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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:
Jun. 13, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M / ; A23B / ; A01J / ; A23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435289 ; 435290 ; 435291 ; 435813 ; 435819 ; 426-7 ; 426 61 ; 99468 ; 99470 ; 99483 ; 99486 ;
Abstract
An exclusive kimchi fermentor includes at least two chambers for selectively fermenting and storing kimchi. The apparatus preferably includes a fan and a heater for curing kimchi in a least one chamber during a fermentation mode. The apparatus also preferably includes an evaporator for supplying cool air into at least one of the chambers during a storage mode. A microprocessor controls the heater and the evaporator in order to selectively place the chambers in the fermenting mode or the storage mode.