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20080196417 | FLUID RECIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZED TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND CHILLING OF COMPRESSED ARTICLES - Systems and methods compress, freeze and store forms at sufficiently low temperatures. A system provides a storage tank of liquefied gas, a gas-liquid separation tank, and a compression chamber. The compression chamber provides compression plates chilled by flow of liquefied gas through conduits traversing an interior volume of the plates. The method comprises recirculating liquefied gas to improve cooling efficiency while lowering operation costs. The system and method further provide for integrated measurement and control of the flow of liquefied gas through the primary components of the system. In one embodiment, the forms are rubber cylinders utilized in the production of torsion axels. | 08-21-2008 |
20080202128 | Eutectic Plate - An eutectic plate comprising: a housing containing a coolant, and a thermochromic material that undergoes a thermochromic transition at a predefined temperature. | 08-28-2008 |
20090019865 | EMBEDDING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FROZEN SECTION TISSUE - Various embodiments for an apparatus and method for preparing frozen tissue specimens are described. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a sample container for receiving an excised tissue sample and embedding material. The sample container includes a flat base along which the tissue sample is flattened. The apparatus further includes a freezing box with a freezing platform and a freezing agent. The sample container is placed on the freezing platform to begin the freezing process. A chuck with a generally planar surface can be placed on the sample container during the freezing process joining the chuck, tissue specimen, and sample container base in generally parallel planes. In some cases, the sample container can be made from a suitable material, such as plastic, that is at least semi-transparent to allow visual confirmation of tissue flatness and freezing. | 01-22-2009 |
20090064690 | System and method for cryogenic enhancement to mechanical freezers - A cryogenic enhanced mechanical freezer system and method are provided. The disclosed system includes a mechanical freezer compartment adapted for freezing food products, a cryogen injection system adapted to directly inject cryogen into the mechanical freezer compartment, an exhaust system adapted to rapidly evacuate cryogen vapors from the freezer compartment; and a freezer control system adapted to operatively control the exhaust system and cryogen injection system in response to selected inputs. The selected inputs may include user inputs as well as inputs received from a temperature sensor disposed in the freezer compartment and a gas analyzer adapted to monitor concentrations of selected gases within the freezer compartment. Access to the freezer compartment is prevented during cryogen injection and when the atmosphere in the freezer compartment is not safe as determined by the gas analyzer. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064691 | Goods presentation refrigerator - The invention relates to a cooling goods presentation refrigerator for presenting refrigerated goods or frozen goods, with a vertical access opening to the goods chamber that is subdivided into vertically superposed compartments. The current of cooling air is conducted out of the head part directly into the shelf compartments arranged underneath it, during which the cooling air flows from the top downward through one shelf compartment after the other and from the lowest shelf compartment it is trapped in a collection chamber arranged underneath it and subsequently prepared by the cooling unit for the next circulation. The head part of the goods presentation refrigerator comprises an air-permeable separating wall against the adjacent shelf compartment. The shelf compartment bottoms are air-permeable, so that the current of cooling air can flow successively downward through the shelf compartments. | 03-12-2009 |
20090094994 | CONTAINER INCORPORATING INTEGRAL COOLING ELEMENT - A beverage container is provided with an integral cooling element to maintain a beverage at a cooled temperature after exposure to a warmer environment. The cooling element incorporates use of solid/liquid phase change material. When the beverage is chilled, the phase change material is maintained in a solid state below its melting temperature. When the beverage container is exposed to a warmer environment, such as during consumption, the phase change material undergoes a phase change thereby absorbing heat from the surrounding beverage. The cooling element can either be attached to the inside of the container or free-floating, but in either case, is in direct contact with the beverage. | 04-16-2009 |
