| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 062056000 |
PROCESSES
| 2602 |
| 062132000 |
AUTOMATIC CONTROL
| 1122 |
| 062467000 |
REFRIGERATION PRODUCER
| 1043 |
| 062600000 |
CRYOGENIC TREATMENT OF GAS OR GAS MIXTURE
| 996 |
| 062300100 |
USING ELECTRICAL OR MAGNETIC EFFECT
| 820 |
| 062440000 |
COOLED ENCLOSURE
| 442 |
| 062340000 |
MEANS PRODUCING SHAPED OR MODIFIED CONGEALED PRODUCT
| 440 |
| 062450100 |
STORAGE OF SOLIDIFIED OR LIQUIFIED GAS (E.G., CRYOGEN)
| 426 |
| 062259100 |
STRUCTURAL INSTALLATION
| 334 |
| 062125000 |
WITH INDICATOR OR TESTER
| 326 |
| 062404000 |
GAS CONTROLLER OR DIRECTOR
| 261 |
| 062272000 |
WITH MEANS PREVENTING OR HANDLING ATMOSPHERIC CONDENSATE RELATIVE TO HEAT ABSORBER
| 255 |
| 062238100 |
DISPARATE APPARATUS UTILIZED AS HEAT SOURCE OR ABSORBER
| 226 |
| 062324100 |
REVERSIBLE, I.E., HEAT PUMP
| 212 |
| 062006000 |
GAS COMPRESSION, HEAT REGENERATION AND EXPANSION, E.G., STIRLING CYCLE
| 193 |
| 062239000 |
WITH VEHICLE FEATURE
| 145 |
| 062389000 |
WITHDRAWABLE LIQUID, E.G., DISPENSER
| 114 |
| 062246000 |
DISPLAY TYPE
| 104 |
| 062304000 |
MATERIAL COOLING MEANS INCLUDING GAS-LIQUID CONTACTOR
| 74 |
| 062550500 |
LOW PRESSURE COLD TRAP PROCESS AND APPARATUS
| 74 |
| 062264000 |
WITH ILLUMINATING OR RADIANT ENERGY MEANS
| 68 |
| 062235100 |
UTILIZING SOLAR ENERGY
| 67 |
| 062271000 |
ATMOSPHERE AND SORBENT CONTACTING TYPE
| 66 |
| 062430000 |
INTERMEDIATE FLUID CONTAINER TRANSFERRING HEAT TO HEAT ABSORBER OR HOLDOVER
| 55 |
| 062320000 |
WITH COMMINUTOR OR CUTTER
| 49 |
| 062004000 |
CHEMICAL REACTION OR SOLIDS DISSOLVING
| 41 |
| 062331000 |
COMBINED
| 38 |
| 062401000 |
AIR COMPRESSOR, COOLER AND EXPANDER TYPE
| 36 |
| 062296000 |
MUFFLER OR SOUND DAMPENER
| 35 |
| 062335000 |
PLURAL PAIRED DIFFERENT FUNCTION REFRIGERATION PRODUCING ELEMENTS, E.G., CASCADE
| 35 |
| 062317000 |
WITH SEPARATOR-CLARIFIER FOR COOLED FLUID OR ICE-MELT
| 28 |
| 062005000 |
VORTEX TUBE, E.G., RANQUE
| 26 |
| 062001000 |
CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY COOLING
| 23 |
| 062236000 |
WITH ALTERNATELY USABLE ENERGY SOURCES
| 22 |
| 062529000 |
REFRIGERANT OR COOLANT, STORER OR HANDLER
| 20 |
| 062231000 |
TIME OR PROGRAM ACTUATOR
| 20 |
| 062378000 |
ARTICLE MOVING MEANS
| 19 |
| 062298000 |
WITH REPAIR, ASSEMBLY OR DISASSEMBLY MEANS
| 17 |
| 062373000 |
LIQUID CONTACTING DISCRETE COMMODITY
| 17 |
| 062292000 |
WITH MEANS FOR CHARGING CLOSED REFRIGERATION PRODUCING SYSTEM
| 17 |
| 062323100 |
WITH INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE
| 16 |
| 062303000 |
WITH CLEANING MEANS FOR APPARATUS
| 12 |
| 062332000 |
DIVERSE SYSTEMS, E.G., ICE AND MECHANICAL
| 11 |
| 062337000 |
COOLED ARTICLE STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND COOLED ISOLATED MATERIAL HANDLER
| 11 |
| 062235000 |
RINK
| 10 |
| 062377000 |
ARTICLE HOLDER MOUNTED ON DOOR OR PIVOTED PARTITION
| 10 |
| 062371000 |
PORTABLE, COMMODITY-CONTAINING
| 8 |
| 062007000 |
UTILIZING FUEL AS REFRIGERANT
| 8 |
| 062293000 |
HAND MANIPULABLE TOOL
| 6 |
| 062384000 |
COOLER UTILIZING SOLIDIFIED GAS | 5 |
| 20130019628 | DEVICE FOR INSTANT COOLING OF LIQUIDS, BEVERAGES AND FOOD - Device and system for producing instant cooling, particularly for lowering the temperature of liquids and beverages contained in bottles. The same device can be used, by means of appropriate positioning of the diffusers in specific trays, for cooling foods. Moreover, the diffusers appropriately positioned in insulated containers act as portable refrigeration cabinet for foods, beverages and any product or material that requires to be preserved at low temperatures. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20080289357 | LIQUID NITROGEN COOLED BEVERAGE DISPENSER - Liquids to be dispensed as “frozen” or “slush” beverages are rapidly cooled to a suitable target viscosity or percentage of frozen, by maintaining a flow of liquid nitrogen through one or more heat exchangers, counterflowing the beverage to be cooled from a reservoir to a dispenser, and controlling the flow of liquid nitrogen to achieve the target viscosity or percentage of frozen of the beverage to be dispensed. