Patents by Inventor Fred E. Kent

Fred E. Kent 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).

  • Cooling apparatus for comestible products
    Patent number: 7644592
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus comprises one or more cooling stations for installation in a support structure to provide a chilled surface for supporting a receptacle holding a comestible product. Each cooling station has a housing for being installed in the support surface and a cooling disc assembly mounted on the housing. The chilled surface is formed by a top disc of the cooling disc assembly in direct contact with a chilled fluidic cooling medium circulated through a cooling chamber of the cooling disc assembly. The housing provides a thermal barrier around the cooling disc assembly. The chilled surface provides heat transfer between the comestible product and the fluidic cooling medium in the cooling chamber to maintain the comestible product in a cooled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Inventor: Fred E. Kent
  • Cooling apparatus for comestible products
    Publication number: 20080098762
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus comprises one or more cooling stations for installation in a support structure to provide a chilled surface for supporting a receptacle holding a comestible product. Each cooling station has a housing for being installed in the support surface and a cooling disc assembly mounted on the housing. The chilled surface is formed by a top disc of the cooling disc assembly in direct contact with a chilled fluidic cooling medium circulated through a cooling chamber of the cooling disc assembly. The housing provides a thermal barrier around the cooling disc assembly. The chilled surface provides heat transfer between the comestible product and the fluidic cooling medium in the cooling chamber to maintain the comestible product in a cooled state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Fred E. Kent