发明名称 Medical products storage device with viewing window having variable opacity
摘要 A medical products storage device, such as a refrigerator, includes a door having a viewing window. The window has a variable opacity so that the viewing window may be transparent or opaque, depending on conditions of the medical products storage device. Light emitting diodes embedded in the viewing window are used to indicate an alarm condition.
申请公布号 US9574817(B2) 申请公布日期 2017.02.21
申请号 US201414202648 申请日期 2014.03.10
申请人 Helmer, Inc. 发明人 Cloyd Stephen T.
分类号 G08B21/00;F25D23/02;A47B67/02;G08B13/14;H04Q5/22;A47F3/04;A47B96/04;H04N5/64;G06F17/00;E06B7/00;F25D27/00;F25D29/00 主分类号 G08B21/00
代理机构 Barnes & Thornburg LLP 代理人 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
主权项 1. A medical products storage device comprising a refrigeration system, a cabinet defining a storage space, a door coupled to the cabinet, the door movable between a first position allowing access to the storage space and a second position, the door including a window having a glass comprising a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, substantially all of the glass being opaque when the liquid crystal molecules are deenergized and all of the glass being transparent when the liquid crystal molecules are energized, a controller, the controller operable to selectively energize the liquid crystal molecules in the glass, and a user interface, the user interface operable to determine an authorization level of the user by detecting a signal identifying the user, wherein the controller is operable to energize the liquid crystal molecules in the glass if the authorization level of a user qualifies the user to view the products in the storage space.
地址 Noblesville IN US