Whirlpool Corporation

Whirpool Corporation

Michael J Scherzer

Michael Patton

Joshua D Dickman

Timothy E Keaton

Travis Michael Perkins

Gil Anthony Gaska

Gilius A Gaska

Ryan S Murrin

Eric F Bauchet

Craig Richard Forest

Scott M Collins

David E Moeller

Justin Glasgow

Guy E Garrison

Thomas I Buckley

Eric Lee

Robert K Lance

Mario D'Ovidio

Zachary A Lownds

James Braunschweig

Lau Man Lung

A fermentation system includes a vessel defining a chamber for holding liquids and including a lower aperture, an insulating jacket disposed around the vessel, and a cooling fluid disposed between the insulating jacket and the vessel, the cooling fluid being in fluid communication with a fluid pump. A beverage line operably couples the lower aperture with a dispensing spigot, the beverage line being wrapped around the vessel and at least partially submerged in the fluid. The system further includes a collar disposed proximate the conical bottom portion of the vessel, the collar including a gasket in abutting contact with the insulating jacket.

Fermentation cooling system

A fermentation system having a vessel defining a chamber for holding liquids and including a lower aperture. An insulating jacket is disposed around the vessel. A cooling fluid is disposed between the insulating jacket and the vessel. The cooling fluid is in fluid communication with a fluid pump. A refrigerant line is wrapped around the vessel and is configured to cool the fluid and the vessel, resulting in cooling of liquids disposed in the chamber. A beverage line operably couples the lower aperture with a dispensing spigot. The beverage line is wrapped around the vessel and is at least partially submerged in the fluid. A sediment drain line is disposed below the lower aperture and configured to drain sediment that accumulates on a bottom of the vessel.

A method of assembling a rack shelving unit including first and second side frames, at least one beam, and one or more tie bars. The beam can be coupled to the side frames, and the tie bar can be resiliently compressed and retained to secure the tie bar to the beam.

Method of assembling a rack shelving unit

Fermenter bottle filler attachment

A track () for a slotted wall system forms a slot () configured to receive a portion of a bracket and support the bracket and load carried by the bracket to define one or more load-bearing locations (A,B) on the track (). The track () is formed of a base material coextruded with a reinforcing material selectively positioned at one or more load-bearing locations (A,B) on the track ().

Track for slotted wall system

Shelf edge

Plate with tread pattern

A rack shelving unit includes front and rear beams, and one or more tie bars extending between the front and rear beams to form a shelf frame with the front and rear beams which can support a shelf. The tie bar can include flexible sidewalls that can flex laterally away from each other as the shelf is loaded to increase the compressive force of a compression retainer coupling the tie bar to the front and rear beams.

Rack shelving unit

Cabinet door with tread pattern

The invention relates to a bracket for mounting a container to a slotwall. The bracket comprises a base connected with a wire frame having an upper and lower element. The lower element provides support for the bottom of the container and the upper element may act as a lateral stop for the container. According to another embodiment of the invention, the wire frame may be rotatably coupled with the base such that the orientation of the wire frame relative to a vertical axis may be selectively adjusted.

Container mounting system

A mounting bracket is provided for removably mounting a storage device on a slot track or slotwall panel having a plurality of slots having undercut sidewalls that form generally 'T' shaped slats. The mounting bracket includes a support surface having a first 'J' shaped hook to hook over the edge of a slat and into the undercut sidewall and a second &#x201c;J&#x201d; shaped hook to hook into a second slot and into the undercut sidewall. The mounting bracket includes a storage device connector attached to the support surface at a first end and has a second end. The storage device connector can include a lock rotatably mounted on the top wall adjacent the first &#x201c;J&#x201d; shaped hook having a locking member and an operator that is rotatable between locked and unlocked positions. A storage device can be coupled to the second end of the storage device connector. The storage device can be an actuatable holding system for a bicycle, or other storage device such as a basket or a storage shelf.

Lever lock slotwall storage device

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Stevensville, MI, United States of America

Michael J Scherzer