Refrigeration inventions 01/08

20080022694 - Water producing method and apparatus with additive control system: A water producing system adapted to condense water from the air and collected in a storage tank were the water is purified and bacteria is killed. An additive device is configured to supplement additives to the water such as minerals. An additive control system supplements the water and controls the... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20080022697 - Gas vessel packing structure having a crystalline phase: The present invention relates to a container packing structure, characterized in that it comprises a crystalline phase containing 55 to 97% by weight of xonotlite crystallites and 3 to 45% by weight of tobermorite crystallites. It also relates to a method for fabricating such a packing structure, and the container... Agent: Air Liquide Intellectual Property

20080022698 - Cryostat comprising a cryogen vessel suspended within an outer vacuum container: The present invention provides cryostat comprising a cryogen vessel 2 suspended within an outer vacuum container 4 by an arrangement comprising: at least one housing 20 mounted on an exterior surface of the outer vacuum container and arranged to function as a floor mounting foot, for supporting weight of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080022699 - Air-conditioning system and method of installing energy recovery apparatus: There is provided an energy recovery apparatus capable of recovering a hydraulic energy in a regenerative air-conditioning system including a pressure sustaining valve and capable of coping with a discharge change caused by variation in air-conditioning load, the air-conditioning system being capable of carrying out normal operation even in a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080022701 - Apparatus and method for servicing a coolant system: An apparatus, system and method for servicing a coolant system, such as, an automobile air conditioner are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus may comprise a device for measuring a parameter of the coolant system; and means for selectively switching between providing: (i) communication between the coolant system and said... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20080022702 - Compressed air aftercooler with integral moisture separator: A system for providing cooled compressed air free of entrained moisture. A housing surrounds a heat exchanger and has an inlet for passage of hot compressed air into an input plenum of the housing and an outlet plenum having an outlet for the cooled and dried compressed air. The bottom... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20080022709 - Cooling system: A system for cooling a water stream with an inlet air stream to produce a cooled water stream useable with a cooling coil to produce chilled water for a hydronic cooling system or for other purposes. The system is also effective to cool refrigerant and to supply cool water for... Agent: F. Lindsey Scott Law Office Of F. Lindsey Scott

20080022710 - Simultaneous heating/cooling multi air conditioner: A simultaneous heating/cooling multi air conditioner capable of performing heating and cooling simultaneously is provided. The simultaneous heating/cooling multi air conditioner includes a plurality of outdoor heat exchangers. The plurality of outdoor heat exchangers are configured to individually operate as a condenser or an evaporator depending on a heating/cooling ratio.... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20080022711 - Ice making apparatus: An ice making apparatus is provided in which a refrigeration cycle is used to produce ice inside an evaporator that is generally horizontally disposed, with a hollow auger being provided with a helical flight thereon, for scraping ice from the inner wall of the evaporator and pushing the ice toward... Agent: John F. Mcnulty Paul & Paul

20080022715 - Method for washing cooling or air conditioning circuits and device for carrying out said method: The invention relates to a method for washing cooling or air conditioning circuits, according to which a washing agent is conducted through said cooling or air conditioning circuit. Said agent dissolves and absorbs the soluble substances that adhere to the cooling or air conditioning circuits and discharges the mechanical contaminants.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080022716 - Lng system employing stacked vertical heat exchangers to provide liquid reflux stream: An improved apparatus and method for providing reflux to a refluxed heavies removal column of a LNG facility. The system withdraws a fraction of a predominately methane refrigerant from a methane refrigeration cycle of the LNG facility. The withdrawn methane refrigerant is then cooled in an auxiliary heat exchange system... Agent: Conocophilips Company - I.p. Legal

