditioner having a plurality of compressors, and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises a flow amount distribution resistor installed at an outlet of an expansion valve, for passing a certain amount of refrigerant; and a controlling unit for detecting a current load and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070033955 - Electrically controlled defrost and expansion valve apparatus: A cooling system that has an electrical controller that controls an electric expansion valve and the defrost cycle using a reversing valve. The need for heater circuit to achieve defrost is eliminated. The system permits the defrosting the evaporator system in less time required for conventional defrost methods. The cooling... Agent: William B. Ritchie Law Office Of William B. Ritchie

20070033956 - Operation control method of refrigerator: An operation control method of a refrigerator including a main body defining a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, an evaporator cooling the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment, a heater defrosting the evaporator, and a plurality of blowing fans respectively corresponding to the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070033957 - Automated drive for fan and refrigerant system: A refrigerant system is provided with a variable speed drive for at least one of its fluid-moving devices, wherein the variable speed drive is provided by an automated mechanical drive. In the disclosed embodiment, one of the pulleys for driving the fluid-moving device has a variable diameter to vary the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070033958 - Driving controlling apparatus for air conditioner having plural compressors and method thereof: A driving controlling apparatus for an air conditioner having a plurality of compressors, and a method thereof. The apparatus comprises a flow amount distribution resistor installed at an outlet of an expansion valve, for passing a certain amount of refrigerant; and a controlling unit for detecting a current load and... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070033959 - Cryogenic apparatus for chilling beverages and food products and process of manufacturing the same: Self-cooling food and beverage containers and processes for manufacturing such container0s with cryogenic high-pressure refrigerant cooling apparatus are disclosed. A self-cooling beverage container apparatus containing a beverage or other food product, a method of storing cryogenic gases which then cool said food products, and to methods of assembling and operating... Agent: Mark D. Bowen, Esq. Sterns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitte

20070033960 - Integrated center rail dispenser: A refrigeration appliance is provided which includes a cabinet with a first openable door providing access to a first refrigeration compartment and a second openable door providing access to a second refrigeration compartment. The second openable door has a portion thereof positioned below a portion of the first openable door.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070033961 - Machine for dispensing drinks, particularly of the cold water dispensers and \"post-mix\" systems type: The machine for dispensing drinks, particularly of the cold water dispensers and “post-mix” systems type, comprises a sealed tank for containing the water at a preset pressure, featuring a water inlet and a water outlet, a refrigeration unit featuring an evaporation unit arranged inside the tank, valve means placed in... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070033962 - Refrigerator and control method thereof: A refrigerator comprising a main body which is formed with three or more storage compartments and a cooling unit having a plurality of evaporators corresponding to the respective storage compartments, the cooling unit comprising a refrigerant supply pipe to supply a refrigerant to the plurality of evaporators; a plurality of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070033963 - Beverage-cooling device: A beverage-cooling device includes a refrigeration unit, a position unit and a switch unit. The refrigeration unit has a housing with a cavity formed therein and a tube disposed inside the cavity. The tube has an inlet and an outlet both secured to the housing, and the inlet is higher... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC Tracy M Heims

20070033964 - Beverage cooling device: A beverage cooling device includes an outer bucket, an inner container unit, and a drive unit. The inner container unit is disposed in the outer bucket, is adapted to receive a bottled alcoholic beverage therein, and cooperates with the outer bucket to confine a cooling space that surrounds the inner... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070033965 - Refrigerant system with suction line restrictor for capacity correction: A fixed restriction is placed in a suction line leading to a compressor. The size of the restriction is selected to achieve a desired capacity reduction (correction) for the refrigerant system compressor. By selectively restricting the flow of refrigerant through the suction line, the capacity delivered by the compressor will... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070033966 - Vehicle air conditioning system: A vehicle air conditioning system is described herein that includes a pressure reducing device that is operatively coupled to a condenser downstream therefrom. An evaporator is operatively coupled to the pressure reducing device downstream from therefrom. A refrigerant flow booster is operatively coupled to the evaporator downstream therefrom and a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070033967 - Method and apparatus for the production of carbon monoxide and/or hydrogen and/or a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide by cryogenic distillation: The invention provides an installation for the production of hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide and/or a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, by separating a mixture to be processed (1) which contains at least carbon monoxide and hydrogen. Said installation comprises a production apparatus (9), for producing a feed mixture (3),... Agent: Air Liquide

