Abstract: A cold plate may include a plate body having a thermal conductive side; a plurality of parallel hollow fluid channels running inside the plate body; at least one fluid inlet in direct fluid communication with a first subset of the plurality of parallel hollow fluid channels; at least one fluid outlet in direct fluid communication with a second subset of the plurality of parallel hollow fluid channels; and a porous thermal conductive structure which fluidly connect the first subset of the plurality of parallel hollow fluid channels to the second subset of the plurality of parallel hollow fluid channels, and which is in thermal contact with the thermal conductive side of the plate body. The porous thermal conductive structure may include a plurality of elongate fluid contact surface regions, each may be extending continuously lengthwise along a longitudinal side of respective fluid channel to serve as a fluid interface.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a temperature-controlled drawer within a fresh food compartment. The drawer includes a temperature dampening member in thermal communication with a freezing air source and an interior or the drawer. The member is made of a thermally conductive material. In use, heat is conducted away from the interior of the drawer through the temperature dampening member in communication with the freezing air source. Thus, freezing of a foodstuff within the drawer is minimized or prevented, a temperature variance within the drawer is minimized, and humidity within the drawer is not adversely affected by dry freezing air source.

Abstract: A refrigerator to be installed in a storage space defined by a wall of an object includes a contact mechanism so that the refrigerator makes contact with the wall, and thus the refrigerator can be installed.

Abstract: A feeding device and a 3D printer are provided. The feeding device includes a first connecting pipe, a second connecting pipe, a feeding power unit, a temperature adjusting device and a resin vat containing a resin liquid. The temperature adjusting device includes a heat exchange pipeline, a liquid intake end of the heat exchange pipeline is connected to a first end of the first connecting pipe, a liquid output end of the heat exchange pipeline is connected to a first end of the second connecting pipe, a second end of the first connecting pipe and a second end of the second connecting pipe are both located in the resin vat, and at least one of the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe is provided with the feeding power unit.

Abstract: A refrigerator include: an inner case having a storage chamber; a thermoelectric module including a thermoelectric element and a cooling sink; a fan configured to circulate air, to the storage chamber; a fan cover configured to cover the fan and having an upper discharge hole, a lower discharge hole, and an inner suction hole formed between the upper discharge hole and the lower discharge hole; a first receiving member disposed in the storage chamber; and a second receiving member disposed over the first receiving member to be spaced apart from the first receiving member. At least a portion of each of the inner suction hole and the lower discharge hole faces a portion between the first receiving member and the second receiving member, and at least a portion of the upper discharge hole faces a portion between a top surface of the storage chamber and the second receiving member.

Abstract: Shipping systems for temperature-sensitive materials and methods of making and using same. In one embodiment, the shipping system includes a cooler base and a lid. The base includes an inner portion and an outer portion. The inner portion includes a thermal insulation unit including a bottom wall and four side walls. A thermally-conductive member is positioned on the bottom wall. A polymeric bag encapsulates the thermally-conductive member and some of the thermal insulation unit. The outer portion includes thermally-insulating material and defines an opening. The inner portion is permanently bonded to the outer portion, with cavities defined therebetween. A product box is placed in the inner portion directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member. First temperature-control members are disposed within the inner portion, with at least one temperature-control member directly over the polymeric bag and the underlying thermally-conductive member.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing prolonged topical cooling to the external female genitalia as a therapeutic benefit to and relief from female itching and burning is disclosed as a lightweight, portable cooling unit in combination with one or more labial inserts which are specifically designed to conform to the user's anatomy. The cooling unit is typically a container capable of both cooling and transporting the labial inserts during travel, and providing easy access to relief when needed by the user. A cooled labial insert can be applied to the external female genitalia for treatment of the acute symptoms associated with vulvar inflammation and irritation. The inventive apparatus can maintain a cooling temperature to the affected area for an extended period of time, limited only by the life of the cooling power source. The labial inserts can be worn in public with minimum disruption to the user's clothing and mobility.

