Mark D Fuchs

US Patent:

7730739, Jun 8, 2010

Filed:

Apr 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/110179

Inventors:

Mark D. Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

F25D 3/08

US Classification:

624577, 62530

Abstract:

A portable cooler having one or more ice sheets including built-in refrigerant cubes. The cooler comprises an outer fabric shell and one or more sets of spaced apart refrigerant cubes encapsulated in plastic to form ice sheets that are attached to the interior walls of the cooler. The walls of the cooler may also include one or more layers of thermal insulation. The ice sheets provide a visually pleasing appearance to the inside of the cooler suggestive of cooling effects. The ice sheets may be retained along the walls of the cooler by seams sewn along the lanes passing between the refrigerant cubes, by being retained in pockets formed by sidewall liners or by being secured into chambers defined by the cooler's outer walls and a plastic insert fitted into the cooler. The cooler may include a hinged top and bottom that can be folded flat for allowing the cooler to assume a compact configuration during storage or freezing of the refrigerant cubes.

US Patent:

7762096, Jul 27, 2010

Filed:

Dec 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/639552

Inventors:

Mark D. Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

F25D 23/12

US Classification:

622593

Abstract:

A temperature control vest for use in providing cooling for workers subject to extreme temperature work environments. The temperature control vest includes chest-covering pieces and a back-covering piece that are connected by adjustable straps that run over the shoulders of the user and lacing assemblies that pass around the sides of the user. The chest covering and back covering pieces each have one or more detachable panels mounted on their interior surfaces that include compartments holding built-in ice sheets composed of refrigerant cubes for providing cooling to the user. The panels are releasably attached to the chest-covering pieces and back-covering piece so that the panels and the ice sheets can be quickly removed and replaced when the ice becomes melted. The compartments in the panels include fabric mesh layers along their inside surfaces for holding the replaceable ice sheets in contact with the user for cooling and heating purposes while providing a pleasing visual appearance. The compartments and mesh also allow the ice sheets to be inspected to assess the extent to which the refrigerant cubes remain frozen and to detect any damage to the ice sheets indicating that the ice sheets should be removed from the compartments and replaced.

US Patent:

D656202, Mar 20, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385364

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21337, D21364

US Patent:

D656558, Mar 27, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385367

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21337, D21386

US Patent:

D656559, Mar 27, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385365

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21338, D21386

US Patent:

D659766, May 15, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385356

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21337, D21362

US Patent:

D660371, May 22, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385366

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21338, D21386

US Patent:

D660373, May 22, 2012

Filed:

Feb 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

29/385359

Inventors:

Mark Fuchs - Mequon WI, US

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21363