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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2007
Behrooz Mohebbi, Cary, NC (US);
Ron Anderson, Sidney, OH (US);
Bruce Kopf, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Xiaoyong Fu, Anderson, SC (US);
Jon Freesmeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Lou Montuoro, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Behrooz Mohebbi, Cary, NC (US);
Ron Anderson, Sidney, OH (US);
Bruce Kopf, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Xiaoyong Fu, Anderson, SC (US);
Jon Freesmeier, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Lou Montuoro, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A food refrigeration appliance having a refrigerated cabinet, a thaw/chill compartment, and a controller for selectively operating the thaw/chill compartment. The compartment is located within the refrigerated cabinet and is heated or cooled by a magneto-caloric element present within the compartment. The controller is electrically coupled to the magneto-caloric element for selective operation.