Refrigeration inventions 06/07

20070144181 - Method and device for continuous generation of cold and heat by means of the magneto-calorific effect: The device (10) for continuous generation of cold and heat by the magneto-calorific effect, comprises a chamber (11), divided into two adjacent compartments (12, 13), separated by a wall (14). The chamber (11) contains a rotating element (15) made from at least one magneto-calorific material, a first circuit (17a) with... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070144182 - Localized microelectronic cooling apparatuses and associated methods and systems: Apparatuses and associated methods and systems to provide localized cooling to a microelectronic device are generally described. In this regard, according to one example embodiment, a microelectronic cooling apparatus comprising a microelectronic device thermally coupled to one or more thermally conductive pin(s) provides cooling to one or more hot spot(s)... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070144184 - Enhanced lng regas: Liquefied hydrocarbon gas carried by a tanker (78) is transferred to an import terminal (10) where the liquefied gas is heated to vaporize it and to heat the cold gas to at least −30° C. but preferably about 0° C., with the warmed gas transferred to a gas receiving facility... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20070144185 - Cryo pump: In a cryo pump 20 that is used in a process chamber 10 into which a process gas is introduced and that includes a first-stage panel, a heat shield plate 24, and a second-stage panel 28, a notch for allowing for entrance of gas molecules and an additional shield 34... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070144186 - Absorption cycle utilizing ionic liquids and water as working fluids: This invention relates to a composition comprising water and at least one ionic liquid, and also to devices capable of executing an absorption cycle using such compositions as a refrigerant pair. This invention also provides a method of cooling using an absorption cycle comprising water as the refrigerant and at... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20070144189 - Air conditioner and method of controlling such: The invention provides an air conditioner that is capable of performing optimal control in accordance with the environment of an indoor space at startup, and a method of controlling such. The air conditioner forms a refrigerant circuit, having a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, thermistors, humidity sensors, a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070144188 - Refrigerating storage cabinet: A storing section 49 stores data of a pull down cooling characteristic indicative of a time-varying mode of reduction in a target temperature drop. For example, when this is a linear function line xp, a target internal temperature drop degree takes a constant value Ap, irrespective of an operating time.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070144190 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator in which a two-stage-compression mode power-variable refrigerant circuit having a freezer cooler and fresh-food cooler is controlled in accordance with information on temperature in the fresh-food compartment. Thus, each of the freezer and fresh-food compartment is properly controlled at a temperature for storing. The refrigerant circuit includes an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070144191 - Method of operating a cryogenic temperature control apparatus: A method of temperature control in a cryogenic temperature control apparatus. The method includes operating the cryogenic temperature control apparatus in a first mode, and delivering a first flow rate of cryogen from a storage tank to an evaporator coil in the first mode. The cryogenic temperature control apparatus is... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070144192 - Centrifugal heat transfer engine and heat transfer systems embodying the same: A heat transfer engine having cooling and heating modes of reversible operation, in which heat can be effectively transferred within diverse user environments for cooling, heating and dehumidification applications. The heat transfer engine of the present invention includes a rotor structure which is rotatably supported within a stator structure. The... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski, Esq., P.C. Soundview Plaza

20070144193 - Pressure ratio unload logic for a compressor: A method is disclosed for controlling a discharge pressure of a compressor relative to a suction pressure of the compressor. The discharge pressure and suction pressure of the compressor are monitored and compared with a predetermined maximum pressure ratio of discharge pressure to suction pressure. If the pressure ratio of... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, LLC

20070144194 - Air conditioning system having self-sustained power supply apparatus for engine-driven transportation tools: The provided air conditioning system includes a self-sustained power supply apparatus, a motor coupled to the apparatus and receiving a first power supply, a first transmission system coupled to the motor and transmitting a first kinetic energy, a second transmission system coupled to the engine of a transportation tool and... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070144195 - Method and apparatus for combining a heat pump cycle with a power cycle: Method and Apparatus for Combining a Heat Pump Cycle With A Power Cycle. The working fluid for the heat pump cycle will be different than that for the power cycle.... Agent: Garvey Smith Nehrbass & North, LLC