20070033968 - Process and apparatus for obtaining krypton and/or xenon: The process and apparatus are used to obtain krypton and/or xenon by cryogenic separation of air. Krypton and xenon are enriched to form a krypton/xenon concentrate. Krypton and/or xenon is obtained from the krypton/xenon concentrate by means of distillation. Prior to distillation, the krypton/xenon concentrate is passed over a catalyst... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C. Arlington Courthouse Plaza I

20070028632 - Chiller control system and method: A method and system of dynamically controlling a water pump system that includes a water pump. The method includes determining a pressure differential at the water pump, determining a water flow rate based on the pressure differential, and determining a speed set point for the water pump. The method also... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070028631 - Cooling system: A cooling system using brine includes: a refrigerant circuit that has a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve; a brine circuit that has a cooler and a pump for circulating the brine; a first heat exchanger that is shared by the refrigerant circuit and the brine circuit and performs... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070028633 - Air conditioning systems for vehicles: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion means, and a cooler. The system also includes an elevated pressure density detector for detecting or estimating one or more physical values having a correlation with a density of an elevated pressure refrigerant in a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070028634 - Apparatus for combining air conditioner and pool heater: A heat exchange system for use with an air conditioning system having a condenser unit and a water heating system having an evaporator unit is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for locating the evaporator unit of the water heating system and the condenser unit of the air conditioning system... Agent: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber

20070028635 - Electronic vehicle climate control system with highly integrated multi-function switches: An electronic climate control system is provided for controlling an HVAC system on a bus or other high-occupancy vehicle either as a stand-alone system or for retrofitting with existing HVAC equipment. The system includes a system control unit having output terminals connected to the vehicle compressor, condenser and evaporator units... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070028636 - Cryogenic refrigeration system for superconducting devices: A system for cooling one or more discrete superconducting devices wherein a primary refrigerator subcools cryogenic liquid for desubcooling in the devices and subsequently resubcools this liquid in a recirculation loop, and additional cryogenic liquid is maintained in a subcooled condition within a reserve storage container by diversion of some... Agent: Praxair, Inc. Law Department - M1 557

20070028637 - Window type air conditioner: A window type air conditioner comprises: a case having an indoor air suction port for sucking indoor air and an indoor air discharge port for discharging heat-exchanged air indoors; an indoor unit mounted inside the case positioned at an indoor side thus to be heat-exchanged with indoor air, and an... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070028638 - Window type air conditioner: A window type air conditioner comprises: a case of which one side is positioned at an outdoor side and another side is positioned at an indoor side; an axial fan mounted in the case, for blowing air in a radius direction thereof; an outdoor heat exchanger for heat-exchanging outdoor air... Agent: Fleshner & Kim, LLP

20070028639 - Humidity controller: A humidity controller apparatus (10) includes a refrigerant circuit provided with first and second heat exchangers (61, 62). An adsorbent is supported on the surface of each of the first and second heat exchangers (61, 62). The refrigerant circuit is configured to allow for switching of the circulation direction of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070022759 - Dynamic system for refrigeration equipment: It refers to the special features of this invention, which are a set of mechanisms, electro-mechanisms, and electronic controls that allow a compression chamber for a refrigeration fluid or other kinds of fluids to employ three, six, or even double that number of chambers. The equipment runs at an extremely... Agent: Trask Britt

20070022760 - Flow stability in massively parallel cryogenic vaporizers: Cryogenic vaporization apparatus with multiple ducts each having an inlet to receive cryogenic fluid for vaporization, and an outlet to discharge vaporized fluid to a common discharge collection manifold, there being spaces between the ducts to pass warming fluid, for warming the ducts, and flow restrictors at or proximate the... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20070022761 - Superconducting magnet system with radiation shield disposed between the cryogenic fluid tank and a refrigerator: A superconducting magnet system with a superconducting magnet coil system disposed in a cryogenic fluid tank (2) of a cryostat (1), and a refrigerator (6) for cooling the cryogenic fluid that cools the magnet, is characterized in that a radiation shield (5; 21; 31; 41; 51) is provided which separates... Agent: Kohler Schmid Moebus

20070022762 - Method and apparatus for molding a reinforced, attachable ice block: A method and apparatus for molding a block or sheet of ice that is resistant to breakage and can be readily attached to an external object such as a ski, sled, or other device for the purpose of sliding said objects down or along non-snowy or non-icy terrain. The ice... Agent: Scott H. Ireland

20070022763 - Frozen beverages: Frozen beverages having a desired viscosity (consistency) are produced using a parameter representative of the change between unfrozen and frozen states of the beverage to control cooling of the beverage. The parameter may be the pressure or temperature of the beverage in a freeze cylinder 7 where circulation of coolant... Agent: Pyle & Piontek