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100281909 | REUSABLE FLOW-DOWN BEVERAGE DISPENSER - A reusable apparatus and process for dispensing, cooling and collecting a beverage are disclosed. In particular it relates to a beverage dispensers which may be used in a drinking establishment or party environment, which combines elements of decor or aesthetics with those of beverage cooling in a visible way. The dispensing part of the invention is via gravity induced flow, as the beverage is poured in to the top, flows along a channel on the surface of or through a tube within a container which holds chilled or frozen material but keeps it out of contact with the beverage, and releases the beverage to a receptacle, thus cooling the beverage flowing over or through the container. Methods and apparatus for using and enhancing the decorative nature of the container and cooling process are also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110197622 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOSING COOLING MEDIUM FOR THE PURPOSE OF COOLING DRINKS - The invention relates to a device for dosing a cooling medium, in particular for the purpose of cooling drinks. The device comprises at least one cooling medium supply container ( | 08-18-2011 |
| 20160138847 | TRANSCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE EJECTORS - The present application provides a carbon dioxide based refrigeration system. The carbon dioxide based refrigeration system may include a mid temperature cycle with a mid temperature ejector, a low temperature cycle with a low temperature ejector, and a gas cooler/condenser in communication with the mid temperature cycle and the low temperature cycle. | 05-19-2016 |
| 062265000 |
COMPARTMENT ACCESS OR USE AND AIR BLOCKING | 5 |
| 20090255288 | PORTABLE RACK CARRIER DEVICE AND THE METHOD OF USE - A unique device for facilitating insertion and retrieval of biological specimens into and from a liquid nitrogen storage tank and a method of using the device is disclosed. The device basically has one U-shaped mainframe body, two handles, one semi-circular switch, four hooks, one rack rod locker, and one cross-shaped sample box holder. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20160084564 | LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE DEVICE WITH ROTATING LOCK CHAMBER - The storage device comprises a storage chamber for storing objects at e.g. −80° C., a transfer chamber for intermediate object storage at e.g. −20° C. and a transport device arranged between them. The transport device comprises a pivotal and vertically displaceable carriage and is arranged in a rotatable lock chamber. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20080229773 | Refrigerator - A refrigerator includes: a cabinet which comprises at least one storage compartment formed with an opening at one side thereof; and a door unit which opens and closes the opening, the door unit comprising: a first door which is rotatably attached to the cabinet and opens and closes a partial area of the opening, a second door which is rotatably attached to the first door and opens and closes the remaining area of the opening, and a cool air blocking member which is disposed across a planar surface of one of the first door and the second door and a planar surface of the other of the first door and the second door and prevents cool air from leaking from a gap between the first door and the second door while the door unit is closed. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100018235 | REFRIGERATOR AND/OR FREEZER - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer, in particular a chest refrigerator or freezer ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20140109607 | COVERS FOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS - This disclosure relates to covers for use with refrigeration units. The covers may include rails that extend across a top opening of the refrigeration unit. One or more lids may be supported by support surfaces on the rails. The lids may be movable (e.g., slidable) between closed and open positions. The lids may include lid plates and feet configured to raise lid plates off of the support surfaces, thereby forming gaps between the lid plates and the support surfaces. The lids may include filling elements to fill at least a portion of the gaps between the lid plates and the support surfaces. In some embodiments, the feet may have a generally Z-shaped configuration. In some embodiments, the cover may include multiple frame elements having transparent spacers at the ends of the frame elements, and the cover may include end pieces at the ends of the cover. | 04-24-2014 |
| 062123000 |
SEPARATOR FOR SOLIDIFIED CONSTITUENT OF LIQUID MIXTURE | 5 |