20090133410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASED COOLING RATES IN RAPID COOLING OF SMALL BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - A method and devices for rapid cooling of small biological samples by plunging them in a cryogenic liquid, such as liquid nitrogen, or contacting them with a cryogenic metal surface, reduce or eliminate the cold gas layer that forms above the liquid cryogens or cryogenic surfaces, producing an abrupt transition from ambient (e.g., room) temperature to the cryogen temperature as the sample enters the liquid or contacts the surface. To reduce or eliminate the effects of the cold gas layer, a flow of warm dry gas can be directed along the plunge path, for example. By removing this cold gas layer, cooling times for a 10 micron sample (the size of single cells and the smallest protein crystals now used protein crystallography) will decrease to ˜0.001 s. | 05-28-2009 |
20090133411 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED RATE FREEZING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - A method and system for controlled rate freezing of biological materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the biological materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling using a laminar and uniform flow of cryogen in proximity to the plurality of vials disposed within the cooling unit. The rapid cooling of the biological materials is achieved by precisely controlling and adjusting the temperature of the cryogen being introduced to the system as a function of time. | 05-28-2009 |
20090139247 | RAPID CHILLING APPARATUS FOR BEVERAGES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Rapid chilling apparatus for beverages comprising a receptacle ( | 06-04-2009 |
20090139248 | ENVIRONMENTALLY ADAPTABLE TRANSPORT DEVICE - Disclosed is a device for the transport of temperature sensitive products including an insulated container, an insulated lid, a fastener to secure the lid to the container, an active heat exchanger, a thermal circuit to circulate heat exchange, a temperature sensor read by a temperature regulating circuit that maintains a temperature range, a power source, and a support frame that arranges the elements of the device with the overall center of mass at a location adapted for transport and storage of the device. Disclosed is also a method of transport for temperature sensitive products including securing the temperature sensitive product within an insulated container with a lid, removing heat from the container to maintain a temperature range, strapping the device onto the user's back and adjusting to the shape of the user, freeing both hands during transport of the device, and minimizing hindrances to user mobility caused by the device. | 06-04-2009 |
20090158754 | FREEZER AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - This invention disclosed a freezer; and it's control method. The freezer includes the casing and the top board, on which a pad for placing wine cups and bottles and for easy wine pouring is equipped. There is a fast cooling chamber at the ventilation opening of the freezer, and a clapboard to adjust temperature is placed in the freezer, dividing the freezer into two chambers vertically. Air return openings are equipped above and beneath the clapboard. The said fast cooling chamber includes an air outlet pipe. The pipe is fixed on the wall of the freezer, just wrapping the ventilation opening. The said clapboard to adjust temperature includes a board, sealed with tapes at both front and back, making the front part joint the glass door and the back part joint the internal wall of the freezer. At the same time, the air return opening can be open or closed dependent on need to form different temperature control of the fast cooling chamber and the two chambers. | 06-25-2009 |
20090183515 | Apparatus and method for displaying and dispensing frozen edible products - An apparatus for displaying and dispensing frozen edible products is provided, comprising a chill cabinet inside which is situated an insulated container equipped with passive cooling means, and which contains one or more frozen edible products. A method for displaying and dispensing frozen edible products from the apparatus is also provided. | 07-23-2009 |
20090282843 | Cooler Box With Handle Round - A blank, carton, package, and method for enclosing a plurality of containers in a carton is disclosed. The carton includes first and second top panels, first and second side panels, and a bottom panel. The top panels each include separation lines with one top panel disposed over the other top panel when formed as a carton. The carton is openable along the separation lines to expose the containers. The carton is capable of receiving a cooling substance therewithin when the top panels are separated along the separation lines. The carton including at least two handle tear lines with a handle disposed therebetween. The handle capable of being engaged to move the carton or package as desired. | 11-19-2009 |
