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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
May. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sung C Kang, Suweon, KR;
Kyung M Kim, Kweonseon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suweon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 78 ; 62264 ; 422121 ;
Abstract
A sterilizing/deodorizing apparatus for a refrigerator comprises an air intake section for introducing air thereinto, a sterilizing/deodorizing section including a discharge lamp to remove floating bacteria, odors, and the like contained in the air which passes through the intake section, a discharge section for discharging purified air. The apparatus is operated automatically by a temperature sensor or by an odor detector.