Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
062078000 | Deodorizing, antisepticizing or providing special atmosphere | 31 |
20080245080 | Method for reducing the moisture content of air of a defined space - Method for reducing the moisture content of air of a first defined space in communication with, via an entrance to said first defined space, at least one second defined space, the air of first defined space having lower moisture content than that of said at least one second defined space, whereby the reduction of the air moisture content is achieved by at least one means for dehumidified air. The reduction of the air moisture content is achieved by dividing said at least one second defined space into two compartments arranged in series and communicating with each other via partition means, taking wholly or partially air having higher moisture content from the compartment of the second defined space located longest from the first defined space, dehumidifying said air, and feeding said dehumidified air wholly or partially to the compartment of the second defined space located closest to the first defined space. | 10-09-2008 |
20080307802 | System and Method for Managing Water Content in a Fluid - A system and method for managing water content in a fluid includes a collection chamber for collecting water from the fluid with a desiccant, and a regeneration chamber for collecting water from the desiccant and transferring it to a second fluid. An evaporator cools the desiccant entering the collection chamber, and a second evaporator cools the second fluid to extract the water. The evaporators use a refrigerant, the flow of which is controlled by a flow control valve. When the temperature in the second evaporator drops below a set point, the refrigerant flow to the second evaporator is stopped, and the refrigerant flow to the first evaporator is increased. This increases the water collection in the collection chamber, and causes a rise in the temperature in the second evaporator. The valve is then opened to increase the cooling in the second evaporator. | 12-18-2008 |
20090000317 | Device and method for disinfection of ice machines, ice silos and/or chutes for transport of ice - Device and method for disinfection of ice machines, ice silos, and/or chutes for transport of the ice, with a storage tank ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090000318 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY HEATPUMP SYSTEM - A heatpump system ( | 01-01-2009 |
20090025402 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH MODULAR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED AIR FILTER APPARATUS - An air conditioning system includes an air flow pathway extending through a housing from an inlet to an outlet. Air conditioning apparatus is disposed in the airflow pathway between the inlet and the outlet conditioning an air stream passing through the air flow pathway from the inlet to the outlet. A modular electrically stimulated air filter apparatus is carried by opposed, parallel frameworks mounted in series in the air flow pathway between the inlet and the air conditioning apparatus filtering entrapping contaminants in the air stream flowing through the housing from the inlet to the outlet. The opposed parallel frameworks are mounted to opposed supports affixed to the housing. | 01-29-2009 |
20090120108 | CO2-REFRIGERANT DEVICE WITH HEAT RECLAIM - A refrigeration device containing CO | 05-14-2009 |
20090139249 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING FRESHNESS OF FOODS - An apparatus for maintaining the freshness of foods is provided. The apparatus comprises first and second electrodes spaced oppositely to a predetermined distance, a voltage generator unit applying voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, heat transfer means connected to the first electrode or the second electrode to absorb heat from the space between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a temperature control unit controlling the heat transfer means such that the space between the first electrode and the second electrode is of predetermined temperature, whereby the heat transfer means is connected to the electrode for voltage application, so that both the application of electric field and the temperature regulation are advantageously obtained using a single electrode without installing a separate device for temperature regulation. | 06-04-2009 |
20090260369 | System for reducing Oxygen - A system for reducing oxidation comprises a centralized nitrogen source within a building and a room connected by a tubular structure to the source. The room has a volume and at least a portion of a closed-loop system with a ventilation mechanism and a sensor adapted to control a nitrogen concentration in the room. | 10-22-2009 |
20090320502 | AIR CONDITIONER AND AIR CONDITIONER CLEANING METHOD - A method of cleaning an air conditioner utilizing carbon dioxide as a working refrigerant includes three steps. In a charging step, a refrigeration cycle is charged with carbon dioxide. In a venting step, a charging target with which the refrigeration cycle is charged is vented after the charging step. In a repeating step a unit operation is performed at least one time or more. The unit operation includes the charging step and the venting step. An air conditioner includes a refrigeration cycle configured to perform the unit operation at least one time, and a counter configured to count and output the number of times that the unit operation has been performed. | 12-31-2009 |
20100043460 | CHILLER AND REACTION BLOCKS - A reaction block is provided that utilizes a refrigerant gas for cooling that includes a plurality of reaction stations each defining a reaction chamber for receiving a reaction vessel and defining a gas conducting passageway for conducting the refrigerant gas through the reaction station in temperature transmitting relation thereto. The reaction block also includes a metering means in fluid communication with a respective one of the reaction stations and is configured to receive a liquid refrigerant and to deliver an amount of refrigerant gas to the gas conducting passageway of one of the reaction stations in order to cool the contents inside the reaction vessel located at that reaction station. The metering means is also configured so that the amount of the refrigerant gas delivered to the gas conducting passageway of one reaction station is independent of the amount of refrigerant gas delivered to another one of the reaction stations. | 02-25-2010 |