20090308084 | COOLER/COUNTER MERCHANDISING DISPLAY UNIT - A cooler/counter merchandising display unit combination wherein a merchandising cooler is integrated into various counter arrangements, the cooler being substantially contained within the footprint of the merchandising counter or check-out counter arrangement. In one embodiment, a modular refrigerated cooler is interfaced with a docking base unit which can be positioned, secured or interfaced at the end of a particular service counter, or between two counter portions. In another embodiment, the docking base unit is integrally formed into the merchandising counter and the modular refrigerated cooler is again interfaced with the integrated docking base unit. In still another embodiment, the service counter, docking base unit and refrigerated cooler are all integrated into a one-piece counter arrangement. At least one access door is provided on the cooler to allow consumers to retrieve products therefrom and at least one of the walls forming the cooler compartment includes a transparent window to allow consumers to view the products positioned within the cooler compartment. | 12-17-2009 |
20100000236 | FOOD FREEZING AND THAWING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of freezing food for later thawing and use which includes the steps of packing a food product in a container for freezing, cooling the food substantially throughout the bulk thereof to about 10° C. and then cooling the food substantially throughout the bulk thereof preferably from about 10° C. to about −10° C. in approximately 10 minutes to less than approximately 40 minutes. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005814 | Method for cooling a cryostat configuration during transport and cryostat configuration with transport cooler unit - A method for cooling a cryostat configuration ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100011785 | TUBE DIFFUSER FOR LOAD LOCK CHAMBER - Embodiments disclosed herein generally provide a load lock chamber capable of controlling the temperature of the substrate therein. The load lock chamber may have one or more cooling fluid introduction passages that extend across the chamber. Cooling fluid, such as nitrogen gas, may flow through the cooling fluid passage and enter the load lock chamber. The cooling fluid passages may have openings to permit the cooling fluid to exit the passages and enter the load lock chamber. The openings may be arranged to permit a greater amount of cooling fluid to enter the load lock at locations corresponding to the substrate positions that are in contact with an end effector that places the substrate into the load lock chamber. Additionally, the openings may be arranged to permit a greater amount if cooling fluid to enter the load lock chamber in the center of the chamber as compared to the edge of the chamber. | 01-21-2010 |
20100037630 | Beverage dispensing cooler - The beverage dispensing cooler is a cooler for storing food, drinks, cans, beverages and the like which is divided into a plurality of tubes. Each tube has a slide handle therein which slides the containers outward for easy access via the front of the cooler. | 02-18-2010 |
20100064698 | Temperature Control Transport System - Embodiments of the inventive technology may involve the use of layered, insulated PCM assemblage that itself comprises: modular insulating foam material | 03-18-2010 |
20100071387 | Method And Device For Cooling A Liquid - The method for cooling a liquid ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100107658 | DATA CENTER COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A cooling system and method for cooling devices housed in a data center. A cabinet housing a set of condenser coils is located within the data center positioned on its floor and including fans for drawing air passed the condenser coils and exiting the device angularly to the floor of the data center. The present invention also contemplates the use of redundant compressors and condensers, a system that includes a secondary evaporator coil and configuration which enables the device, under certain conditions, to bypass its compressor. | 05-06-2010 |
20100186428 | HEAT EXCHANGER, CLIMATE CHAMBER PROVIDED WITH A HEAT EXCHANGER AND USE OF A CLIMATE CHAMBER - Heat exchanger, in particular for use in a climate chamber, as well as to a climate chamber provided with such a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger essentially comprises a panel-shaped body ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100199692 | SUPERCOOLING METHOD AND SUPERCOOLING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a supercooling method and a supercooling apparatus which can maintain an object in a supercooled state. According to the present invention, a supercooling method includes a first cooling step of cooling a stored object toward a cooling temperature below a phase transition temperature thereof, a step of judging whether the stored object is released from a supercooled state in the first cooling step, a step of thawing the stored object when the stored object is released from the supercooled state, and a second cooling step of cooling the stored object toward a cooling temperature below zero that is higher than the lowest temperature of the stored object before the release of the supercooled state, wherein the first cooling step is continuously performed when the object is maintained in the supercooled state. | 08-12-2010 |