| 20080264078 | EVAPORATIVE COOLING TOWER AND METHOD - A cooling tower for evaporating water from a brine solution is provided and may include an air inlet, a brine inlet for receiving the brine solution, and a heat-exchange assembly receiving the brine solution from the brine inlet and receiving air from the air inlet. The heat-exchange assembly transfers moisture from the brine solution to the air received from the air inlet to reduce the moisture content of the brine solution. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100058784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING UNIFORMITY OF VAPOUR AND LIQUID PHASES IN A MIXED STREAM - In method of providing uniformity of vapour and liquid phases in two or more streams derived from a mixed vapour and liquid stream ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100126193 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CONCENTRATING DILUTE SOLUTION - The present invention provides a process and an apparatus for concentrating dilute solution. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100263394 | CHILLER ASSEMBLY - A chiller assembly includes an enclosure having a separator panel provided therein that divides the enclosure into first and second compartments. The separator panel is mounted at an angle relative to the horizontal. A condenser is provided with the first compartment. A heat exchanger is provided with the second compartment. The heat exchanger and the condenser utilize refrigerant flowing therebetween to remove heat from a supply of fluid flowing through the heat exchanger. The enclosure includes a debris opening to provide access to debris collected on the separator panel when one of air and fluid is directed through the condenser in a direction towards the separator panel during a cleaning operation of the condenser. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20140290290 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF NATURAL L-MENTHOL - Embodiments are provided that provide for efficient production of highly pure natural I-menthol. In some embodiments, a method for preparing natural I-menthol involves providing crude mentha oil in a crystallizer and gradually reducing the temperature of the crystallizer in a step-wise manner, thereby producing highly pure crystals in less than two weeks. The methods disclosed herein are suitable for pharmaceutical GMP. | 10-02-2014 |
| 062268000 |
VACUUMIZED CHAMBER WITH OPEN VAPOR OR GAS OUTLET | 4 |
| 20080302121 | Air conditioning system - An air-conditioning system comprising water as the coolant in the heat exchanger in relation with cooling the air. A source of vacuum assists the vaporization action. The heat of vaporization of water is greater than a coolant of the fluorocarbon series, and the system operates most efficiently by dispersing the water vapor and its absorbed heat directly into the atmosphere instead of being kept within a closed cycle system which would require additional equipment and be much less efficient. One modification of the system incorporates a steam ejector system for a large air-conditioning system designed for a large structure. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090025415 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VACUUM-SEALING A COOLING MEDIUM - A device and a method for vacuum-sealing cooling medium is to allow a work piece being vacuumed for the cooling medium being introduced into the work piece. The device provides a first passage, a second passage, a sucking unit, a cooling medium supply unit and a sealing passage. The first passage and the second passage each have an end being connected to the sucking unit and the cooing medium supply unit respectively. The sealing passage communicates with another end of the first passage and another end of the second passage respectively and provides a sealing component, wherein a conveying passage is provided at the sealing component for the work piece being vacuumed or introduced with the cooling medium via said first passage or said second passage. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100139303 | ELECTRICAL REFRIGERATOR WITH VACUUM PRESERVING SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD - An electric refrigerator includes a vacuum preservation system. The electric refrigerator includes a refrigerator body with a refrigeration compartment, and a vacuum preservation system inside the refrigerator body. The vacuum preservation system includes a vacuum preservation container inside the refrigeration compartment, a vacuum generation device for building up a vacuum in the vacuum preservation container, a control device for controlling a buildup in the vacuum, and a measuring and monitoring device for measuring and monitoring an operating state of the vacuum preservation system. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20130104585 | PORTABLE COOLING UNIT FOR FIELD-LEVEL COOLING OF PRODUCT | 05-02-2013 |