20080022717 - Process and apparatus for separation of hydrocarbons from liquefied natural gas: An apparatus and process for separating a feed liquefied natural gas containing at least methane and a hydrocarbon less volatile the methane, into a product natural gas enriched with methane and lean in hydrocarbon less volatile than methane and a heavier fraction lean in methane and enriched with hydrocarbon less... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080016881 - Apparatus for heating and cooling at food serving stations: Systems and apparatus for heating or cooling food to an appropriate temperature for service using a standard food service container, such as a chafing dish or food cart. A thermally conductive plate has a plurality of Peltier chips attached thereto to drive a temperature difference. The Peltier chips are in... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080016883 - Motor vehicle operable by means of cryogenically stored fuel and having a compressed-air system: A motor vehicle operable by a cryogenically stored fuel with a removal device for condensed gas from a tank, particularly from a cryogenic tank. The removal device for the cryogenically stored fuel includes at least one removal pipe having a shut-off valve, which is operated by compressed air.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080016885 - Dry ice cloud generator and method: Apparatus for generating the appearance of clouds by forcing air over dry ice and channeling the resultant cloud out the top of an enclosure. The apparatus includes an insert having four sides, a bottom and an open top. A manifold may be coupled to a perforation in the insert wherein... Agent: Charles N. Quinn Fox Rothschild LLP

20080016887 - Pressure balancing accumulator: An accumulator and associated method substantially reduces if not eliminates a bump energy event associated with the use of a U-tube. A bypass or pressure equalizing passage is provided between upper portions of a U-shape return tube for reducing the pressure difference on opposite sides of any accumulated liquid refrigerant... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080016888 - Method and apparatus for monitoring refrigerant-cycle systems: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080016890 - Chiller system with low capacity controller and method of operating same: A method (126) and a low capacity controller (28) enable a chiller system (20) to operate below a minimum allowable capacity. The chiller system (20) includes a chiller (40) and a chiller fluid loop (30), having a supply line (36) for conveying a chiller fluid (34) from the chiller (40)... Agent: Meschkow & Gresham, P.L.C

20080016891 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator includes a valve assembly located at a refrigerant path from a condenser to at least one expansion valve for controlling flow of a refrigerant from the condenser to the at least one expansion valve. The valve assembly includes a valve chamber, wherein the refrigerant drawn from the condenser... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080016894 - Advanced direct exchange geothermal heating/cooling system design: A direct expansion/direct exchange (“DX”) geothermal heating/cooling system having a plurality of pin restrictors positioned in housing units at ground accessible locations. The pin restrictors are preferably located near the compressor unit and on the field side of the distributor. Refrigerant is substantially equally distributed by a distributor to substantially... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080016897 - Indoor unit of an air conditioner: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes an indoor unit casing having a first suction port, a panel, a moving mechanism, and a control unit. The panel opens the first suction port by moving so that the panel is spaced apart from the indoor unit casing, and closes the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080016899 - Ice making and dispensing system: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080016902 - Absorption cooling system: The invention provides an absorption cooling system of the type including a liquid absorbent that remains in the liquid phase throughout the operation cycle, and a refrigerant having both a liquid phase and a vapor phase in the cycle, the basic system being powered by heat extracted from a hot... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080016903 - Working fluids for an absorption cooling system: The invention provides a working fluid for an absorption cooling system of the type including a liquid absorbent that remains in the liquid phase throughout the operation cycle, and a refrigerant having both a liquid phase and a vapor phase in the cycle, wherein the system comprises a mixture of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20080010999 - Device for cooling food: An apparatus for cooling food, in particular water-based beverages, includes a cold accumulator (6) that contains a phase transition material. A conduit (8) for a water-based liquid that is to be chilled is guided through the cold accumulator (6). Also provided is a device (2) for dissipating heat from the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080011000 - Ice delivery and cleaning apparatus: Apparatus transports rod(s) of ice of flaked or chipped ice through a tube to a remote ice bin, in which the ice is broken into nuggets. A method of cleaning the transport tube is also provided in which ice pushes a dry conformable article and a wet conformable articles carrying... Agent: John F. Mcnulty Paul & Paul

