Patents by Inventor Michael R. Lois

Michael R. Lois 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).

  • Compact ice making machine with cool vapor defrost
    Patent number: 6705107
    Abstract: An ice making machine has a water system, including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; a refrigeration system, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with the ice-forming mold, and a receiver. The receiver has an inlet connected to the condenser, a liquid outlet connected to the expansion device and a vapor outlet connected by a valved passageway to the evaporator. In a preferred embodiment, two interconnected receivers are used. A cabinet housing the evaporator is preferably less than 18 inches deep. The pump is preferably mounted so that the pump motor is located outside of the water compartment, but can still be removed from the front of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Schlosser, Cary J. Pierskalla, Scott J. Shedivy, Michael R. Lois, Richard T. Miller, Brian A. Ebelt
  • Compact ice making machine with cool vapor defrost
    Publication number: 20020078705
    Abstract: An ice making machine has a water system, including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; a refrigeration system, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with the ice-forming mold, and a receiver. The receiver has an inlet connected to the condenser, a liquid outlet connected to the expansion device and a vapor outlet connected by a valved passageway to the evaporator. In a preferred embodiment, two interconnected receivers are used. A cabinet housing the evaporator is preferably less than 18 inches deep. The pump is preferably mounted so that the pump motor is located outside of the water compartment, but can still be removed from the front of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Charles E. Schlosser, Cary J. Pierskalla, Scott J. Shedivy, Michael R. Lois, Richard T. Miller, Brian A. Ebelt
  • Ice making machine with cool vapor defrost
    Patent number: 6196007
    Abstract: An ice making machine has a water system, including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; a refrigeration system, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with the ice-forming mold, and a receiver. The receiver has an inlet connected to the condenser, a liquid outlet connected to the expansion device and a vapor outlet connected by a valved passageway to the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Manitowoc Foodservice Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Schlosser, Cary J. Pierskalla, Scott J. Shedivy, Michael R. Lois