20070144196 - Ice bin lighting: A first embodiment of this new invention is a portable free standing after market lighting fixture for installation into ice bins to illuminate the stored ice therein. The super bright solid state light emitting diodes, (LEDs), emit colored illumination that is reflected by all of the random reflecting and refracting... Agent: Joseph E. Currie

20070144197 - Condensate evaporation device: A refrigerator includes a storage space that is cooled by a refrigerant, a compressor that compresses the refrigerant, and a condensate evaporation device. The condensate evaporation device includes a container that contains condensate that flows out of the storage space, a heat exchange device that is adapted to exchange heat... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070144198 - Automatic draining apparatus of condensation: An automatic draining apparatus of condensation comprises a condensation tank; a float moving up/down along the level of the condensation; a hydraulic pressure chamber consisting of a volume changeable container for containing the condensation, and a check valve provided at an inlet of the hydraulic pressure chamber, the check valve... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070144199 - Method and apparatus of using an atomizer in a two-phase liquid vapor enclosure: A two-phase liquid vapor enclosure is described. The enclosure includes an atomizer to spray fluid onto a heat evaporator surface. Fluid flows through a nozzle which atomizes the fluid into very small droplets. These small droplets vaporize upon reaching the heated evaporator surface. Once the vapor condenses to liquid, the... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070144200 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner according to the present invention prevents freezing of an outdoor heat exchanger in heating operation. A refrigeration cycle is formed by sequentially connecting a compressor 1, a four-way valve 2, an indoor heat exchanger 3, a pressure reducing device 4, and an outdoor heat exchanger 5. In... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070144201 - Air conditioning systems for vehicles: An air conditioning system for a vehicle includes a first refrigeration cycle, an expander, and a second refrigeration cycle. The first refrigeration cycle includes a first compressor, a first radiator, a first pressure reducer, an evaporator, and a gas/liquid separator. The expander is disposed on a first fluid communication path... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070144202 - Open holding cabinet, trays and controls: A cabinet for holding food having a housing and a plurality of slots is provided. A tray is receivable in each of the plurality of slots for receiving food. A controller is operatively associated with each of the plurality of slots to independently control cooking instructions for each of the... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070144203 - Refrigerator having dispenser: The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a dispenser. In the present invention, the dispenser is provided in a concave portion of a door to be exposed toward a front surface of the door. A water tank is installed between a rear surface of the dispenser and a door... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20070144204 - Gas absorption refrigerator: An absorption refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an interior space. The interior space defines a first section, a second section, and a third section. The third section is in fluid communication with the second section and is indirectly cooled by the cool air in the second section. The third section... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070144205 - Cooling container assembly: A passive cooling container assembly for keeping food cool is disclosed. The assembly comprises an outer, thermally-insulating shell and an inner, thermally-conductive shell nested into and possibly affixed to the outer shell. The inner shell has a recessed volume at a bottom of the inner shell. A removable cold disk... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070144206 - Pressure reducer module with oil separator: A pressure reducer module includes an oil separator configured to receive a lubricant and a refrigerant and to separate the lubricant from the refrigerant. The pressure reducer module also includes a pressure reducer connected to and formed integral with the oil separator. The pressure reducer is configured to receive the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070144207 - Refrigerant accumulator with liquid separator: A refrigerant accumulator for refrigerant circuits having a container with an inlet for a two-phase mixture and an outlet for the refrigerant vapor. The accumulator includes a baffle provided as a separator in the upper part of the refrigerant accumulator. The baffle includes means for the collection of liquid refrigerant,... Agent: Visteon