20100126190 | AIR-CLEANING DEVICE FOR EVAPORATOR OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD - An apparatus is disclosed which sterilizes an evaporator of an automotive HVAC system depending on whether the vehicle engine starts. The apparatus comprises: an engine start detector ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100313580 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZER AND AIR CONDITIONER - An atomizing electrode includes: a trunk unit made to be tabular-shaped and almost rectangular-shaped for receiving water dropped from water supply means in a direction of gravitational force and delivering the water; and a top end atomizing unit which is a plate-shaped projection formed so as to be projected from a side surface of the trunk unit and formed unitedly with the trunk unit. The trunk unit of the atomizing electrode extends a long-side direction in a horizontal direction, is provided below the cooling unit with a space of a predetermined distance so as not to contact the cooling unit, and is arranged so that when the cooling unit is projected in the direction of gravitational force, a width of the cooling unit in a horizontal direction should be included in a width of a long-side direction of a top surface of the trunk unit exposed to the cooling unit. | 12-16-2010 |
20110232304 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SENSE CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR ATOMIZERS IN REFRIGERATORS - A method and system is provided which receives a desired humidity level from a user for the refrigeration compartment of a refrigerator, determines the current humidity level, and then activates an atomizer in the refrigeration compartment to increase the humidity level if needed. The humidity in the refrigeration compartment may be determined based at least in part on the temperature of the refrigeration compartment, the defrost timer, the door opening times, and the compressor timer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120031118 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER CONTROL OF IONIC CLEANERS FOR ICE MACHINES USING PULSE WIDTH MODULATION - A method for decontaminating air in an ice making machine, comprising: controlling the level of ozone outputted from an ozone generator by modulating the voltage using pulse width modulation; and contacting the air with the ozone. | 02-09-2012 |
20120159972 | ENERGY-SAVING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY MULTIPURPOSE AIR CONDITIONING AS A GENERATOR OF DEW DRINKING WATER, HOT WATER AND DRYER - A method and machine for producing fresh and cool air, dew drinking water, hot air for the dryer, hot water for bathing or other purposes using an energy-saving and environmentally-friendly multipurpose air conditioning as a generator of dew drinking water, hot water and dryer. Mixture of fresh outdoor air and returned air from the rooms passed to the evaporator coils to condense the moisture from the air to produce pure and fresh dew drinking water and cool fresh air, where the air is then flown back into the room. Municipal water or other water then dip the hot discharge line to subcool the refrigerant before entering the condenser thus saving energy and at the same time produce hot water that can be used for bathing or other purposes. Hot air coming from air-cooled condensers can be used as a dryer. | 06-28-2012 |
20120198862 | COUNTER-TOP PRODUCE REFRIGERATION AND OZONATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A produce storage chamber comprising a chamber capable of encasing produce, a refrigeration system, at least one ozone generation units, and at least one ethylene scrubbers. The chamber is capable of delaying postharvest produce deterioration using at least one of temperature control, ozone generation, and ethylene scrubbing. | 08-09-2012 |
20120204581 | REFRIGERATOR WITH STERILIZER - A refrigerator which variably controls operation of a sterilizer according to variation in humidity within the refrigerator to improve sterilizing capacity includes a control unit to drive the sterilizer while repeatedly turning the cold air circulation fan on/off during a refrigerating cycle in which the defrosting heater is not operated, and stop driving the sterilizer during operation of the defrosting heater. | 08-16-2012 |
20120260681 | Cooling Plant in Particular for the Processing of Food and a method of Cleaning the Cooling Plant - The invention relates to a cooling plant an a method of cleaning such cooling plant. The cooling plant comprises a cooling chamber and at least one blower with a blast exit for circulating gas in the cooling chamber. The cooling plant further comprises an at least partly removable screen and a surface treatment liquid supply. The removable screen comprises a hole structure with a first and a second side and a plurality of holes extending from the first to the second side. The screen is arranged such that it totally or partly covers the blast exit in a first position so that at least a part of the gas supplied from the blast exit passes directly from the blast exit and through the hole structure from the first side thereof. The surface treatment liquid supply being arranged to supply a surface treatment liquid at least partly on the first side of said hole structure. | 10-18-2012 |
20120291458 | Apparatus and Method for Inhibiting the Growth of Microbiological Organisms in Commercial Icemakers and Coolers - An apparatus for inhibiting the growth of microbiological organisms in commercial icemakers and coolers by treatment of the air within the device evaporator air space. The apparatus includes a mechanical filtration device, a PCO device, and a UV light device. Air is drawn from the evaporator space, mixed with a small amount of ambient air from around the apparatus, and mechanically filtered to remove particulates. The filtered air is then passed through the PCO device that is activated by the UV light device, where it is treated by the ROS produced by the activated PCO device. A UV light further produces ROS to treat the filtered air stream, which is returned to the internal space of the commercial refrigeration device. Recirculation of the treated air increases residence time. The addition of a small amount of external air with the internal air allows for positive pressurization of the evaporator space. | 11-22-2012 |
20130000327 | ICE-MAKING MACHINE WITH AIR STERILIZATION FEATURE - An ice-making machine includes an ice-forming mold in a food zone of the ice-making machine; a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator in thermal contact with said ice-forming mold, thus producing a combined evaporator and ice-forming mold; and a bulkhead wall separating an equipment compartment from the food zone. A bulkhead space is located between the bulkhead wall and the combined evaporator and ice-forming mold. The bulkhead space is part of the food zone. Air in contact with ice being formed by the ice-making machine can circulate to the bulkhead space. A source of antimicrobially active gas and an air circulation system that causes the antimicrobially active gas to circulate through the bulkhead space. In use, the antimicrobially active gas flows though the bulkhead space to thereby distribute the antimicrobially active gas throughout the bulkhead space, thus inhibiting growth of microbiological contaminates. | 01-03-2013 |
20130213061 | ACTIVE CHILLED BEAM WITH STERILIZATION MEANS - An air-handling unit includes a primary air plenum and a primary air inlet in fluid communication with the primary air plenum. The primary air inlet is configured to provide a flow of primary air to the primary air plenum. The air-handling unit also includes a chamber in fluid communication with the primary air plenum. The chamber includes an irradiate cavity and a secondary air inlet configured to accept a flow of secondary air into the irradiate cavity, and a sterilization mechanism positioned in the irradiate cavity. The sterilization mechanism is configured to effectively treat and sterilize the secondary air. | 08-22-2013 |
20130239595 | VACUUM CONTAINER FOR REMOVING FOREIGN GASES FROM AN ADSORPTION REFRIGERATION MACHINE - The invention relates to a vacuum container for an adsorption refrigeration machine, said vacuum container being connected to a condenser unit of the adsorption refrigeration machine via connection means that permit the passage of vapor. The container has a discharge arrangement and at least one cooling element. The connection means are provided with at least one component for shutting off or regulating the flow of fluids. | 09-19-2013 |
20130255285 | METHOD FOR DISINFECTING AIR IN AIR DUCTS - The invention relates to a method and a device for disinfecting the air of an air flow ( | 10-03-2013 |
20140123688 | COOLED STORING SYSTEM FOR PHOTO CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION OF ETHYLENE - The invention relates to a cooled storing system for photo catalytic decomposition of ethylene. The system is preferably a reefer container or a refrigerator and it comprises a cooling unit with an evaporator, and means for providing airflow inside the system. The system further comprises at least one UV-source and TiO | 05-08-2014 |
20140202183 | Control Of Atmosphere Within A Closed Environment - A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a concentration of carbon dioxide in a gaseous atmosphere within a closed environment of a refrigerated transport container to maintain the concentration of carbon dioxide therein at a desired level. A carbon dioxide scrubber apparatus operates alternately in an adsorption mode and a regeneration mode. When a perishable produce is stowed in the closed environment, for example in a cargo box of a refrigerated transport container, the concentration of carbon dioxide may be maintain at a desired level to retard ripening of the perishable produce. | 07-24-2014 |
20140260355 | WATER FILTER PURGE INDICATION - A refrigeration system includes a water circulation system and a replaceable water filter. The refrigerator includes a sensor that determines if a water filter is present, and a user interface that prompts a user to purge a water filter upon installation of a new water filter in the refrigerator. The water filter may include a memory storage device that stores information concerning the allowable life of the water filter, the remaining life of the water filter, and other information. Information concerning the remaining life of the water filter and other information can be displayed or otherwise communicated to a user by the user interface. | 09-18-2014 |
20150047373 | ROOM CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A multi-step process for cleaning, disinfecting and substantially eliminating allergens in a room is provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20160030607 | HEAT FLUX CONTROL FOR LIQUID NITROGEN SPRAYS - A freezer apparatus for treating a product with cryogen includes a source of cryogen liquid and a source of cryogen gas; a first conduit for delivering a first amount of the cryogen liquid; a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit for delivering a second amount of the cryogen gas into the cryogen fluid for being mixed therewith to provide a cryogen mixture having a ratio selected of cryogen gas:cryogen liquid; and a delivery apparatus in fluid communication with the first conduit downstream of the second conduit, the delivery apparatus including at least one outlet through which the cryogen mixture passes for contacting a surface of the product. A related method is also provided. | 02-04-2016 |
20160137035 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING MICROBIAL PROPAGATION ON A SURFACE OF AN EVAPORATOR FOR VEHICLE - An apparatus and a method of restraining microbial propagation on the surface of an evaporator of an automotive air conditioning system include a blower for generating airflow, an evaporator (evaporator core) for cooling, a heater core through which an engine coolant passes for heating, a temperature control door, an internal/external air mode door, a mode door, and a controller for controlling these components, in which microbial propagation can be prevented by heating the evaporator using the heat of the heater core only by controlling the operation of the temperature control door without any additional component. | 05-19-2016 |
20190145692 | DEODORIZING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME | 05-16-2019 |
20220136756 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator includes: a cabinet defining a storage space and a machine room that is partitioned from the storage space, the machine room including a compressor and a condenser, a blowing fan provided in the machine room, a guide member configured to guide air from an outside of the machine room into the machine room and discharge air from the machine room to the outside of the machine room, and a deodorizing module that is provided inside the guide member and that is configured to remove an odor from air passing through the guide member. | 05-05-2022 |