| 062237000 |
SEPARABLE AMBULANT COOLED ENCLOSURE AND POWER OR COOLING SOURCE | 3 |
| 20130213070 | Outdoor Heating or Cooling Seating System - A cooling or heating seating system creating an open, unbounded, temperature-controlled zone for personnel, said seating system having HVAC equipment for producing and delivering cooled or heated air, a first air outlet disposed in a deck member, a second air outlet disposed in a seat back member, and a first air return disposed in the seat back member between a seat member and a seat back rest. The system may be transportable. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140020420 | PORTABLE AUXILIARY REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR TEMPORARY, EMERGENCY REFRIGERATION OF REFRIGERATED TRUCKS/TRAILERS - A method and apparatus for temporarily refrigerating perishable items contained in a refrigerated truck or trailer whose refrigeration unit is not functioning properly or at all. The apparatus comprises a portable, auxiliary refrigeration unit adapted to be transported to the refrigerated truck or trailer and includes a sealing element configured and adapted for placement in or adjacent a door opening of the refrigerated truck or trailer to provide at least a partial seal thereat. A chilled air duct is provided for delivering chilled air through/across the sealing element to the perishable items inside the refrigerated truck or trailer and the portable, auxiliary refrigeration unit is operable to deliver chilled air through the chilled air duct and into the interior of the refrigerated truck or trailer. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140102125 | SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PRE-CONDITIONED AIR TO AN AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND - A system for providing pre-conditioned air to an aircraft on the ground includes a ground air conditioning unit configured to produce air-conditioned air, a control module for controlling operation of the air conditioning unit, and an air hose having a first end in communication with a pre-conditioned air outlet of the air conditioning unit and a second end having a connector for connection to an aircraft on the ground. A pressure sensing device provides pressure information to the control module and is arranged so as to allow pressure monitoring of the flow of pre-conditioned air in the vicinity of the second end of the air hose. | 04-17-2014 |
| 062258000 |
WITH MEANS FORMING NON-COOLED WORK SURFACE, E.G., COUNTER, TABLE, SIDEBOARD | 2 |
| 20090013707 | Air blanketed food preparation table - A method and apparatus is provided to cool and/or protect chilled food in a food pan from warmer ambient air by passing low velocity chilled air from air vents proximate the food pan into and/or over the food pan to form a relatively stable mass of cooled air within the interior of the food pan. The low velocity air may also form a slowly moving barrier of chilled air that hinders warmer ambient air from reaching the food pan. Various embodiments employing numerous arrangements of food pans, cooling system and air ducts configured to direct the chilled air at a low velocity into and/or over the food pans are disclosed. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100293979 | FOOD SERVING BAR - A temperature controlled food serving having at least one channel of thermally conductive material for receiving at least one food-holding pan. The at least one channel defines an elongate pan receiving cavity for placement of the at least one food-holding pan at any desired location along the cavity. A temperature control system comprises at least one heating element for heating the at least one channel to maintain food products held in the food-holding pans at a food holding temperature. The at least one channel has at least two different temperature zones along a length of the channel so that food products in different temperature zones can be held at different food holding temperatures. | 11-25-2010 |
| 062322000 |
DISPARATE SERIALLY ARRANGED PRODUCT TREATING APPARATUS | 2 |
