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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:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey J. Pagel, Stoughton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Sub-Zero Freezer Company, Inc., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/900 ; A47F 3/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 4/900 ; A47F 3/04 ;
Abstract
A refrigerated enclosure, for example a household refrigerator, having improved appearance and functionality by including a view panel, for example a glass window in a door of the refrigerated enclosure, a door switch, a controller, and an intermittent fan for removing moisture that condenses on the view panel. The refrigerated enclosure may also include interchangeable components, for example exterior panels, for coordinating or matching the appearance of the refrigerated enclosure to the surroundings into which the refrigerated enclosure is placed.