Abstract: A refrigerated food container system includes a container defining an inner volume and a thermoelectric module arranged in thermal contact with at least one surface of the container. The thermoelectric module includes a first thermoelectric cooling device and a second thermoelectric cooling device in thermal contact with the first thermoelectric cooling device. A control module is configured to provide a first voltage to the first thermoelectric cooling device and provide a second voltage to the second thermoelectric cooling device.

Abstract: A flatpack air chiller device is disclosed. In embodiments, the air chiller device includes a primary chiller or pre-chiller subsystem and a secondary or main chiller subsystem within a housing. The pre-chiller subsystem receives and chills ambient air via cold-side contact with a primary thermoelectric device and directs the pre-chilled ambient airstream to the hot side of a secondary thermoelectric device. The secondary or main chiller subsystem is connected to a recirculating air stream, e.g., circulating through the interior airspaces, compartments, or bays of a galley structure. The pre-chilled ambient airstream absorbs heat from the secondary hot side to progressively chill the recirculating air stream, which is in contact with the cold side of the secondary thermoelectric device before recirculation back into the galley structure interior.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a low-profile refrigerator/freezer. The refrigerator/freezer may comprise a housing, a refrigerator door, a freezer door, divider walls, operator controls, and a refrigeration subsystem. The refrigerator/freezer may be adapted for use by a wheelchair-bound user. The housing may be less than or equal to 38 inches high, less than or equal to 42 inches wide, and less than or equal to 18 inches deep such that the wheelchair-bound user may be able to reach an interior space of the refrigerator/freezer from a wheelchair. A refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment may be side-by-side such that the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment provide the same visibility. The operator controls may be placed within reach of the wheelchair-bound user. The refrigerator/freezer may be mounted on a plurality of caster wheels. Two front wheels may comprise brakes for safety.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a thawing function includes: a freezer chamber having a thawing chamber; an evaporator configured to generate a cold air through a heat exchange; a circulation fan configured to transmit, to the freezer chamber, the cold air generated by the evaporator; a high frequency wave generator provided at one side of the thawing chamber to generate high frequency waves in order to thaw a material to be thawed accommodated in the thawing chamber; a heat absorber configured to come in thermal contact with the high frequency wave generator to absorb heat from the high frequency wave generator; and a heat conduction member connected between the heat absorber and the evaporator to transfer heat from the heat absorber to the evaporator.

Abstract: Systems and methods for storing post-climacteric fruit are described. The system is scalable for home or commercial use and extends the storage life of fruit sensitive to over-ripening and spoilage because of the emission of ethylene gas. The described systems circulate and remove the ethylene gas, emitted by the fruit, from within an enclosure containing the fruit. Also, the system may store the fruit at an average temperature that extends the storage life of the fruit. The systems accomplish these objectives by thermally cycling the temperature of the air/gas within the enclosure containing the fruit about a desired storage temperature. The change in temperature may cause the air to expand and contract. Mechanisms allow the expanding and contracting air to exchange the gas within the enclosure with the air outside the enclosure, inducing the flushing of the ethylene gas.

Abstract: A thermal test head for an integrated circuit device includes a heat exchanger assembly, a contact assembly configured to contact the integrated circuit, and a thermal control assembly disposed between the heat exchanger assembly and the contact assembly. The thermal control assembly includes a Peltier device in thermal contact with opposing surfaces of the heat exchanger assembly and the contact assembly, and a spacer in physical contact with the opposing surfaces of the heat exchanger assembly and the contact assembly.

Abstract: A transport container for transporting temperature-sensitive transport goods, including an interior for receiving the transport goods, is definable by an enclosure made up of several layers including at least one latent heat accumulator layer or at least one latent heat accumulator element, at least one energy distribution layer made of a highly heat-conductive material disposed on a side facing away from the interior, and/or on the side facing the interior, of the at least one latent heat accumulator layer and/or the at least one latent heat accumulator element.

Abstract: A refrigeration appliance including a partition that defines a through passage between an upper compartment and a lower compartment. A temperature control system is positioned in the upper compartment and includes an air passage. A lower inlet opening extends through a front surface of the vertical partition to the air passage. A damper assembly includes a door that is moveable between a first position and a second position. When the door is in the first position the door fluidly isolates the through passage in the partition from the upper compartment while allowing the lower inlet opening in the vertical partition to fluidly communicate with the air passage in the vertical partition. When the door is in the second position the door fluidly isolates the lower inlet opening from the air passage while allowing the through passage to fluidly communicate with the upper compartment.

Abstract: An intensified cassette-type heat dissipation module includes a heat sink, an amplifying loop heat pipe, a condensing block and an object of application. The heat sink is provided with an embedding space for disposing plural refrigeration chips and the condensing block. The heat sink utilizes the amplifying loop heat pipe to dissipate heat. A cold-surface loop heat pipe affixes itself to the condensing block to transmit a cold source to the object of application. The refrigeration chips transmit energy to the condensing block, and the cold-surface loop heat pipe supplies energy required by the object of application.

Abstract: In an entrance refrigerator, a thermoelectric module including a cold sink is connected to be slanted at a predetermined angle from a horizontal plane, such that one of a left end and a right end of an upper surface of the cold sink is slanted to be higher than the other.

Abstract: An entrance refrigerator is provided with a cold air supply device including a thermoelectric module at a bottom of a storage compartment of the entrance refrigerator. An upper surface of a cold sink of the thermoelectric module is slanted, such that condensation formed on the surface of the cold sink flows down along the slanted upper surface of the cold sink.

Abstract: An entrance refrigerator includes a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed. The bottom of the storage compartment includes a main floor and a sub floor lower than the main floor. The main floor is formed to be slanted downwardly toward the sub floor, such that condensed water falling on the main floor of the storage compartment flows toward the sub floor and is collected on the sub floor.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a refrigerating device for a recreational vehicle, comprising a refrigerating chamber which is defined by side walls, an upper wall and a lower wall and a front opening, the refrigerating device further comprising a door which is configured to allow sealing of the front opening and to allow accessing the refrigerating chamber via the front opening, an input panel comprising a display, an input knob and a processing unit. The display depicts a plurality of items which correspond to a plurality of executable input methods to be triggered by a user via actuation of the input knob.

Abstract: A composite water-cooling radiator structure includes at least a cooling plate, a cooling chip unit and a vapor chamber. The cooling plate has a first upper surface and a first lower surface; a liquid flowing section, through which a first working liquid flows; and an inlet and an outlet communicating with the liquid flowing section. The cooling chip unit is located beneath the cooling plate and has a cold end and a hot end; and the cold end is in contact with the first lower surface of the cooling plate. The vapor chamber is located beneath the cooling chip unit and has a second upper surface and a second lower surface; and the second upper surface is in contact with the hot end of the cooling chip unit. With the superposed cooling plate, cooling chip unit and vapor chamber, the composite water-cooling radiator structure provides good heat dissipation effect.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a door; an ice-making compartment mounted on an interior of the cabinet or on a back surface of the door, the ice-making compartment having an ice-making chamber and a cold air discharge hole; an ice tray located in the ice-making compartment; an ice bin arranged beneath the ice tray; a dispenser located at the door; a discharge duct located inside the door, the discharge duct having an entrance communicating with the ice-making compartment and an exit communicating with the dispenser; a thermoelectric element coupled to a bottom surface of the ice tray; a heat-radiating member forced against the thermoelectric element; and a cold air guide mounted on the bottom surface, the cold air guide defining a space that receives the thermoelectric element and the heat-radiating member, a cold air inlet, and a cold air outlet that communicates with the cold air discharge hole.

