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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110023789 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR AN ANIMAL STORAGE CONTAINER - This invention is directed to a system and method for delivering gases, such as air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and cigarette smoke, to a laboratory animal storage container. The system and method of the present invention allow for tight control and monitoring over the immediate environment of the animal, and allow the environment to be varied rapidly during a study. The invention is particularly useful for sleep apnea studies, but has broad application to animal studies in general. | 02-03-2011 |
20100293971 | COMPACT RAPID CHILLING DEVICE AND COMPACT METHOD OF RAPIDLY CHILLING CONTAINED LIQUIDS - A compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus and method are provided. A liquid is placed in a container having an inherent void volume. The housing includes a container-securing space dimensioned to receive ice and maintain substantially all of the ice atop the container placed therein and in thermal communication with the container without allowing substantially any of the ice to fall below the container. A rotating mechanism disposed in the housing rotates the container placed in the container-securing space. As the ice melts as it chills the rotating container, the resulting water falls freely below the container as substantially all of the unmelted ice remains above the container. A lid preferably closes around the container to form a portion of the container-securing space when closed. The lid preferably includes an ice supply window, and an ice measuring bin preferably is attachable to the window. | 11-25-2010 |
20100058776 | BOTTLE STAND WITH ACTIVE COOLING - A bottle display stand with an active cooling function. The display stand includes a housing having an opening into which a beverage bottle may be inserted. A reservoir for containing a cooling medium is disposed inside the hollow housing. A pump, in fluid communication with the reservoir, recirculates the cooling medium from the reservoir through a fluid passageway and out of a spray jet. The spray jet is aimed at an upper region of the bottle, preferably the shoulder. Cooling medium travels down the body of the bottle substantially in a thin film that does not obscure the bottle or its label and creates a waterfall- or fountain-type effect that is extremely aesthetically pleasing without splashing, dripping, or a similar mess. Simultaneously, the thin film of cooling medium chills the beverage and keeps it cold. A cooling unit may optionally remove heat from the cooling medium. | 03-11-2010 |