20070144208 - Seal device and sealing structure: A seal device has a for sealing a through hole in a partition includes a first seal for providing a first abutment portion that abuts against a periphery of the through hole in an entirety thereof, and a second seal for providing a second abutment portion that is made of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070137242 - Arrangement for air distribution in a freezer compartment: An arrangement for air distribution in a freezer compartment of the type closed by a front door (11) and to which is generally mounted, close to a respective rear wall, an air cooling compartment (30) in which an evaporator (40) and a fan (50) are lodged, said arrangement comprising at... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070137243 - Apparatus for redirecting wind and air conditioner having the same: An air conditioner, especially to an apparatus for redirecting wind in an indoor unit of the air conditioner is disclosed. A scroll guide provided so as to form an air duct at the circumference of a centrifugal fan for sucking and discharging the interior air so that the interior air... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070137244 - Self contained cooling tube for use of drinking a beverage: A self-contained cooling tube is described that lowers the temperature of a beverage as it is drawn through the cooling tube by a user. The cooling tube includes an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member composed of a plastic material. A cooling material, having suitable characteristics to cool... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070137246 - Systems and methods for delivering hydrogen and separation of hydrogen from a carrier medium: Methods and systems are provided for the transportation of hydrogen including the use of a carrier medium and the subsequent separation of the hydrogen from the carrier medium upon delivery of the mixed gas stream to a desired location. In one example, up to approximately 20% hydrogen (molar fraction) may... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20070137247 - Integrated process and air separation process: An integrated process and air separation process including the steps of: Work expanding at least one first pressurized gas 39 derived from a first process at a first site 1, using work generated by the expansion of the at least one pressurized gas to drive a first air compressor 5... Agent: Air Liquide

20070137248 - Method and apparatus for separating air by cryogenic distillation: The invention concerns a method for separating air by cryogenic distillation in an installation comprising a medium pressure column (3), a low pressure column (4) and a mixing column (6). According to the method: air is compressed in a compressor (C01); is cooled in an exchange line (1); a first... Agent: Air Liquide

20070130960 - Device for generating a thermal flux with magneto-caloric material: The present invention concerns a device for generating a thermal flux with a magneto-caloric material, which is non-polluting, effective, reliable, of simple design and simple to use, economical, compact, and can be used both in large-scale industrial installations and for domestic applications. The device (3) for generating thermal flux with... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20070130961 - Refrigerator with magnetic shield: A magnetic shield is mounted in its own vacuum enclosure in a regenerative type expander comprising a vacuum enclosure, magnetic material in a cold regenerator, and a magnetic shield, where the magnetic shield surrounds the magnetic material.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070130962 - System and method for storing cryogenic liquid air: An apparatus for storing liquid air (a cryogenic mixture of about 80% liquid nitrogen and about 20% liquid oxygen) in a stable condition within a storage vessel routes colder liquid nitrogen from an external source, through a condensing coil/heat exchanger that passes through the ullage space of the vessel. This... Agent: Robert L. Wolter Beusse Brownlee Wolter Mora & Maire, P.A.

20070130963 - Apparatus and process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas: The invention provides for an apparatus and process for vaporizing liquefied natural gas using groundwater. The invention provides for an apparatus including: a groundwater well; a vaporizer for vaporizing LNG; and an LNG tank. The invention also provides for a process including vaporizing LNG in a vaporizer using groundwater.... Agent: Shell Oil Company

20070130964 - Gaseous fluid production apparatus and method: Gaseous fluid production apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention includes a fluid container containing fluid substantially in the liquid state. A first fluid line is connected to the fluid container so that it receives from the fluid container a first fluid stream substantially in the liquid state. A... Agent: Fennemore Craig, P.C.