20070022764 - Ammonia recycling still for a refrigeration system and method therefor: An ammonia still apparatus of the invention is used to reclaim ammonia from contaminated ammonia refrigeration fluid in an ammonia refrigeration system. The ammonia still apparatus is used in fluid communication with the ammonia refrigeration system and can be run manually or automatically using an electronic controller, such as a... Agent: O'malley And Firestone

20070022765 - Controlling a voltage-to-frequency ratio for a variable speed drive in refrigerant systems: A refrigerant system is provided with at least one variable frequency drive. In the past, the variable frequency drives were operable such that the voltage-to-frequency ratio remained constant regardless of operation. The present invention realizes that variations in the voltage-to-frequency ratio may be desirable, and the refrigerant system control drives... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070022766 - Two phase or subcooling reheat system: A method for removing humidity from air comprising the steps of providing an air conditioning system comprising a continuous circuit through which a refrigerant flows from a compressor, through a condenser, through a heat exchanger, through an evaporator, and returning to the compressor, providing a bypass valve through which a... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (utc)

20070022767 - Method and apparatus for refrigeration system control having electronic evaporat or pressure regulators: A method and apparatus for refrigeration system control includes a control system operable to modulate a suction pressure of each of the refrigeration circuits by controlling an evaporator pressure regulator respectively associated with each of the refrigeration circuits independently of evaporator refrigerant superheat to meet cooling demand. A sensor assembly... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070022768 - Loop reactor heat removal: The present invention provides a process for cooling a polymerization reactor having at least four leg jackets. In the four leg jacket embodiment, the process comprises pumping a first coolant through a first pair of leg jackets, and pumping a second coolant through a different pair of leg jackets. In... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20070022769 - Temperature-type expansion valve: A temperature-type expansion valve 1 includes a valve housing 110 having a first passage 121 into which a high pressure refrigerant flows, a second passage 122 through which a low pressure refrigerant flowing to an evaporator 5 flows, and a throttle passage 125 communicating the first passage 121 with the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070022770 - Building temperature control system and method: A method and system of dynamically controlling a temperature control system that has at least one compressor and is operable in a plurality of stages. The method includes iteratively determining, for each of the plurality of stages, a plurality of intermediate air-related conditions and system operating conditions based on sensed... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070022771 - Cooling system with variable capacity control: A system includes a scroll compressor having a first scroll member interleaved with a second scroll member to define at least two moving fluid pockets that decrease in size as they move from a radially outer position to a radially inner position. A valve in fluid communication with the compression... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070022772 - A cooling system and method for cooling a battery in a vehicle: A cooling system and method for cooling a battery in a vehicle is provided. The method includes determining whether the cooling system is operating to cool a passenger compartment in the vehicle, operating the cooling system to cool the battery when it is determined that the cooling system is operating... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20070022773 - Cooling energy saving structure: A cooling energy saving structure, capable of connecting to a PCB multi-axial driller, includes a chiller, a freezing dryer, and a thermal superconductive recycling device, where the chiller has a liquid outward piping and a liquid inward piping, the freezing dryer has a gas outward piping and a gas inward... Agent: Hdsl

20070022774 - Microclimate creator system and method for cooling units: A system and method for use with a cooling unit including a condenser. In one embodiment, the system comprises a fog creator and a residue collection component. The fog creator includes water-emitting components and a control device. The water-emitting components are configured to be positioned proximate to the cooling unit... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070022775 - Cooler for transporting an animal carcass: A soft, insulating cooler with a detachable strap for transporting and/or storing head and cape of a dead animal, for instance deer. A hinged lid is closable by a pair of overlapping zippers. A pair of openings are formed in the lid to allow antlers to extend therethrough. A tightening... Agent: Keaty Professional Law Corporation Thomas S. Keaty

20070022776 - Removal device for desiccant: A removal device (1) is provided for the desiccant of the refrigerant of an air conditioner for vehicles, which is arranged in a receiver (4) connected to one manifold (2) of an integrated condenser/receiver unit (3) of the air conditioner and is fastened with one end (5) to a closure... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070022777 - Supercooling apparatus: A subcooling unit (200) includes a refrigerant passage (205) connected to liquid side communication pipes (21, 22) of a refrigerating apparatus (10). When a subcooling compressor (221) is operated, subcooling refrigerant circulates in the subcooling refrigerant circuit (220) to perform a refrigeration cycle, thereby cooling refrigerant of the refrigerating apparatus... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch