Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
312116000 | Refrigerator | 26 |
20080211359 | Frameless Door Suspension - A refrigerator cabinet includes a cabinet housing having a canopy, a base, and side walls which define an opening; a door mounted within the opening; wherein edges of the canopy and base define upper and lower boundaries of the opening, and the edges are defined by beams mounted horizontally on the housing; and structure for pivotably mounting the door between the beams. | 09-04-2008 |
20080218038 | Refrigerated Retail Units - A refrigerated retail unit has a supporting structure, at least one insulating open-topped container that is movable with respect to the structure between a display position in which the interior of the container can be accessed through an access opening, and a full access position in which the interior of the container can be accessed through most or all of its open top. The container is capable of substantially retaining cold air within when in the full access position. The unit further comprises a cooling means for cooling the interior of the container and an insulating lid supported by the structure. The container defines an overall top plan area that is partially covered by the lid when the container is in the display position, and the remainder of said area of the container not then covered by the lid defines the access opening. | 09-11-2008 |
20080218039 | TRANSPARENT GLAZING AND ITS USE IN A DOOR OF A REFRIGERATED ENCLOSURE, ESPECIALLY ONE HAVING A VACUUM GLAZING UNIT - The subject of the invention is a transparent glazing unit having at least one viewing area and its use in a door of a refrigerated enclosure and more particularly a glazed door, the glazed area of which essentially consists of a vacuum glazing unit. According to the invention the viewing area is combined with an antifrosting absorbent layer deposited on at least one surface of the said area. | 09-11-2008 |
20080252184 | Refrigerator Case - A refrigerated case ( | 10-16-2008 |
20090021125 | Structure for Presenting and Displaying Goods - Merchandise display cabinet for showing refrigerated or frozen merchandise that features a vertical opening for accessing the merchandise space, which is subdivided into shelves arranged vertically on top of each other. The front side of the merchandise space accessible to the customer can be closed with transparent, horizontally-moving doors that in each case have a vertical marginal area through which the merchandise space is lit. The lighting installation is arranged outside of the merchandise space. | 01-22-2009 |
20090072679 | GLASS DOOR FOR REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A thermal insulating glass door includes a multi-panel glass panel assembly having a non-structural, protective trim abutting the peripheral edge of the glass panel assembly and extending along the perimeter of the glass panel assembly, and a pair of hinge brackets mounted to one side of said glass panel assembly in spaced relationship, and a handle on the glass panel assembly on the free-swinging side of the door. The non-structural, protective trim, the handle and the hinge brackets are adhesively bonded to the glass panel assembly using double sided adhesive tape. | 03-19-2009 |
20090102331 | PROTECTION AND DISPLAY CASE - A protection and display case comprises a sealed display space, a load-bearing base platform, which includes a lower portion and an upper portion separated by a sealed horizontal separator. The base platform is sealingly coupled to the sealed display space in a manner such that the upper portion of the base platform is inside the sealed display space while the lower portion is outside the sealed display space. | 04-23-2009 |
20100314976 | RETAIL DISPLAY CASE - A retail display case that has an illuminated region, a region protected from illumination, a platform that is capable of moving, and a fresh meat holding area is described. The fresh meat holding area comprises a portion of the platform, and the platform is capable of moving the fresh meat holding area between the illuminated region and the region protected from illumination. | 12-16-2010 |
20120062080 | DOOR SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CABINETS - A mullion-less door system for refrigerated display cabinets, chillers, cold rooms or freezers, incorporates offset seal members on the respective vertical stiles of adjacent doors, to form a labyrinth seal or gasket between the doors, while still allowing free operation of each, and without requiring indirect sealing via door mullions of the cabinet body or frame. Secondary seal members, incorporating magnetic gaskets, seal the top and bottom rails of the peripheral door frames, supporting transparent door panes, to the adjacent cabinet body or frame portions. Lighting assemblies may be incorporated in the vertical stiles to illuminate the contents of the cabinets; and the hinge assemblies may incorporate self-closing mechanisms for the doors. | 03-15-2012 |
20120091867 | HINGE FOR A PANEL DOOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR A COOLING CUPBOARD - Hinge for a panel door, in particular a glass door, for sealing a space, such as for example a cooling cupboard, wherein the hinge ( | 04-19-2012 |
20130187520 | REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER WITH DOOR HAVING BOUNDARY LAYER - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case that has a product display area for supporting food product, an opening for providing customer access to the product display area, and an air passageway in fluid communication with the product display area to direct an airflow into the product display area. The merchandiser also includes a door coupled to the case over the opening and including a charged glass pane, and a charge device in fluid communication with the air passageway to alter the polarity of the airflow to create a charged airflow. The charged glass pane and the charged airflow have the same polarity such that the glass pane is insulated from the charged airflow. | 07-25-2013 |
20140132128 | ROTATING AND SEGMENTED SHELVING FOR A REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator with rotating and segmented shelving has a cabinet with at least one round internal compartment, a shaft centered within the compartment, and segments connecting to the shaft. The invention may also provide a motor connected to the shaft for rotating it and the shelving. Preferably, the shaft has a square cross section that receives up to four segments in a common plane. The shaft uses connections that receive the segments. Alternatively, the shaft has a round cross section for up to six segments upon a common plane. Each segment has a narrow nose that fits into the connection upon the shaft and an opposite wide edge outwardly towards the cabinet. Alternatively the cabinet or a door is at least partially transparent. A user may arrange shelf segments at different planes, thus accommodating foods and beverages of varying heights. | 05-15-2014 |
