One aspect of the invention relates to a temperature control device for controlling the temperature of a container, comprising: at least one heating region having at least on heating element, and at least one cooling region having at least one cooling element, wherein the temperature control device is formed to be flexible, at least in some regions, wherein the temperature control device can be transferred from an open position to an arrangement position by flexible deformation, and wherein the temperature control device, in the arrangement position, can be arranged on a wall of the container in a form-fitting manner, at least in some regions, and can be thermally contacted such that the temperature of the container can be controlled by means of the at least one heating element and the at least one cooling element.

The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of a chest for quenching beverages. The chest can include a tank for holding a chilled mixture of ice and water, an ice maker adapted for making ice having an output for ejecting ice into a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, and a plurality of quench trays disposed above the tank for holding containers of beverages located in first and second positions. The trays can be filled with cold water by way of a conduit in fluid communication with the tank. The quench trays can include a compartment defined by a bottom and a plurality of walls, and defining therein a plurality of rows for aligning and containing a plurality of beverage containers. The drawers can further include at least one drain orifice configured to guide water out of the quench tray.

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a camera, a thermal imaging camera, a display, and a processor configured to acquire an image that photographed the inside of the refrigerator through the camera, identify an object included in the acquired image, acquire information on the temperature of the identified object based on a thermal image that photographed the inside of the refrigerator through the thermal imaging camera, and control the display to display information on the identified object and information on the temperature of the identified object.

Herein is reported a method for selecting a full length antibody comprising the steps of a) generating from a parent full length antibody a plurality of full length antibodies by randomizing one or more amino acid residues selected from the amino acid residues at positions 1-23 in the heavy chain variable domain (numbering according to Kabat), at positions 55-83 in the light chain variable domain (numbering according to Kabat), at positions 145-174 in the first heavy chain constant domain (numbering according to EU index) and at positions 180-97 in the first heavy chain constant domain (numbering according to EU index), b) determining the binding strength of each of the full length antibodies from the 10 plurality of antibodies to the human neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), and c) selecting a full length antibody from the plurality of full length antibodies that has a different binding strength to the FcRn than the parent full length antibody.

Methods and apparatuses are provided for cooling of beverages containers, such as cans or bottles, quickly, or on demand. An apparatus may provide for quickly cooling a number of beverage containers when power is available and for storing them, once they have been cooled. The apparatus may include a thermoelectric cooler configured to rapidly cool a beverage container in a cooling cell. The methods may include detecting the presence of a beverage container in a cooling cell and cooling the beverage container to a selected temperature. The availability of external power may be detected and a rapid cooling of a beverage container may begin when power becomes available.

A thermally insulated structure for shipping goods, the structure including an insulated box having a goods receptacle and a phase change material module receptacle. The structure further including a phase change material module, and a set of vacuum panels configured to form an encapsulating layer around the insulated box.

The present invention involves using either liquid nitrogen, dry ice, a gel-like solution of water and alcohol in an ice pack, or a combination of these in a method or device for rapidly lowering the temperature of multiple food and beverage products at the same time. The gel-like ice pack may be shaped around the food or beverage product to increase the surface area resulting in faster cooling. The device may also contain a scale, infrared temperature sensor, and bar code scanner for determining the initial weight, temperature, density, and type of food or beverage product to be cooled.

The disclosure features various embodiments and aspects of a chest for quenching beverages. The chest can include a tank for holding a chilled mixture of ice and water, an ice maker adapted for making ice having an output for ejecting ice into a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, and a plurality of quench trays disposed above the tank for holding containers of beverages located in first and second positions. The trays can be filled with cold water by way of a conduit in fluid communication with the tank. The quench trays can include a compartment defined by a bottom and a plurality of walls, and defining therein a plurality of rows for aligning and containing a plurality of beverage containers. The drawers can further include at least one drain orifice configured to guide water out of the quench tray.

A refrigerator can include a storage compartment having a storage space and an opening; at least one door coupled to the storage compartment to open and close a part of the storage compartment; a compressor configured to provide the storage compartment with freezing capacity or cooling capacity; a processor configured to control driving of the compressor; and a memory operably connected to the processor and configured to store code to cause the processor to in response to recognizing placement of an item in the storage space, determine whether the item is an overload item to generate a determination result; and control the driving of the compressor to adjust a temperature of the storage space based on the determination result.

The present invention relates to a temperature-context-aware refrigerator and a method for controlling the same. A temperature-context-aware refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a temperature context awareness unit for sensing a temperature of at least one storage compartment, and when the difference between the sensed temperature and a temperature set for the corresponding storage compartment is equal to or greater than a predetermined level, generating load-responsive operation information including a target temperature lower or higher than the set temperature; a temperature control unit for controlling a temperature sensor and the temperature context awareness unit, and performing a load-responsive operation for controlling the temperature of the storage compartment by using the load-responsive operation information; and a database unit which is required for the temperature context awareness unit to generate the load-responsive operation information.