20070130965 - Measured fill water dispenser for refrigerator: A refrigerator with a water dispenser for dispensing water from a source of water through a user accessible water outlet. The water dispenser can include a water valve, a dispensing actuator, and a water dispensing control connected to the water valve and to the dispensing actuator to control operation of... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070130966 - Refrigerator and method for controlling the refrigerator: A refrigerator and method for controlling the refrigerator including a plurality of storage chambers, in which a defrosting operation is executed based upon operation conditions of the storage chambers, to minimize a degradation in cooling efficiency which may occur when a defrosting operation is carried out in an independent manner... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070130967 - Multi-type air conditioner with defrosting device: Multi-type air conditioner comprising an outdoor unit installed in an outdoor, comprising a compressor, a refrigerant flow controlling part connected to a discharge end of the compressor for guiding the refrigerant proper to operation conditions selectively, an outdoor heat exchanger connected to the refrigerant flow controlling part, a defrosting device... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070130968 - Refrigerating storage cabinet and refrigerating equipment: A refrigeration unit 30 is made so as to correspond to refrigeration specifications of both refrigeration and freezing. Both refrigeration and freezing programs Px and Py are stored in a control 45 of each refrigeration unit 30. The refrigerating program Px is initially set to be executable. A pressure sensor... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070130969 - Adaptive intelligent circulation control methods and systems: Adaptive intelligent circulation control methods and systems are used to help increase the comfort and/or reduce energy usage and equipment wear. In one illustrative embodiment, the circulation and/or ventilation time is adjusted based on one or more environmental conditions inside or outside the building structure. In another illustrative embodiment, the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070130970 - Method for controlling the feed air temperature of a passenger aircraft: With a method for controlling the temperature of feed air supplied to a cabin area of a passenger aircraft (10), a measurement value for the ambient temperature in the cabin area is determined by means of a temperature sensor system (24). The temperature of the feed air is controlled, dependent... Agent: Thomas J Burger Wood Herron & Evans

20070130971 - Method of analysing a refrigeration system and a method of controlling a refrigeration system: A method of analyzing a refrigeration system (1) comprising at least one compressor (4), at least one condenser (5) and at least two refrigeration entities (2), each comprising at least one evaporator (9). Based on information relating to the gas production by the evaporators (9) it is determined whether or... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20070130972 - Automatic defogging system of vehicle and control method thereof: An automatic defogging system of a vehicle according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an input unit used for receiving a directly sensed window relative humidity value from a defogging sensor so as to directly sense a humidity generation degree in a window; a controller which controls... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070130973 - Refrigerant system with multi-speed scroll compressor and economizer circuit: A scroll compressor is provided with a multiple-speed motor. A control selects a speed for operating the motor, along with selecting between several available options for the system capacity adjustment to meet external load demands in a most efficient and reliable manner. The disclosed embodiment includes an economizer circuit, an... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070130974 - Air conditioner defrost system: A novel system for detecting inefficiencies in a refrigeration circuit, such as an air conditioner system, is disclosed whereby a sensor sends a signal to a controller which will cause the compressor of the refrigeration circuit to be shut off when the evaporator is at risk of freezing out. The... Agent: Christopher D. Harrington

20070130975 - Air conditioning system for vehicles: An air conditioning system for vehicles includes a compressor and a variable displacement compressor provided in a refrigeration cycle, means for operating the variable displacement compressor, compressor operation switching means for switching the compressor operation between the compressor and the variable displacement compressor, and variable displacement compressor feedforward displacement value... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070130976 - Parallel condensing unit control system and method: A refrigeration system comprises a plurality of compressors and a plurality of condensing units comprising a first condensing unit having a first control module and at least one additional condensing unit having an additional control module. Each condensing unit has at least one compressor of the plurality of compressors. A... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070130977 - Heat exchanging device having continuously operatable compressor: A heat exchanging device includes two piping members coupled between a compressor and a evaporator, a condenser coupled to one of the piping members, and two control valves for controlling the medium to flow through either of the piping members. A tubing may receive a heat exchanging fluid and may... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20070130978 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner has a heat source refrigerant circuit, utilization refrigerant circuits, a pressurizing circuit, and a cooler. The heat source refrigerant circuit is configured by an interconnection of a compression mechanism, a heat source heat exchanger, and a heat source expansion valve that reduces a pressure of refrigerant condensed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070130979 - Freezing furniture and an insert therefor: In a first aspect, the invention relates to a piece of freezing furniture comprising a storage space (3), intended for products to be frozen, and a primary air duct (4), which partly surrounds a suction duct (11), having an inlet (12) that mouths at one side of the opening (13)... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070130980 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner includes a blower case to guide air blown by a blowing fan to an indoor discharge port. The blower case includes a discharge guide space to guide discharged air to the indoor discharge port, and an air distribution member positioned in the discharge guide space to guide... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070130981 - Evaporative cooling apparatus for iv fluids: An evaporative cooling apparatus for intravenous fluids comprises a flexible, air permeable sleeve having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A plurality of cooling chambers containing polymer crystals are attached to the inner surface of the air permeable sleeve to facilitate evaporative cooling. Each cooling chamber is spaced from... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20070130982 - Ice-making machine: An ice-making machine includes a control faceplate and formed with a water tank and an accommodating hollow. The water tank has a water intake connected with the feed water pipe of the accommodating hollow. The accommodating hollow is bored with a draining channel communicating with the water tank and has... Agent: Ching-hsiang Wang

20070130983 - Ice making machine, method and evaporator assemblies: Ice making machine that uses PETD harvest technology, evaporators, ice molds and cooling system. One evaporator makes thin layers of ice that are laminated to form a larger ice piece. Other evaporators include an ice forming surface on a material that has good thermal conductivity for forming ice in a... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070130984 - Ice making and unfreezing control device for an ice-making machine: An ice making and unfreezing control device for an ice-making machine includes a compressor, a condenser, an electric magnetic valve, a dryer, a vaporizer, a liquid reservoir and a temperature sensor. The vaporizer has its underside provided with plural ice-making rods. The temperature inductor is positioned on the exit pipe... Agent: Ching-hsiang Wang

20070130985 - Damper for refrigeration apparatus: A damper for controlling air flow into at least one refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator is provided. The damper includes a damper, and a first damper door and a second damper door movably mounted on the frame. The damper frame defines a first gate, a second gate, and a third... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20070130986 - Unitemp food bar: A food bar for controlling the temperature of a food in a food pan inserted into the food bar is described. The food bar comprises an energy source that circulates a fluid at a desired temperature through ducts and then into the interior of the bar.... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070130987 - Condensing unit and cooling apparatus equipped with condensing unit: A condensing unit including a heat exchanger with end plates and a compressor. The heat exchanger is disposed below the compressor so that the end plate takes the load of the compressor. This eliminates the use of a compressor-anchoring base plate, and thus the number of structural parts is reduced.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070130988 - Vapor compression refrigerating systems: A vapor compression refrigerating system includes a compressor, a radiator connected to the compressor via a first tube, a first pressure reducing mechanism connected to the radiator via a second tube, and a separator connected to the first pressure reducing mechanism via a third tube and the compressor via a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070130989 - Vapor compression refrigerating systems: A vapor compression refrigerating system includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, and a radiator connected to the compressor, in which the radiator is configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor and to reduce a temperature of the refrigerant. The system also includes a pressure reducing mechanism connected... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070130990 - Dryer for humid compressed gases: A humid compressed-gas dryer comprises a plate-type heat-exchanger that includes a plurality of stacked plates (2) associated to each other in a gas-tight manner all along the perimeter of adjacent plates (2), said adjacent plates (2) defining channels (3) therebetween for two or more fluids to be guided therethrough in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070130991 - Liquefaction of associated gas at moderate conditions: A method is proposed for converting a portion of associated gas generated during crude oil production into a liquid form which permits the transport of a large amount of methane at moderate temperatures.... Agent: Chevron Texaco Corporation

20070130992 - Cyrogenic air separation process and apparatus: A low temperature air separation process and apparatus for producing pressurized gaseous product in an air separation unit using a system of distillation columns which include cooling a compressed air stream in a heat exchange line to form a compressed cooled air stream, sending at least part of the compressed,... Agent: Air Liquide