Abstract: A temperature regulating system for at least one galley compartment for an in-flight kitchen which is intended for installing in a transport apparatus or vehicle, especially in an aircraft, includes a controllable cooling and heating element, which is designed for selectively cooling or heating a specified section of the cooling and heating element, and a heat-insulating partitioning wall, which at least partially adjoins an encompassing side edge of the cooling and heating element and encloses the specified section of the cooling and heating element. The heat-insulating partitioning wall is designed for separating an interior space of the galley compartment from an interior of a section of a fluid duct which extends in the in-flight kitchen.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle air-conditioning device using semiconductor as a cooling core, including a thermoelectric cooling chip, a cooling circulator, a heat dissipation device, and a power-supplying and temperature-controlling device. The thermoelectric cooling chip has an electricity receiving end electrically connected to the power-supplying and temperature-controlling device to receive electricity therefrom to be energized as to have an end thereof forming a cold generating surface adjacent to the cooling circulator and an end opposite to the cold generating surface forming a heat generating surface adjacent to the heat dissipation device. The cooling circulator includes a tube-winding circulation box including temperature-reduction conducting fins distributed on a surface, a temperature-receiving water tank, a temperature-receiving conducting plate, a fan, and an assistive temperature transferring device including an electric water pump.

Abstract: A refrigerator may be installed in a storage space defined by a wall of an object and includes a contact mechanism to bring the refrigerator into contact with the wall.

Abstract: The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications.

Abstract: A refrigerator to be installed in a storage space defined by a wall of an object includes a contact mechanism so that the refrigerator makes contact with the wall, and thus the refrigerator can be installed.

Abstract: A wine bottle fixing device including a cylindrical body, a sliding component slidably disposed at the cylindrical body, and a first sensing component is provided. The cylindrical body surrounds an accommodating space and has an opening. The wine bottle is adapted to be inserted into the accommodating space through the opening. The sliding component is adapted to slide between a first position and a second position along an axis. The first sensing component includes a first sensor and a first sensed component. One of the first sensor and the first sensed component is disposed on the sliding component, and the other is located beside the opening. The first sensor is adapted to detect the first sensed component when the sliding component is at the first position and close to the opening.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display that appears to be floating in air is disclosed. The electronic apparatus includes a display; a first transparent plate that covers a display surface of the display; a second transparent plate that covers a non-display surface of the display; and a film member provided between the second transparent plate and the display. The first transparent plate, the second transparent plate, and the film member have a first region that overlaps with the display and a second region that does not overlap with the display when viewed from the side of the display surface. The film member includes a touch sensor unit provided in the second region and a wire aggregation provided in the first region.

Abstract: A portable item reporting device may be attached to a portable item, embedded within the portable item, or integrated into the portable item. The device is configured for sustained collocation with the portable item, and includes a sensor or sensors to locally monitor portable item environmental factors. The reporting device provides self-monitoring services for its associated portable item. The device can identify usage(s) or behavior(s), environmental context(s), or operational parameter(s) of the portable item. The reporting device is a generalized monitoring device which can be configured for use with and is adaptable to a wide variety of different portable items, for different users with varying intended uses for the portable item. The reporting device can be dynamically configured and adapted to identify and provide alerts for a wide variety of displaced conditions, that is, for problem conditions which are unique for a particular portable item, a particular user, and/or particular context of usage.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body that includes an inner case having a storage chamber; a refrigerating chamber discharge duct that divides the storage chamber into a heat exchange chamber and a refrigerating chamber and has refrigerating chamber discharge ports for discharging cold air to the refrigerating chamber. A refrigerating chamber thermoelectric module has a first heat absorbing unit and a first heat dissipating unit, the first heat absorbing unit disposed in the heat exchange chamber. A refrigerating chamber cooling fan circulates cold air in the refrigerating chamber to the heat exchange chamber and the refrigerating chamber; and a refrigerating chamber heat dissipating fan blows external air to the first heat dissipating unit A freezing compartment is disposed in the refrigerating chamber and has a freezing chamber; a freezing compartment thermoelectric module has a second heat absorbing unit and a second heat dissipating unit, the second heating dissipating unit cooling the freezing chamber.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a main body having a storage chamber; a door for opening and closing the storage chamber; a thermoelectric module for cooling the storage chamber; an outside temperature sensor for detecting an outside temperature; a storage chamber temperature sensor for detecting the storage chamber temperature; and a control unit for applying a voltage within a range between the maximum voltage and the minimum voltage to the thermoelectric module. The control unit applies the set voltage, not the maximum voltage, to the thermoelectric module when the outside temperature is the uppermost outside temperature range among the plurality of outside temperature ranges and thus the temperature of the control is lowered and power consumption is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transport container comprising; a first container having a first inner wall with a storage space for storing a transported object and a first outer wall provided on the outside of the first inner wall so as to form, with the first inner wall, a vacuum space therebetween; a first lid that is heat-insulating and is for removably sealing a first opening of the first container; a second container having a second inner wall with a space for storing the first container and the first lid and a second outer wall provided on the outside of the second inner wall so as to form, with the second inner wall, a vacuum space therebetween; a second lid that is heat-insulating and is for removably sealing a second opening of the second container; and a heat storage material for surrounding the transported object inside the storage space.

Abstract: A two-stage cascade refrigeration system is provided having a first refrigeration stage and a second refrigeration stage. The first refrigeration stage defines a first fluid circuit for circulating a first refrigerant, and has a first compressor, a condenser, and a first expansion device. The second refrigeration stage defines a second fluid circuit for circulating a second refrigerant, with the second refrigeration stage having a second compressor that is a variable speed compressor, a second expansion device, and an evaporator. A heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the first and second fluid circuits to exchange heat between the first and second refrigerants. A controller stages operation of the first and second compressors and runs the second compressor at an initial speed less than a maximum speed initially when a staging protocol is performed during start up or re-starting of the refrigeration system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described herein related to an environmental monitoring system configured to avoid spoilage of goods by alerting a supervisor to hazardous conditions. A cigar humidor may be monitored by placing a cigar-shaped and cigar-sized sensor-equipped component made from metal or cedar wood inside the humidor amongst the cigars. The sensors monitor a plurality of parameters, of which relative humidity is of particular importance for cigar humidors. One hazardous condition, which is tracked by the system is the absence of an airing event for a period greater than a pre-configured interval. Once an airing event has been absent for a long enough time period, either a pre-alert or a full alert is being issued. The system offers multiple alternative ways of detecting airing events including time series anomaly discovery algorithms with grammar-based compression.

Abstract: In accordance with one or more aspects of the disclosed embodiment an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a pick head configured to transfer sample containers to and from a sample group holder, at least one sensor connected to the pick head and configured to detect at least one predetermined feature of the sample group holder, and a controller configured to receive a detection signal from the at least one sensor corresponding to detection of the at least one predetermined feature, determine a change in a predetermined characteristic of the sample group holder based on a detected position of the at least one predetermined feature, and determine a location of one or more samples in the sample group holder to allow for the transfer of the one or more sample containers to and from the sample group holder based on the edge detection signal.

Abstract: A computer-implemented mitigation and warning method, system, and computer program product including detecting an enclosure temperature via an enclosure temperature probe and activating, via a controller, a thermoelectric device when the enclosure temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold temperature to transfer heat between an enclosure and a phase change material (PCM) to cause the PCM to change phase and cool the enclosure.

Abstract: A portable cooler container with active temperature control system is provided. The active temperature control system is operated to heat or cool a chamber of a vessel to approach a temperature set point suitable for a medication stored in the cooler container.

Abstract: A system having a beverage coaster with a receiving coil that can be magnetically coupled or decoupled from a driving coil in a counter, table, bar, and the like. The coaster may be magnetically coupled to the table by moving the coaster into an area where the driving coil generates a magnetic field of sufficient strength. The coaster also includes a switch that activated or deactivated based on its proximity to a magnet in the table. The coaster has a metallic plate on which may be positioned a beverage container. The plate is thermally and mechanically coupled to a Peltier cell that either cools or heats the plate, depending on the state of the switch.

Abstract: An automated cryogenic storage system includes a freezer and an automation system to provide automated transfer of samples to and from the freezer. The freezer includes a bearing and a drive shaft though the freezer, the drive shaft being coupled to a rack carrier inside the freezer and adapted to be coupled to a motor. The automation module includes a rack puller that is automatically positioned above an access port of the freezer. The rack puller engages with a sample rack within the freezer, and elevates the rack into an insulating sleeve external to the freezer. From the insulating sleeve, samples can be added to and removed from the sample rack before it is returned to the freezer.