20100218515 | CHILLING APPARATUS - An apparatus for chilling beverage containers such as bottles or cans includes a fluid tank containing chilling liquid cooled by a refrigeration unit and a membrane of collapsible thermoplastic polyurethane includes an internal chamber for supporting the container in the liquid, the membrane in the form of a shaped sleeve that surrounds the container to prevent the container coming into direct contact with the chilling liquid but which permits the liquid to transfer heat from the container to cool the contents of the container. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223936 | Linear Compressor with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Spring - A linear compressor having a piston housing and a compressor piston configured for reciprocating movement therein along an axis, the linear compressor having means for guiding the compressor piston in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis and means for buffering kinetic energy associated with the reciprocating movement of the compressor piston. The linear compressor includes an elastic element made from composite material operatively associated with at least one of the means for guiding and the means for buffering. | 09-09-2010 |
20100242504 | PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING THE COOLING PHASE OF A CONTAINER TO BE COOLED FOR A HEAT-REGENERATING ADSORPTION SYSTEM AND A DEVICE IN A HEAT-REGENERATING ADSORPTION SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A PROCESS - The present invention provides a process for controlling the cooling phase of a container to be cooled for a heat-regenerating adsorption system with the following process steps: definition of a cooling phase cut-off temperature as a function of at least one parameter which is characteristic of the cooling process, recording the outlet temperature of a cooling fluid emerging from the container to be cooled by means of an outlet temperature recording device, and termination of the cooling phase when the recorded outlet temperature of the emerging cooling fluid falls below the defined cooling phase cut-off temperature. The present invention also provides a device for a heat-regenerating adsorption system for controlling the cooling phase of a container to be cooled in accordance with this process. | 09-30-2010 |
20100293969 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING FOOD ITEMS WITH AN ADDITIVE AND SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE - Embodiments of the invention generally provide methods and systems that distribute an additive in solid carbon dioxide in an interior of food processing equipment. The additive may be injected into a flow of liquid carbon dioxide upstream of an expander at or adjacent to the interior. Injection of the additive into the interior may be alternated with directing a flow of expanded carbon dioxide into the interior. In some embodiments, the freezing point of the additive with or without a diluent composition and/or additive(s) is lower than a temperature of the liquid carbon dioxide. | 11-25-2010 |
20100293970 | COOLER AND METHOD FOR COOLING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS SUCH AS BOTTLES AND CANS - A cooler for beverage containers, comprising an outer holder ( | 11-25-2010 |
20100307170 | Cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat - A cryogenic treatment for wooden baseball bats to provide a new, cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat that has many of the advantages of the traditional and alternative material bats mentioned heretofore, but with a significant novel feature, that of having been cryogenically treated. The result is a new, cryogenically treated wooden baseball bat which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art, either alone or in combination thereof because cryogenic treatment is typically implemented upon metallic objects and not on wooden objects. The process relates to a process/method/system of manufacture wherein the same can be utilized for improving the strength of standard wooden baseball bats via cryogenic treatment, thereby reducing the occurrence of breakage of said bats. This is intended to increase the safety of players and fans through the reduced risk of being struck by sharply pointed projectiles/shrapnel that results when breakage does occur. The inventive process includes taking the standard produced wooden baseball bats and systematically and methodically processing said bat via a cryogenic process/treatment. Note that we are aware that a similar cryogenic process has been utilized with metallic baseball bats, but never, to our knowledge, has this process been attempted upon standard wooden baseball bats. The CK Process™ involves cryogenically treating (deep freezing) standard wooden baseball bats at a controlled time/temperature cycle, thereby altering the alignment of the internal molecular/crystalline lattice structure of the wood, thereby relieving the internal residual stresses of said wooden baseball bats, similar to the process of tempering metals. The CK Process™ in no way adversely alters the bat and the bat remains within the current regulations and specifications required under Major League Baseball RTM rule 1.10. | 12-09-2010 |