20070125095 - Heat transporting apparatus: In a heat transporting apparatus, a cylinder is filled with a refrigerant and pistons are arranged in the cylinder, which compress and expand the refrigerant in the cylinder. A magnet unit is movably provided around the cylinder to apply a magnetic field to the cylinder, which is alternately increased and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125094 - Magnetic refrigerator: In a magnetic refrigerator, a permanent magnet unit shaped like a hub is so rotated as to face an annular magnetic unit having magnetic blocks arranged in a circumferential direction. The permanent magnet unit is also arranged to be concentric with a magnetic unit and has an inner and outer... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125097 - Cooling device for a product and a packaging and dispensing assembly for a corresponding product: A device is provided to cool and apply a product. The device includes a pressurized container configured to hold a liquefied refrigerant product. The pressurized container includes a longitudinal axis and is provided with a refrigerant product dispensing element with a product coating surface. The device also includes cooling means... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125099 - Controlled rate freezer for biological material: A controlled rate freezer for the controlled freezing of biological material, the freezer comprising a first chamber which can hold biological material to be frozen, a second chamber which can hold a cryogenic material, forced convection apparatus which lowers the temperature of the first chamber by forcibly moving air present... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070125098 - Systems and methods for freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical material: A system for controlled freezing, storing and thawing a biopharmaceutical material includes a flexible container and a supporting structure. The flexible container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material therein for freezing, storing and thawing. The container further includes a flange and the supporting structure is engageable with the flange... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070125100 - Remotely or locally actuated refrigerator lock with temperature and humidity detection: A remotely or locally actuable refrigerator door lock has a body portion that is attached to the cabinet and a door portion that is attached to an edge of the door. A latch in the body portion engages a strike plate in the door portion and can be lifted out... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20070125101 - Ice harvest prevention mechanism in a refrigerator: An ice harvesting prevention mechanism, including an actuator, is provided for an ice maker. The ice maker is arranged to make, harvest and dispense ice to an ice bucket located in an ice receiving position. An ice harvesting prevention device is arranged to prevent dispensing of ice in a first... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20070125102 - Detection of refrigerant charge adequacy based on multiple temperature measurements: The refrigerant charge adequacy of an air conditioning system is determined by the sensing of two temperatures in the system, one being at a midpoint in a condenser coil and the other being the temperature in the liquid line of the condenser discharge, with the difference then being indicative of... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070125103 - Electronic defrost timer for mechanical refregerator: An electronic defrost timer for a mechanical refrigerator is disclosed, which includes an input unit applying its power to the defrost timer and receiving an input of time for controlling the defrost timer, a control unit controlling a compression mode or a defrost mode by using the input time and... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070125104 - Compressor system for vending devices and the like: An variable capacity compressor system operated by an adaptive energy usage management and thermal control system is provided to reduce the energy consumption and cost of operation of a vending machine. The variable capacity refrigeration system of the present invention includes the use of a variable or multi-speed compressor, a... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070125105 - Method and apparatus for controlling the load placed on a compressor: A method of operating a vapor compression system, the vapor compression system defining a closed fluid circuit in which a refrigerant is circulated and having operably disposed therein, in serial order, a compressor, a high pressure heat exchanger, an expansion device and a low pressure heat exchanger. The method includes... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070125106 - Supercritical refrigeration cycle: A supercritical refrigeration cycle comprises a radiator 2 for cooling the refrigerant discharged from a compressor 1, a cooling fan 2a for blowing the atmospheric air to the radiator 2, a decompression unit 4 for decompressing the refrigerant at the outlet of the radiator 2 and having the opening degree... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070125107 - Intelligent venting: A system for regulating gas flow for a computer room containing computer components includes vents configured to direct gas from a gas supply toward the computer components, sensors disposed and configured to provide information regarding at least a first property associated with the computer components, and a controller coupled to... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070125108 - Ice rink chilling unit, ice rink with chilling unit, and a method of chilling an ice rink: An ice rink chilling unit includes a heat extraction subassembly, a refrigeration subassembly, a stand-alone enclosure, and a single-phase AC electrical connector. The extraction subassembly includes quick-connect couplings removably connecting with rink piping to form a secondary closed loop. The refrigeration subassembly defines a primary closed loop engaging the extraction... Agent: Lang Michener LLP

