Patents by Inventor Robert M. Hage

Robert M. Hage has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Refrigerating apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5704222
    Abstract: A rapid refrigeration apparatus and method for beverages having a container (10) with a flexible thin-film aluminum or plastic receptacle (16) secured to an upper end of the container (10) by way of an expansion nut (18). The receptacle (16) has a variable volume and is arranged to be in thermal contact with an internal region of said container. A refrigerant is placed within said receptacle and as the volume of the receptacle decreases during collapse due to evaporation of escaping refrigerant provides cooling of the container's contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: Cold Pack Technologies USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Hage, Michael Anthony