公开(公告)号：US20200049396A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-13

申请号：US16658730

申请日：2019-10-21

申请人： Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

发明人： Jin JEONG ,  Bong Su SON ,  Do Yun JANG ,  Yeon Woo CHO

IPC分类号： F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25C5/20

摘要： A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage compartment, an ice making device, and an ice bucket to store the generated ice. The ice bucket includes an ice bucket body, an ice storage space inside the ice bucket body, and a spacing member to allow ice to be spaced apart from the ice bucket body toward the ice storage space to secure a flow path of cool air, so that the cool air smoothly flows inside the ice bucket body. A full-ice detecting sensor having an emitter and a receiver to receive optical signals is provided. A control unit determines a full-ice status by receiving an output value of signals received from the full-ice detecting sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10415864B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15016649

申请日：2016-02-05

申请人： Peter B. Choi

发明人： Peter B. Choi

IPC分类号： F25C1/00

摘要： Ice slurry is manufactured in direct contact heat transfer in a tank comprising a layer of heavy solvent, of water dissolving a freezing point depressant, of ice slurry, and of light solvent. The heavy solvent is heavier in density than water, and the light solvent lighter than ice. The heavy solvent, water, and light solvent are immiscible with each other. The freezing point depressant is insoluble in the heavy and light solvents. The light solvent is chilled in a chiller, and injected into the heavy solvent layer, where bubbles of light solvent are generated without ice clogging. The cold liquid bubbles ascending through the water layer produce ice. Ice slurry is continuously withdrawn below the light solvent layer. The light solvent side of the chiller is coated with a hydrophobic coating material to prevent formation of sessile ice particles of the undissolving water molecules from the light solvent.

公开(公告)号：US20190234670A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16226789

申请日：2018-12-20

申请人： Robert Almblad

发明人： Robert Almblad

IPC分类号： F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25C1/00

CPC分类号： F25C5/24 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25C2400/12 ,  F25D17/042 ,  F25D2317/0417 ,  F25D2317/066

摘要： An aseptic ice making system includes an ice making system to receive water from a water supply. The ice making system includes an ice producing subsystem to produce ice and a positive air pressure subsystem to maintain a positive air pressure environment within the ice making system.

公开(公告)号：US10244775B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-02

申请号：US15256287

申请日：2016-09-02

申请人： Smitten Ventures, Inc.

发明人： Robyn Sue Fisher ,  David M Fischer ,  Jonathan Fischer ,  Whitfield Fowler

IPC分类号： F25C1/00 ,  A23G9/06 ,  B01F7/00 ,  B01F15/06 ,  B01F15/00 ,  B01F7/24 ,  A23G9/12 ,  A23G9/22

摘要： Systems and methods of producing a frozen food product include dosing ingredients with a liquefied gas while mixing the ingredients using self-cleaning interlocking beaters. The beaters are optionally also disposed to clean a container in which the ingredients are frozen. The rate and amount of cooling is controlled by measuring the quantity of liquid nitrogen, measuring viscosity of the frozen food product, measuring temperature, and/or the like.

公开(公告)号：US10233583B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US15642794

申请日：2017-07-06

申请人： Daniel W. Lynn

发明人： Daniel W. Lynn

IPC分类号： C02F1/00 ,  C02F9/00 ,  D06F35/00 ,  D06F33/02 ,  B01D29/00 ,  B09C1/00 ,  C05F7/00 ,  C05F9/00 ,  F25C1/00

摘要： The instant invention relates to a system and method for supplying a water-ozone mixture to a large laundry washing machine. The system includes a plurality of ozone generators and a plurality of injectors for supplying a water-ozone mixture to the laundry washing machine.

