US Patent Issued to Tippmann Construction on June 23 for "Quick freeze pallet racks with variable louvered doors" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,195, issued on June 23, was assigned to Tippmann Construction LLC (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

"Quick freeze pallet racks with variable louvered doors" was invented by Joshua T. Tippmann (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Brandon L. Wellman (Fort Wayne, Ind.) and Caleb P. Herber (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Pallet racking systems are designed to quickly freeze items using thermal transfer by moving air through palletized products. Air is pulled through the palletized product to a negative air plenum behind the pallet rack. Back panels of the pallet racks provide variable-height airflow by use of louvers which are individually pressed ope...