20110000230 | Specimen Holder For A High-Pressure Freezing Device - A method for preparing a hydrous, cryopreserved sample that is enclosed in a sample container ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110005240 | REFREEZABLE CONTAINER - A refreezable container for storage of perishable and/or temperature-sensitive items is described herein. A bottom surface, contiguous with one or more side surfaces is provided, each surface having an interior cavity at least partially filled with refreezable material, usable to retain contents within the container at a temperature less than ambient temperature. The bottom surface includes a lower groove therein. The side surfaces include a lip adapted for secure engagement for an upper object, which can include a top cover having a complementary groove, or the lower groove of an adjacent refreezable container, allowing multiple containers, with or without top covers, to be nested for storage or transport, and allowing multiple covered containers, or top covers independent of containers, to be stacked and nested. | 01-13-2011 |
20110041521 | LINED BEVERAGE-COOLING CONTAINER - A lined beverage-cooling container is disclosed, the container comprises a carton lined with a watertight liner bag. The walls of the bag are higher than the walls of the carton. Because the bag expands past the walls of the carton, a cavity for holding ice is formed on top of the carton. A method of use such container is also disclosed. | 02-24-2011 |
20110088412 | Cryogenic treatment of mixed loads - A process for treating mixed loads of tools and/or parts which incorporates an optional pre-heat phase, a cryogenic phase, and an optional post temper phase. | 04-21-2011 |
20110100028 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRYOGRANULATING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - Cryogranulation systems with improved dispenser assemblies are provided for use in manufacturing frozen pellets of pharmaceutical substances in a fluid medium. Methods of cryogranulating the pharmaceutical substance in the fluid medium are also provided. In particular embodiments, the dispenser assembly is used with suspensions or slurries of pharmaceutical compositions including biodegradable substances, such as proteins, peptides, and nucleic acids. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical substance can be adsorbed to any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier particles suitable for making pharmaceutical powders. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical carrier can be, for example, diketopiperazine-based microparticles. The dispenser assembly improves the physical characteristics of the cryopellets formed and minimizes product loss during processing. | 05-05-2011 |
20110100029 | COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING HOLDERS - A cooling apparatus for holders such as glasses, provided with a gas source ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110113794 | FOOD TRAY - Tray having a container receiving space and a stepped outer sidewall including a lower step and an upper step, a cooling unit providing cooled air to the space and having a housing with a stepped base that includes a lower step and an upper step, the cooling unit venting exhaust from an end distal to the base, a plurality of containers each having a perimeter flange and, when the container is inserted into the space, portions of the flange are seated on the respective lower steps of the tray and the stepped base of the housing, and a cover configured to sealingly contact the upper steps when the cover is in a closed position, the cover shielding the containers from the exhaust, and being movably attached to the housing and movable along the housing in a range that includes the closed position at which the cover contacts the upper steps. | 05-19-2011 |
20110126557 | COOLING ELEMENT WITH SUB-COOLING PROTECTION - A cooling element for cooling goods to be chilled is proposed, comprising a shell with at least one heat transfer wall for exchanging thermal energy with the goods. The cooling element further comprises at least one fluid space proximate to the heat transfer wall and at least one storage space separated from the fluid space by at least one separating element, wherein the storage space is configured to hold a supply of cooling medium in the solid aggregate state. The separating element is configured to substantially separate the supply of cooling medium in the solid aggregate state from the fluid space and to enable the cooling medium in the liquid aggregate state to pass over from the storage space to the fluid space. | 06-02-2011 |
20110138820 | Transportable Product Cooling Apparatus and Method - A portable, automated, cold-chain maintaining, cooling apparatus is disclosed. This apparatus comprises one or more portable cooling modules in communication with one or more portable transition modules. The cooling modules have cooling module conveyor apparatus to move containers of product through the module and a product cooling apparatus to provide cooling air to the product. The portable transition module is in communication with each of said one or more portable cooling modules in such a manner to maintain the cold temperature of said cooled product. A transition module conveyor apparatus within the transition module is in communication with the cooling module conveyor apparatus and automatically transfer the product from the cooling modules into the portable transition module. | 06-16-2011 |
