Refrigeration inventions 05/08

20080115519 - Refrigerated case with anti-condensation control system: A refrigerated case for storing food product includes a sensor module and a control module. The control module receives input from the sensor module and compares the input to a set point to generate an output indicative of a difference between the input and the set point, and further updates... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080115521 - Refrigerator freezer door ice maker: An ice maker and ice bin are provided on the inside of a freezer door of a refrigerator. The ice maker is compact, and the bin is removably mounted to the door. Ice is made by the ice maker on the door, and discharged into the ice bin, which then... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Maytag

20080110179 - Cooling and heating systems and methods utilizing thermo-electric devices: In one embodiment, a cooling and heating system includes a heat exchanger, a thermoelectric cooler coupled to the heat exchanger and operable to cool or heat a fluid within the heat exchanger, a heat transfer device, an input conduit coupled between the heat exchanger and the heat transfer device, a... Agent: Deepak Malhotra

20080110198 - Refrigeration appliance with externally accessible 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

20080110202 - Compact evaporator for chiller application: An evaporator including a shell having a first end and a second end. A plurality of tubes are disposed within the shell to circulate refrigerant through the shell. A plurality of shell inlets are in fluid communication with the shell to deliver a fluid to exchange heat in the plurality... Agent: Mcnees Wallace & Nurick Llc

20080110201 - Vehicle air conditioner: A vehicle air conditioner comprises: a case 21 that is disposed in an interior-cabin space 15 formed in a cabin 10 and that forms an air passage through which air flows; and a heat exchanger 24 that is accommodated in the case 21 and that exchanges heat with the air,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080104965 - Energy saving telecommunications shelter: The energy-saving telecommunications shelter is used to reduce the electric energy consumed for the air-conditioning and the normal operation of the shelter. A part of the consumed energy is used to cool the cabin. The telecommunications shelter consists of 2 separate compartments, the telecommunications equipment installation compartment and the battery... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080104968 - Cryogenic vacuum break thermal coupler: A novel thermal coupler apparatus and method to couple a cryocooler or another cooling device to a superconducting magnet or cooled object allows for replacement without a need to break the cryostat vacuum or to warm up the superconducting magnet or other cooled object. A method uses a pneumatic actuator... Agent: Steven J Weissburg

20080104972 - Refrigerated display case: The present invention relates to a refrigerated display case (1) comprising a display platform (6) supporting the goods to be refrigerated, a device for cooling (7) and a device for venting (8) an air flow which are both located next to one of the vertical walls of the refrigerated display... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080104976 - Method and system for monitoring a cryostorage installation: The invention relates to a method for monitoring and managing a cryostorage installation comprising at least one container or at least one refrigerator (3, 4), in which the samples to be stored are placed, in a refrigerated atmosphere, the said at least one container or refrigerator (3, 4) being placed... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080104977 - Insulated ice compartment for bottom mount refrigerator: An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Maytag

20080104984 - Structure for sensing refrigerant flow rate in a compressor: The compressor has a differential pressure type flow rate detector that obtains the pressure in an upstream passage and the pressure in a downstream passage to detect a refrigerant flow rate within a refrigerant passage. The detector has an accommodation chamber, and a partition body slidably accommodated within the accommodation... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080104986 - 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

20080098753 - Method and system for logging cycle history of an ice-making machine that is accessible to the user for service diagnosis: An ice-making machine with an add on board that has a processor, a log program and a log memory. The log program periodically writes current values of operation parameters of the ice making of the machine in the log memory and makes the logged data available to an external device... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20080098755 - Heat transfer methods using heat transfer compositions containing trifluoromonochloropropene: Disclosed are methods of transferring heat to or from a fluid or body comprising causing heat to be transferred to or from a composition comprising at least one trifluoro, monochloropropene.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080098757 - Refrigerant cycle device: In a refrigerant cycle device having an ejector, a branch portion for branching a flow of refrigerant flowing out of the ejector into at least a first refrigerant stream and a second refrigerant stream is located. A first evaporator for evaporating the refrigerant of the first refrigerant stream is located... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C