公开(公告)号：US10174981B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US14480708

申请日：2014-09-25

申请人： NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

发明人： David Yashar

IPC分类号： F25C1/00 ,  F25D29/00

摘要： A system to make ice includes a refrigeration unit and an icemaker disposed in the refrigeration unit. The refrigeration unit is configured to be subjected to a refrigeration cycle; the icemaker is configured to be subjected to a freeze cycle; and the system is configured such that the freeze cycle is synchronized with the refrigeration cycle, asynchronized with the refrigeration cycle, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. A process for controlling an icemaker includes providing a freeze cycle to an icemaker; providing a refrigeration cycle to a refrigeration unit; and constraining the freeze cycle and the refrigeration cycle to control the icemaker.

公开(公告)号：US20180340722A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-29

申请号：US16054716

申请日：2018-08-03

申请人： REDDY ICE CORPORATION

发明人： Mark C. Metzger

IPC分类号： F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C1/00 ,  B65B39/00 ,  B65B1/30 ,  B65G47/32 ,  B65B43/52 ,  B65B1/04

摘要： An ice distribution system and method according to which ice-filled bags are distributed within a unit such as, for example, an ice merchandiser.

公开(公告)号：US10137032B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US14771433

申请日：2014-03-06

申请人： 42 TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

发明人： Finbarr Charles Williamson ,  Roderick Andrew Haines ,  Simon Philip Jelley

IPC分类号： F25C1/22 ,  A61F7/00 ,  F25C1/00 ,  A61F7/10

摘要： Apparatus for generating, at a target ice/liquid ratio with a corresponding target temperature, a slush comprising frozen and non-frozen liquid comprises a flow path for recirculation of liquid therethrough, the flow path comprising a heat exchanger having a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, the heat exchanger being configured for flow therethrough of coolant at a temperature below the target temperature, the apparatus being configured to vary the rate of coolant flow through the heat exchanger between a first rate and a second rate that is lower than the first rate.

公开(公告)号：US20180325133A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US15777012

申请日：2016-11-18

申请人： BLANCTEC Co., Ltd.

发明人： Yoshio HIROKANE ,  Tomoaki AKIYAMA ,  Tadao IZUTSU

IPC分类号： A23B4/09 ,  A23L3/375 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25D3/02 ,  A23B4/027

CPC分类号： A23B4/09 ,  A23B4/027 ,  A23B4/06 ,  A23L3/36 ,  A23L3/375 ,  F25C1/00 ,  F25D3/02 ,  Y02A40/968

摘要： Provided are: ice which has excellent cooling capacity; a production method therefor; a method for producing a cooled article; and a refrigerant. Also provided are: ice in a non-separating state; and a production method therefor.The present invention pertains to ice which satisfies conditions (a) and (b) and is from a liquid that includes an aqueous solution comprising a solute. (a) The temperature of the ice after melting completely is less than 0° C. (b) The rate of change of the solute concentration in the aqueous solution generated from the ice in the melting process is 30% or lower. The refrigerant of the present invention includes said ice. The refrigerant also includes water which comprises the same solute as the solute included in the ice, wherein the ratio of the concentration of the solute in the ice and the concentration of the solute in the water is preferably 75:25 to 20:80.

公开(公告)号：US10054350B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US13474856

申请日：2012-05-18

申请人： Rameet Singh Grewal ,  Steven J. Kuehl ,  Andrew D. Litch ,  Douglas D. Leclear ,  Lorraine J. Westlake ,  Guolian Wu

发明人： Rameet Singh Grewal ,  Steven J. Kuehl ,  Andrew D. Litch ,  Douglas D. Leclear ,  Lorraine J. Westlake ,  Guolian Wu

IPC分类号： F25C1/00 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25D23/04

CPC分类号： F25C1/00 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2400/04 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D2317/062 ,  F25D2317/0666 ,  F25D2317/067

摘要： A removable cooling module for a refrigerator includes a cooling unit positioned in a housing and removably coupled with a top wall of the refrigerator. An ice maker is coupled to the cooling unit. An ice bin is disposed in the housing and is adapted to receive and store ice from the ice maker. A duct is in communication with the cooling unit and is adapted to convey ice from the removable cooling module to an ice dispenser.