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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:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard H. Bair, III, Asheville, NC (US);
Chuan Weng, Weaverville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Kendro Laboratory Products, LP, Asheville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/702 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for freezer defrost, which are particularly suited for an automated system, include the formulation of algorithms utilized for this purpose. The algorithms are included in the firmware of an embedded controller and operate the freezer defrost cycle at temperature lows for increased efficiency. An application of the freezer defrost method and apparatus is also disclosed.