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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc J. Hildebrandt, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
King Refrigeration, Inc., Freeland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/106 ; F25D 2/100 ; H05B 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 2/106 ; F25D 2/100 ; H05B 3/06 ;
Abstract
Heater-evaporator has a hollow refrigerator fluid evaporator body with which is incorporated a heater. The body can enclose the heater, which is separate from the body, or the body and the heater can be part of one another. The heater can be heated by any suitable means, to include electrical resistance and/or induction. The invention can be utilized in refrigeration and temperature control, to include, for example, in laboratory test devices requiring refrigeration and temperature control.