Patents Assigned to Aerofoil Energy Limited
  • Patent number: 11892224
    Abstract: A cooling unit comprising: an interior space; a door separating the interior space from air external to the cooling unit, wherein the door comprises a transparent window; an air curtain system having an air egress and an air-recovery ingress, wherein the air curtain system produces an air curtain between the air egress and the air-recovery ingress, the air curtain being within the interior space and spaced from the door; and an air curtain guide for guiding flow of air within the air curtain, wherein the air curtain guide is within the interior space. A method of reducing condensation on a transparent window in a door of a cooling unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Publication number: 20230404293
    Abstract: An air curtain guide mounting kit for attaching an air curtain guide to an open-display refrigerator, the kit comprising: an arm adapted to be mounted to the refrigerator; and a bracket comprising an engagement section adapted to be connected to an air curtain guide, and a mounting section connected to the engagement section and adapted to form a hinged connection with the arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul MCANDREW
  • Publication number: 20230404294
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method for configuring an open display refrigerator, the method comprises: measuring an initial temperature difference between the warmest temperature recorded by an array of temperature sensors and the coldest temperature recorded by the array of temperature sensors; coupling an air guide to at least one shelf; adjusting the distance between the air guide and the edge of the shelf for the at least one shelf; measuring a final temperature difference associated with the distance, the final temperature difference being the temperature difference between the warmest temperature recorded by the array of temperature sensors and the coldest temperature recorded by the array of temperatures sensors after coupling an air guide to the at least one shelf; selecting a distance from the plurality of distances that gives rise to at least a threshold temperature difference, or selecting the distance from the plurality of distances wherein the difference between the initial temperature dif
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul MCANDREW
  • Patent number: 11779136
    Abstract: The provides disclosure describes a method for configuring an open display refrigerator, the method comprises: a measuring an initial temperature difference between the warmest temperature recorded by an array of temperature sensors and the coldest temperature recorded by the array of temperature sensors; coupling an air guide to at least one shelf; adjusting the distance between the air guide and the edge of the shelf for the at least one shelf; measuring a final temperature difference associated with the distance, the final temperature difference being the temperature difference between the warmest temperature recorded by the array of temperature sensors and the coldest temperature recorded by the array of temperatures sensors after coupling an air guide to the at least one shelf; selecting a distance from the plurality of distances that gives rise to at least a threshold temperature difference, or selecting the distance from the plurality of distances wherein the difference between the initial temperature
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: 11759031
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front and an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress with an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises at least one shelf between the egress and the ingress, the shelf having a front edge, and at least one elongate air-guiding strip extending across at least part of the open front of the fridge. The strip is located substantially in the plane of the shelf and spaced from the front edge of the shelf. The strip is located substantially vertically beneath the outer edge of the upper air egress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: 11737583
    Abstract: An open display refrigerator comprises a refrigerated interior space, air in the refrigerated interior space being separated from air exterior to the open display refrigerator by an air curtain established by a fan which blows air through an air outlet towards a corresponding air inlet which recovers air from the air curtain for recirculation to the air outlet. A distal region of the air outlet is occluded to leave only a region of the air outlet proximal to the interior space open, and an air curtain guide is aligned in a direction of air flow of the air curtain with an edge of the blanking plate proximal to the interior space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: 11737584
    Abstract: An air curtain guide mounting kit for attaching an air curtain guide to an open-display refrigerator, the kit comprising: an arm adapted to be mounted to the refrigerator; and a bracket comprising an engagement section adapted to be connected to an air curtain guide, and a mounting section connected to the engagement section and adapted to form a hinged connection with the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Publication number: 20230255365
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front, an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress having an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress including a first shelf that has an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the first shelf being located in the upper half of the open front of refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a second shelf that does not have an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the second shelf being located below the first shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventors: Paul Francis MCANDREW, Matthew Piers BURKE, Ian Stuart TURNER
  • Patent number: 11661961
    Abstract: A bracket for clamping an aerofoil to a shelf of a refrigerator is described. The bracket comprises a mounting portion for holding part of an aerofoil in use, an upper jaw configured to engage the forward lip of shelf and a lower jaw member configured to engage a lower lip on the underside of refrigerator shelf. The bracket may also comprise clamping means configured to enable the upper jaw member and the lower jaw members to be drawn towards one another to clamp the bracket on the refrigerator shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: 11540650
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front, an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress having an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress including a first shelf that has an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the first shelf being located in the upper half of the open front of refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a second shelf that does not have an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the second shelf being located below the first shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventors: Paul Francis McAndrew, Matthew Piers Burke, Ian Stuart Turner
  • Publication number: 20220015556
    Abstract: The present invention provides an open display refrigerator comprising: a refrigerated storage space, air in the refrigerated storage space being separated from air exterior to the open display refrigerator by an air curtain established by a fan which blows air towards an air outlet, air in the air curtain being recovered by an air inlet which recirculates the air from the air curtain into an air duct coupled to the air outlet, and an air guide coupled to the air outlet or air duct and extending from the air outlet such that it bypasses a portion of a void between the uppermost shelf and the air outlet, whereby the air curtain is established between an extremity of the portion of the void proximal to the air inlet and the air inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul MCANDREW
  • Patent number: 10966547
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front, an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress having an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress including a first shelf that has an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the first shelf being located in the upper half of the open front of refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a second shelf that does not have an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the second shelf being located below the first shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventors: Paul Francis McAndrew, Matthew Piers Burke, Ian Stuart Turner
  • Publication number: 20190360738
    Abstract: A cooling unit comprising: an interior space; a door separating the interior space from air external to the cooling unit, wherein the door comprises a transparent window; an air curtain system having an air egress and an air-recovery ingress, wherein the air curtain system produces an air curtain between the air egress and the air-recovery ingress, the air curtain being within the interior space and spaced from the door; and an air curtain guide for guiding flow of air within the air curtain, wherein the air curtain guide is within the interior space. A method of reducing condensation on a transparent window in a door of a cooling unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul MCANDREW
  • Publication number: 20190274452
    Abstract: An open display refrigerator comprises a refrigerated interior space, air in the refrigerated interior space being separated from air exterior to the open display refrigerator by an air curtain established by a fan which blows air through an air outlet towards a corresponding air inlet which recovers air from the air curtain for recirculation to the air outlet. A distal region of the air outlet is occluded to leave only a region of the air outlet proximal to the interior space open, and an air curtain guide is aligned in a direction of air flow of the air curtain with an edge of the blanking plate proximal to the interior space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul MCANDREW
  • Publication number: 20180325284
    Abstract: A refrigerator has an open front, an air curtain system having at least one upper air egress having an outer edge and at least one lower air-recovery ingress. The air curtain system is adapted to produce a substantially vertical air curtain over at least part of the open front of the refrigerator. The refrigerator has a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress a plurality of shelves between the egress and the ingress including a first shelf that has an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the first shelf being located in the upper half of the open front of refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a second shelf that does not have an aerofoil positioned in front of it, the second shelf being located below the first shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventors: Paul Francis MCANDREW, Matthew Piers BURKE, Ian Stuart TURNER
  • Patent number: D824963
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew
  • Patent number: D854590
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Aerofoil Energy Limited
    Inventor: Paul McAndrew