Patents by Inventor Joseph E. STAPLETON

Joseph E. STAPLETON 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).

  • DEFROSTING SYSTEM FOR A COLD PLATE AND METHOD OF DEFROSTING A COLD PLATE
    Publication number: 20200370816
    Abstract: A cooler including a cabinet defining an interior volume for storing a perishable product. A cold plate is disposed within the cabinet, and the cold plate is configured to absorb heat within the cabinet. The cooler further includes a defrosting system that includes a sensor configured to detect a presence of frost on a surface of the cold plate, a heating element affixed to the surface of the cold plate that is configured to at least partially melt frost on the cold plate, and a control unit configured to selectively activate and deactivate the heating element when the presence of frost is determined by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Praveen Kumar NOOLI, John Michael HARTNEY, Gurmeet Singh BHUTANI, Andrew HOFFMAN, Joseph E. STAPLETON, Atul TRIPATHI