Abstract: A stackable case includes a cooling and/or heating device, such as a Peltier element, so that the stackable case can be used as a cooler and/or warmer for storing beverages, food, etc. A power source device, in which a plurality of battery packs is housed, supplies power to the Peltier element and one or more fans. The power supply device has latches for detachably joining or linking it to the stackable case in a stacked manner.

Abstract: This invention relates to a portable temperature controlled container comprising a body having a storage compartment, an opening to permit access to the storage compartment and an insulated lid. The container comprises a fan, a heat sink and a first thermoelectric device, as well as a first phase change material and a second thermoelectric device in thermal communication with both the first phase change material and the storage compartment. The second thermoelectric device in thermal communication with both the first phase change material and the storage compartment is operable to transfer energy in the form of heat between the storage compartment and the first phase change material. The thermoelectric devices can be Peltier elements.

Abstract: The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications.

Abstract: A bottle storage includes a container that contains a bottle; a cooling-warming apparatus provided to surround a position where the bottle is contained; and an image capturer that captures an image of the bottle contained in the container. The cooling-warming apparatus has a gap at least at a portion of the cooling-warming apparatus corresponding to at least a part of an image capturing region of the image capturer.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance is provided herein. The refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a door, a secondary liner, and a heat exchange case. The cabinet may include an internal liner defining a freezer chamber and a fresh food chamber. The door may be attached to the cabinet. The secondary liner may be attached to the cabinet and define a sub-compartment in fluid isolation from the freezer chamber and the fresh food chamber. The heat exchange case may be attached to the internal liner at the freezer chamber in conductive thermal communication therewith. The heat exchange case may at least partially define a convection compartment along a portion of the internal liner. The convection compartment may be defined in fluid isolation from the freezer and in fluid communication with the sub-compartment.

Abstract: A refrigerator (10) includes a housing (12) having an opening (14). A cabinet (36) is movable to extend in closing relation with the opening and to be disposed away from the opening. A door (46) including a transparent panel (50) is movable to close both a cabinet opening (42) and the housing opening (14). Items stored in the cabinet area are viewable through the door with the door in a cabinet closed position. The door is movable to enable access to items stored in the cabinet. The cabinet is movable to access items in a storage area normally behind the cabinet.

Abstract: An active temperature controlled container is configured to be portable so as to safely transport temperature sensitive and perishable goods (such as biological material): within a vessel that is thermally coupled to a thermoelectric assembly disposed within the container, where the thermoelectric assembly is powered by a battery. The battery is secured within a compartment in an outer portion of the housing of the container in a way that the battery may be removed to be recharged, inspected, swapped out for another battery or power source, or the like.

Abstract: A system and method for bulk encoding medical items in a tracking system in a healthcare facility comprises attaching to each of a plurality of identical medical items a blank RFID tag. When activated simultaneously, the serial numbers of all RFID tags on all the identical medical items are read and their serial numbers are associated with the pre-stored characteristics of the medical item in a data base. The RFID tags are blank in that they include no human-readable data concerning the medical article to which the RFID tag is attached. A data mining system and method are provided for mining the database.

Abstract: A display case door for a product storage device includes a transparent unit through which products within the product storage device are visible. The transparent unit includes a transparent LCD panel configured to present visual media content. The display case door further includes an electrical hinge pin rotatably coupling the display case door to the product storage device and one or more electrical conductors extending through the electrical hinge pin. The electrical conductors deliver the visual media content to the transparent LCD panel from a remote data source.

Abstract: A display case door for a product storage device includes a transparent unit through which products within the product storage device are visible. The transparent unit includes a transparent LCD panel configured to present visual media content. The display case door further includes an electrical hinge pin rotatably coupling the display case door to the product storage device and one or more electrical conductors extending through the electrical hinge pin. The electrical conductors deliver the visual media content to the transparent LCD panel from a remote data source.