Refrigeration system
CA 2574374 C · Owner: Williams, Theodore David · Inventors: Courtenay, Peter Kenneth; Williams, Theodore David
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A refrigeration system for merchandisers drug cabinets and similar enclosures , (10) that continues to provide temperature control during periods when external power is not necessarily available. The system typically has a compressor/condenser subsystem (11) that is powered by mains electricity (16) and a second subsystem (12) that includes an insulated eutectic tank. The compressor/ condensor (11) cools the tank (12) using external electrical power, when available, while the tank cools the enclosure (10) without requiring external power. A refrigerant loop (14) between the second subsystem (12) and the enclosure (10) operates by way of convection and/or gravity and a simple …
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- Filed July 22, 2005 and granted July 9, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 22, 2025.
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