20080011002 - Air conditioning system for rooms required to be sterilized: In the conventional fumigation of the rooms required to be sterilized, formaldehyde is general used, but formaldehyde has such problems as carcinogenicity and residual tendency. It is also proposed to combine fumigation and air conditioning for automation, but air conditioning and fumigation cannot be performed concurrently. The present invention proposes... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20080011006 - Built-in refrigerator with increased internal volume: The present invention relates to a refrigerator to be built into surrounding cabinetry having a body having a cavity for food preservation, at least two thin side panels, a thin top panel, and at least one thin front panel. The side panels, top panel, and front panel have a finish... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080011007 - Cold plate refrigeration system optimized for energy efficiency: A Cold Plate Refrigeration System Optimized for Energy Efficiency is provided utilizing two refrigerant compressors and a single set of cold plates; or two refrigerant compressors, a conventional evaporator to air heat exchanger, and a single set of cold plates; or a single refrigerant compressor, a conventional evaporator to air... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20080011008 - Water filter for refrigerator water dispenser: A water dispenser in a refrigerator door can include a filter casing in the door opening into the bottom of the dispenser housing. The filter casing can include a top wall positioned in the bottom of the dispenser housing, a head assembly at the bottom of the filter casing connected... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080011011 - Refrigerator with intermediate temperature icemaking compartment: An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Maytag

20080011012 - In-door water dispenser with door reversibility: A refrigerator with at least one openable door has a hinge at a pivoting edge of the door allowing the door to open about the pivoting edge. A water dispenser, positioned on the door, has a paddle which is moved horizontally by a user to cause water to be dispensed.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080011014 - Refrigeration system: In order to create a refrigeration system comprising a refrigerant circuit (10), in which a main mass flow (56) of a refrigerant is guided, which may be adapted to different operating conditions in an optimum manner it is suggested that at least two refrigerant compressors (12a, 12b, 12c), which can... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080006035 - Method for use in preparing a drink: Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method for use in preparing a beverage including the steps of introducing a vegetable and/or fruit substance into a liquid, which is at an elevated temperature and for the infusion of the said substance therein, allowing the product of the infusion to... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080006036 - Personal portable environmental control system: A personal portable environmental control system, which includes a thermoelectric device, two heat sinks, an exhaust fan for blowing ambient air across one heat sink and a blower for blowing ambient air across the other heat sink such that the blown air is conditioned (either heated or cooled). The thermoelectric... Agent: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Office Of Counsel Bldg 435

20080006037 - Computer cooling apparatus: A chiller for cooling an electronic device using circulating fluids to cool electronic components which comprises a thermoelectric cooler having a cool face and a warm face when connected to a power source; a heat spreader plate; and a heat exchanging surface, said thermoelectric cooler, said heat spreader plate and... Agent: Bennett Jones C/o Ms Roseann Caldwell

20080006038 - Beverage dispensing apparatus and method for beverage dispensing: A method of regulating the refrigerant temperature for a beverage machine, including a refrigeration system for producing a frozen beverage, operating at least one compressor at a speed to flow the refrigerant through the refrigeration system of the beverage machine and cooling the refrigerant with at least one condenser. The... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080006040 - Heat-activated heat-pump systems including integrated expander/compressor and regenerator: Heat-activated heat-pump systems and related methods are disclosed that include a power cycle coupled to a vapor-compression refrigeration cycle both utilizing the same working fluid. The power cycle comprises a boiler, an expander receiving superheated vapor and producing work from the superheated vapor, a condenser, and a pump. A regenerator... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080006048 - Ice tray assembly and refrigerator having the same: An ice tray assembly and a refrigerator having the same are disclosed. The ice tray assembly includes an outer case on which a water container is mounted, and an inner case detachably mounted in the outer case to include ice trays which are supplied with water from the water container.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080006050 - Multiple barrel frozen product dispenser: A frozen product dispenser is characterized by at least two product freeze barrels for receiving product therein and for freezing the product for dispensing, and a refrigeration system for chilling the at least two barrels. The refrigeration system has at least two evaporators for and heat transfer coupled to each... Agent: Pyle & Piontek LLC

20080006051 - Portable cooler: The portable cooler is a portable refrigeration system for selectively and adjustably cooling a removable container, such as a beer keg, for example. The portable cooler includes a housing that defines an open interior region for removably receiving the keg. A door is pivotally mounted to the housing, providing the... Agent: The Law Office Of Jane K. Babin Professional Corporation