20140265755 | MERCHANDISER INCLUDING ACCESSIBLE CANOPY - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area. The case includes a canopy defining an electrical raceway, and a panel defining aesthetic fascia for the canopy. The panel is coupled to the canopy and movable between a first position enclosing the electrical raceway and a second position providing access to the electrical raceway. The panel is self-supported in the second position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265756 | DOOR FOR A REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case defining a product display area and a door coupled to the case to provide access to the product display area. The door includes a glass panel assembly including a glass panel, and a conductive coating applied to the glass panel and defining a serpentine conductive path on the glass panel. The merchandiser also includes a power supply in electrical communication with the conductive coating to heat the glass panel along the serpentine conductive path. | 09-18-2014 |
20140327348 | ROTATING SHELF STRUCTURE FOR SHOWCASE - Disclosed is a rotating shelf structure for a showcase, which is positioned in the showcase casing and is adapted to allow easy supplementation, from the outside, of a sold product by rotating a shelf that has products placed on display thereon such that a first-in first-out arrangement is possible, and which additionally minimises the weight of the shelf itself while being durable and involves a structure allowing smooth cold-air circulation while the rotation is also smooth. The shelf structure of the present invention comprises: a base plate on which is formed a blocking wall for preventing, inter alia, the inflow of extraneous material and the like; a pillar frame which is formed split between a first pillar and a second pillar in order to minimise weight and also for reduction of raw materials and ease of assembly, and is formed so as to have cut-away parts for assembly; a lower plate and an upper plate formed so as to have insertion recesses so as to join to the upper and lower ends of the pillar frame; a securing member wherein the upper part of a support is opened so as to easily axially support and join the upper plate; and a display tray which is arranged so as to be assembled after having been formed split in such a way as to be able to carry a roller member for displaying products while having joined thereto securing pins hooking at either end into securing recesses formed in the first pillar and securing recesses formed in the second pillar of the pillar frame, and which is improved in such a way as to be able to minimise weight, allow smooth cold-air circulation and avoid contact with cabinet wall surfaces during rotation. | 11-06-2014 |
20150115782 | COOLING APPLIANCE - A cooling appliance or refrigeration unit having at least one refrigeration compartment that is contained in a housing and is accessible from above via at least one laterally movable sliding lid containing a transparent window, which has a heat-reflecting inner coating and at least in its front longitudinal region, via an outwardly convex curvature perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, comes to an end in a longitudinal edge that has a front frame. An effortless sliding action with a simultaneously reliable seal is achieved by the front frame having a bearing surface that is oriented horizontally relative to a vertical direction of gravity. | 04-30-2015 |
20150115783 | MULTIPLE ACCESS AIRCRAFT GALLEY CHILLER - A chiller for an aircraft galley is disclosed having a housing defining an interior space, the housing including dividers to segregate the interior space into separate chambers. The chambers are enclosed by a pair of doors on a front of the housing that allow a user to gain access to the chambers, a first door providing access to at least one chamber and a second door providing access to at least one different chamber. A side door is also provided that permits access to at least one chamber, wherein at least one chamber is not accessible through said side door. | 04-30-2015 |
20150137670 | Insulated Foam Panels for Refrigerated Display Cases - The present application provides an insulated foam panel for a refrigerated display case. The insulated foam panel may include a polyurethane foam core, a number of polystyrene support rails surrounding the polyurethane foam core in whole or in part, and a pair of liners positioned about the polyurethane foam core. | 05-21-2015 |
20150327692 | FOOD DISPLAY COUNTER - A food display counter ( | 11-19-2015 |
20160045038 | Door for e Freezer Cabinet - A door for a refrigerated cabinet has an insulated glass unit of rectangular shape mounted in a pair of horizontally disposed aluminum rails and a pair of vertically disposed plastic rails connected to and across the pair horizontally disposed rails. A plastic breaker is mounted on each aluminum rail and a sealing gasket of open rectangular shape is mounted in each breaker and in each plastic rail to seal against a planar surface of the refrigerated cabinet in the closed position of the door. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047589 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed. | 02-18-2016 |
20160051064 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided is a refrigerator, which includes a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a door assembly. The freezing compartment is adjacent to the refrigerating compartment. The door assembly selectively opens the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. The door assembly includes a glass member defining a frontal exterior thereof and allowing an inside of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing compartment to be seen therethrough when the door assembly is closed, a deposition treated layer formed on a rear surface of the glass member to allow light to partially pass through the glass member, and a transparent plate spaced a predetermined distance from the glass member. Gas for insulation is injected in a space formed between the glass member and the transparent plate, and the space is sealed. | 02-25-2016 |
20160073792 | DOUBLE-WALLED ACRYLIC DOOR FOR REFRIGERATED CABINETS - A door for a refrigerated cabinet is double-walled with two transparent walls ( | 03-17-2016 |
20160095450 | EDGE-LIT DOOR FOR REFRIGERATOR UNIT - A door for a refrigeration unit having a transparent panel assembly having an outer transparent panel and an inner transparent panel. The outer transparent panel has an outer side, an inner side, and top, bottom, left, and right edges and the inner transparent panel has an outer side, an inner side and top, bottom, left, and right edges. A decorative design is applied to the inner side of the outer transparent panel. A population of light sources are positioned on the top, bottom, left and/or right edges of the outer transparent panel and are capable of emitting light into the outer transparent panel, such that the decorative design is capable of being illuminated by the population of light sources. | 04-07-2016 |
20160120336 | GLASS ELEMENT FOR A CABINET HAVING A REFRIGERATED CHAMBER - The invention relates to a glass element ( | 05-05-2016 |
20160174736 | CLOSING MECHANISM FOR REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CABINETS | 06-23-2016 |