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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Daryl G. Erbs, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lee F. Wichlacz, Two Rivers, WI (US);
Brian G. Polly, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daryl G. Erbs, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Lee F. Wichlacz, Two Rivers, WI (US);
Brian G. Polly, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Assignee:
Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, LLC, Manitowoc, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/20 (2006.01); F25C 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/18 (2013.01); F25C 2400/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system and methods for sanitation of ice storage equipment. An ozone generator provides a sanitizing agent comprised of a mixture of ambient air and ozone. The sanitizing agent is circulated through an ice storage bin. The sanitizing agent cleanses interior surfaces of the ice storage bin and also cleanses surfaces of an ice dispenser that dispenses ice from the ice storage bin.