ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,581, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Modular refrigeration system for storing products" was invented by Minjun Huang (Garnerville, N.Y.), Cheuk Chi Lau (White Plains, N.Y.), Xuejun Li (Pleasantville, N.Y.) and Naga Srinivas Vankadari (White Plains, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments described herein can include one or more modular storage units for use with a refrigerator system. The modular storage units can include a door that is movable from a closed position to an open position; a back wall; side walls; and a base. The modular storage unit can have an air inlet disposed in the back ...