| 20100218539 | ANIMAL FIXATION DEVICE AND ANIMAL FIXATION METHOD - In order to provide an animal fixation device and an animal fixation method which are able to euthanize and fix the animal instantaneously and steadily, a columnar cage in which animal is arranged, a rotation mechanism configured to rotate the cage, an euthanizing gas supply mechanism configured to supply euthanizing gas into the cage, and a solid refrigerant supply mechanism configured to supply a solid refrigerant into the cage are provided. The euthanizing gas supply mechanism includes a gas manifold for euthanizing which is connected to the cage so that the euthanizing gas flows on an inner wall of the cage along a circumferential direction. The solid refrigerant supply mechanism includes a solid refrigerant supply line which is connected to the cage so as to be abele to supply the solid refrigerant during rotation of the cage. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20150345852 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORING AND DISPENSING BAGGED ICE - An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in an upper portion of the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows. | 12-03-2015 |
| 062297000 |
EXTERNAL SUPPORT FOR REFRIGERATOR HOUSING | 2 |
| 20100083684 | DAMPING LEG AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME - An adjustment leg and a refrigerator, particularly, a damping leg ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20140075980 | EQUIPMENT STAND - An A/C system can be provided. The A/C system can include an A/C unit and an equipment stand supporting the A/C unit. The equipment stand can include a plurality of legs. Each leg can include a hollow tube defining an interior hollow space bounded by an interior surface of the hollow tube and a longitudinal internal support means for strengthening the hollow tube integrally formed in the interior surface of the hollow tube. Further, an equipment elevation system can be provided that includes at least one piece of equipment and an equipment stand supporting the at least one piece of equipment. | 03-20-2014 |
| 062531000 |
MISCELLANEOUS | 1 |
| 20090260391 | SHUT-OFF VALVE MOUNTING STRUCTURE, AND OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE SAME - A shut-off valve mounting structure is for holding shut-off valves in place in an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, and includes bases, and a fixing portion. The shut-off valves are connected to an indoor unit of the air conditioner via refrigerant communication pipes. The bases extend upwards from a bottom frame of the outdoor unit (2). The fixing portion is continuous with the bases, and holds the shut-off valves in place such that a space exists below the shut-off valves. | 10-22-2009 |
| 062383000 |
MOVABLE THERMAL MEANS VARYING HEAT TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| 20130152618 | VARIABLE SURFACE AREA HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger apparatus includes a housing having a sidewall defining a chamber in the housing for containing a cryogen; and a first insulation member movably mounted for coaction with the sidewall, the first insulation member moveable to a position to expose or cover a select portion of the sidewall to provide a heat transfer effect. | 06-20-2013 |
| 062336000 |
MATERIAL HANDLERS OF DIVERSE TYPES | 1 |
| 20120060539 | Cassette Puller - A cassette puller for an automated storage and retrieval system that stores biological or chemical samples in freezers maintained at ultra-low temperature (e.g., −80° C.) or cryogenic temperatures includes a vertical sleeve into which the selected cassette is lifted. The cassette puller is mounted to a traveling gantry and transports cassettes from one freezer location to another and to the system input/output module, and also includes an ejection mechanism that inserts and retrieves tube storage racks or plates from a selected shelf on the cassette. Other components such as a rack robot, a tube picking mechanism, a sample identification station, etc. are mounted on the traveling gantry as well. | 03-15-2012 |
| 062326000 |
CONVERTIBLE | 1 |
| 20110067428 | Collapsible cooler convertible to a stadium seat - A collapsible foldable cooler can be converted to a stadium seat by folding back a top lid and folding diagonally down the top portions of the sidewalls. The folded down top lid extends along the back wall, forming a part of a converted stadium seat backrest, while the sidewalls form the sides of the stadium seat. | 03-24-2011 |