20110167840 | Refrigeration systems having prescriptive refrigerant flow control - A refrigeration system for a frozen product dispenser is controlled to have a variable cooling capacity that is determined by variable cooling load demands of the dispenser. This is accomplished, in part, by providing the refrigeration system with a variable speed compressor and one or more adjustable expansion valves for metering refrigerant to associated evaporators that are heat exchange coupled to associated freeze barrels of the dispenser, and by controlling the metering setting of the expansion valves and the speed of operation of the compressor in accordance with the cooling load demands of the dispenser. The arrangement provides for efficient operation of the refrigeration system from an energy standpoint and for a reduction in on/off cycling of the system. | 07-14-2011 |
20110173997 | HEAT TRANSFER COMPOSITIONS - Heat transfer compositions are usable in their own right or are suitable as a replacement for existing refrigeration usages. The compositions possess a reduced Greenhouse Warming Potential, yet have a capacity and energy efficiency (which may be conveniently expressed as the “Coefficient of Performance”) ideally within 20% of the values of those attained using R-134a, and preferably within 10% or less (e.g. about 5%) of these values. | 07-21-2011 |
20110179811 | HELIUM FILLING METHODS - Methods for filling magnets, cooling magnets and energizing magnets are disclosed. The methods are performed at a helium transfill facility, and helium is employed in filling the magnet, cooling the magnet to appropriate temperatures and energizing the magnet such that it can be employed in operations where superconductive magnets are required. | 07-28-2011 |
20110232303 | TEMPERATURE REGULATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A temperature regulation apparatus includes a dry ice module that encloses dry ice so that the module's outside surface is not hazardous to touch. Insulation, breathable material, or a combination of insulating and breathable materials, allows dry ice sublimation at a sufficiently slow rate within the attached dry ice module to control the ambient temperature in the area to be cooled. The dry ice module can be attached in a location that maximizes the dry ice cooling properties, typically at or near the top of the area to be cooled. Since sublimated carbon dioxide is heavier than normal air, it falls to the bottom of the area to be cooled and builds up. The venting placement in the dry ice module is based upon the make up of the dry ice module and the breathable materials inside of it. | 09-29-2011 |
20110247348 | Cooling device, cooling system, and auxiliary cooling device for datacenter - A cooling system for a data center, in which a plurality of servers having exothermic electronic components is installed in a housing. The cooling system comprises: a cooling circuit, a main cooling device to cool cooling medium heated by electronic components, and an auxiliary cooling device to assist the main cooling device in cooling the cooling medium. | 10-13-2011 |
20110247349 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FREEZING, STORING AND THAWING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS - A system for using freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials which includes a holder and a container for holding biopharmaceutical materials therein. The holder has a cavity and the container is received in the cavity. The holder includes a first portion and second portion. The container is received between the first portion and the second portion to connect the container to the holder. The holder includes an interior cradle having a bottom and edges extending from the bottom. The cradle bounds the cavity. An outer rim is connected to the cradle and separated from the cavity. The bottom includes an inner surface facing the cavity receiving the container and an outer surface. The outer surface of the bottom is recessed relative to an outer surface of the outer rim. | 10-13-2011 |
20110265497 | Microtome Cassette Clamp Having An Air Channel For Dissipating The Heat Of A Cooling Element, And Microtome - A device for cooling a tissue sample on a microtome includes a cooling element ( | 11-03-2011 |
20110271695 | COOLING METHOD AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A cooling method for an electronic device, comprising:
| 11-10-2011 |
