Patents by Inventor Karl R. Krumbiegel

Karl R. Krumbiegel 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).

  • Publication number: 20230349620
    Abstract: A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Karl R. Krumbiegel
  • Patent number: 11732947
    Abstract: A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Perlick Corporation
    Inventors: Tobin G. Ellis, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Jonathon Haggerty, Brian J. Madson
  • Publication number: 20230003434
    Abstract: A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tobin G. Ellis, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Jonathon Haggerty, Brian J. Madson
  • Patent number: 11466922
    Abstract: A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Perlick Corporation
    Inventors: Tobin G. Ellis, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Jonathon Haggerty, Brian J. Madson
  • Publication number: 20210239381
    Abstract: A refrigeration device capable of chilling beverage ingredients and accessories is disclosed. The refrigeration device may include a first compartment that defines a first open top area, a second compartment that defines a second open top area, and a wall disposed between the first and second compartments. The refrigeration device may further include a controller configured to control the temperature in at least one of the first and second compartments, a temperature regulator configured to adjust a thermal communication between the first and second compartments, and a lid assembly movable between an opened and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Tobin G. Ellis, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Jonathon Haggerty, Brian J. Madson
  • Patent number: 7451614
    Abstract: A refrigeration system having a container with at least two different temperature cooling zones separated by a divider. The divider has a wall and a partition spaced apart from each other. The partition has a heat transfer plate with a sheet with a heat transfer substance attached thereto. The refrigeration system may be cooled by a variable capacity compressor system having refrigeration and hot-gas defrost modes. The system is defrosted by circulation of gas therethrough. A controller may be engaged to and selectably operate the compressor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Perlick Corporation
    Inventors: Frederick G. Luehrs, Henry Groth, Jr., Karl R. Krumbiegel, Ryan K. Marks, Kevin M. Rehm, Gottfried Urban, Timothy Alan Gilbertson, Dennis Weigand
  • Patent number: 6148621
    Abstract: An ice maker in which a non-metallic shroud surrounds the metal evaporator plate and has a continuous bulbous edge that engulfs the edges of the plate. The shroud further includes a roof disposed above the plate and slopes toward the front of the plate. The water distributor of the ice maker is mounted on the roof of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignees: U-Line Corporation, Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Byczynski, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Cary J. Pierskalla, William A. Reed, Charles E. Schlosser, Jeffrey Ziminski
  • Patent number: 6058731
    Abstract: An ice maker in which a non-metallic shroud surronds the metal evaporator plate and has a continuous bulbous edge that engulfs the edges of the plate. The shroud further includes a roof disposed above the plate and slopes toward the front of the plate. The water distributor of the ice maker is mounted on the roof of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignees: U-Line Corporation, Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean Byczynski, Karl R. Krumbiegel, Cary J. Pierskalla, William A. Reed, Charles E. Schlosser, Jeffrey Ziminski
  • Patent number: 5715689
    Abstract: A refrigerant evaporator has a first heat exchange portion with an uninterrupted surface formed from sheets of conductive material joined together to form passages therebetween. A second heat exchange portion is connected to and adjacent the first portion. The second portion is formed from hollow, serpentine tubes with spine fins. Condensed refrigerant passes through the first portion, which accummulates frost and ice, and then through the second portion. The first portion also includes a labyrinth of passages that define an accumulator for refrigerant that has passed through the second heat exchange portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: U-Line Corporation
    Inventors: Dean G. Byczynski, Karl R. Krumbiegel, William A. Reed, Jeffrey A. Ziminski