20070125109 - Open-air, air conditioned residential or recreational facility: An open-air, air-conditioned residential or recreational facility in a climatically hot environment, said facility comprising: (i) a physical boundary surrounding the area of said facility and elevating to a predetermined height above the ground surface of said facility, wherein said boundary is adapted for reducing the lateral exchange of air... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070125110 - Device for transfer of heat: A structure for housing electronic equipment, for example outdoor telecom applications such as radio base stations, in a climate-controlled environment. The structure comprises a compact climate-control unit adapted for integration into the structure. The climate system provides for circulation of air in an internal closed circuit for cooling of heat... Agent: Christian D. Abel

20070125111 - Integral air conditioner: The present invention relates to an integral air conditioner. The air conditioner includes at least a compressor (1), an indoor unit heat exchanger (2), an expansion apparatus (3), an outdoor heat exchanger (4) and a circular pipe (5). The air conditioner is embedded into a wall body integrally. The outlet... Agent: Allan Chan & Associates

20070125112 - Method and apparatus for regeneration water: Ice condensed in a portion in a case in which a cryogenic refrigerator is installed, which is cooled by the cryogenic refrigerator, is melted by increasing a temperature of the ice to a melting point of the ice or higher. Then, while the temperature of the melted ice and a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070125113 - Cooling massage device and product dispenser including such a device: A massage and/or dispensing device includes a body, and an applicator element intended to be placed in contact with a surface to be massaged and/or a surface to which a product is to be applied. The applicator element is movably retained in the body or mounted for movement relative to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125114 - Dewpoint cooler: A dewpoint cooler comprises: two medium circuits coupled mutually via a heat-conducting wall, through which circuits two media can flow, wherein the second medium contains gas, which wall has heat-conducting protrusions; wherein the wall and the protrusions are covered with a hydrophilic coating which can absorb an evaporable liquid and... Agent: Howrey LLP

20070125115 - Air conditioning system: A refrigerant circuit (40) is provided with two adsorption heat exchangers (56, 57) in addition to an outdoor heat exchanger (54) and an indoor heat exchanger (55). The indoor heat exchanger (55) and the two adsorption heat exchangers (56, 57) are disposed in an indoor unit (11), while the outdoor... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070125116 - Protective device of auger type ice making machine: A protective device of an auger type ice making machine capable of coping with occurrence of a problem with a simple configuration. A protective device comprises a delay timer which starts counting simultaneously with the start of an auger motor. A compressor is started by the count up of the... Agent: Koda & Androlia

20070125117 - Vibratory spiral conveyor: A spiral cooler and a process for cooling workpieces are proposed. A very simple structure is enabled by the workpieces being cooled in counterflow by cooling air, preferably a negative pressure being produced in the conveyor channel by branching off and redelivering a partial flow.... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070125118 - Ice chest: An ice chest (1) has a dividing wall (11), preferably formed from an end wall of a container (10) sized to fit within the ice chest (1). The space between the interior of the ice chest and the dividing wall constitutes an ice receiving cavity which, when filled with ice,... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20070125119 - Refrigerator: As described above, a refrigerator is provided which, by changing the position relationship and structure of the cooler (9), the refrigerant compressor (12), and the control and power source boards (21), can reduce the thermal loss of the cooler (9), improve the heat insulation efficiency, and increase the heat radiation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070125120 - Refrigeration system for cabinets: An improvement in a refrigeration system for cabinets provided with a top cover and with internal peripheral walls made of metallic sheet and around which is seated an evaporating means (1) connected to the outlet of an expanding device (2) which is connected to the outlet pf a condenser (3)... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070125121 - Vapor compression refrigerating systems: A vapor compression refrigerating system having a compressor, a radiator, a first pressure reducing mechanism for reducing a pressure of refrigerant cooled by the radiator, a refrigerant branching means for dividing refrigerant (m) reduced in pressure by the first pressure-reducing mechanism into portions, a second pressure reducing mechanism for reducing... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070125122 - Lng vapor handling configurations and methods: LNG vapor from an LNG storage vessel is absorbed using C3 and heavier components provided by a fractionator that receives a mixture of LNG vapors and the C3 and heavier components as fractionator feed. In such configurations, refrigeration content of the LNG liquid from the LNG storage vessel is advantageously... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP. Hani Z. Sayed