ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,908, issued on May 20, was assigned to TRUE MANUFACTURING Co. INC. (O'Fallon, Mo.).
"Self-contained reach-in refrigerator" was invented by Brandon Clay (O'Fallon, Mo.) and Christopher Moonier (O'Fallon, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-contained reach-in refrigerator has self-contained refrigeration system connected to a cabinet. A drain pan is below an evaporator of the refrigeration system. A thermally conductive bridge member provides thermal conduction between a defrost heater and the drain pan. An upper wall defining a top end of a product space in the cabinet can include a drain pan section below the evaporator, a fan ...