MUMBAI, India, Feb. 6 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641007262 A) filed by Karunya Institute Of Technology And Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 24, for 'dual-zone thermoelectric food storage apparatus for simultaneous heating and cooling.'
Inventor(s) include Bairi Levi Rakshith; Godson Asirvatham Lazarus; Anitha Angeline Appadurai; Singamala Sherlee; Kuragayala Nitish; and Chintha Sriharsha.
The application for the patent was published on Feb. 6, under issue no. 06/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention relates to a dual-zone thermoelectric food storage apparatus (100) capable of maintaining simultaneous heating and cooling within a single integrated enclosure. The apparatus comprises an upper heating chamber (1) and a lower cooling chamber (14) separated by a central thermoelectric partition assembly having a thermoelectric module (11) positioned between an upper heat sink (10) and a lower heat sink (12). Independent air-circulation systems employing inlet fans (13), exhaust fans (3), and axial fans (3) regulate airflow in each chamber. An electronic control unit located in a rear insulated compartment (18) incorporates temperature sensors and a microcontroller-based feedback circuit using pulse-width modulation (PWM) to maintain independent temperature set-points. A digital display (8) indicates real-time operation. The invention provides an energy-efficient, refrigerant-free, and compact system for domestic, commercial, and mobile food preservation applications."
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