20110283717 | METHOD FOR LYOPHILIZATION USING CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A cryogenic refrigeration system for lyophilization is disclosed. The cryogenic refrigeration system includes a cryogenic heat exchanger system adapted for vaporizing a liquid cryogen and using the gaseous cryogen to cool heat transfer fluid and a heat transfer cooling circuit that cools the lyophilization chamber as well as the condenser. The disclosed heat transfer cooling circuit includes a primary recirculation loop adapted for cooling the lyophilization chamber with the heat transfer fluid, a secondary recirculation loop adapted for cooling a condenser with the heat transfer fluid, and one or more valves operatively coupling the cryogenic heat exchanger system, the primary recirculation loop, and the secondary recirculation loop. | 11-24-2011 |
20110296853 | Method for the In-Line Processing of Liquid or Pasty or Semi-Liquid Media such as Grape Harvests - The invention relates to a method for the in-line processing of liquid or pasty or semi-liquid media or further, media which contain solid elements in a liquid base, in pipe for conveying the medium between two steps in a plant by direct injection of a cryogenic fluid into the pipe, characterized in that the method uses, for the injection into the pipe, an injection device including a hollow cylindrical body in which a valve urged by a spring is inserted, said injection device including a through-channel substantially parallel to said valve and supplied with a pressurized cryogenic fluid, wherein one end of the through-channel is connected to the cryogenic fluid supply system while the opposite end opens at the seat of the valve. | 12-08-2011 |
20120000212 | TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH PREDICTIVE REFRIGERATION - A transport unit including a container defining a cargo space. The transport unit includes position detection apparatus coupled to the container, and adapted to determine a geographic location of the container and to generate a signal indicative of the geographic location. The transport unit also includes a refrigeration system in communication with the cargo space, and a control system including route data that defines a plurality of potential destinations of the container. The control system is programmed to predict a container route defined by at least two potential destinations of the container based on the geographic location and the route data, and to determine a proximity of the container relative to at least one potential destination of the route. The control system is in communication with the refrigeration system to control the refrigeration system based on the proximity of the container relative to the at least one potential destination. | 01-05-2012 |
20120011862 | AUTOMATIC COMPENSATING FREEZING AND HEATING RECIPES - A method of adjusting a base recipe for a product introduced into a processor, includes providing a base recipe used by the processor on the product, identifying at least one parameter of the base recipe to be altered to compensate for at least one corresponding physical parameter of the product discharged from the processor, automatically changing the base recipe in response to the at least one altered parameter to compensate for the at least one physical parameter of the product discharged, and processing new product introduced into the processor with the changed base recipe. | 01-19-2012 |
20120017609 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FREEZING, STORING AND THAWING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS - A system for use in freezing, storing and thawing biopharmaceutical materials includes a flexible sterile container means for holding biopharmaceutical material therein and a holder more rigid than said container means. The container means is received in a cavity of the holder and the holder extends along a perimeter of the container means. The holder is fixedly connected to the container means. The holder includes opposing sides defining an opening and the container means extends between the opposing sides of the holder defining the opening. The container means includes a substantially smooth exterior surface extending between the opposing sides. | 01-26-2012 |
20120023971 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to refrigerators, and a method for controlling the same. | 02-02-2012 |
20120031111 | DIRECT CONTACT TURBO-CHILL CHAMBER USING SECONDARY COOLANT - An appliance system that includes an appliance and a turbo-chilling chamber is provided. In one embodiment, the turbo-chilling chamber for chilling a beverage within a beverage container or a foodstuff is operably engaged to an interior surface of the appliance and typically includes a rigid outer wall; a flexible inner wall defining a coolant chamber; and at least one coolant spaced between the rigid outer wall and flexible inner wall in the coolant chamber. The flexible inner wall defines a receiving space, accommodates various sized beverage containers or foodstuffs, and moves between a first position and a second position. The coolant within the coolant chamber is typically at higher than atmospheric pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the second position and a lesser pressure when the flexible inner wall is in the first position. The method of turbo-chilling a beverage container/beverage/foodstuff within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided. | 02-09-2012 |
20120031112 | TURBO-CHILL CHAMBER WITH AIR-FLOW BOOSTER - An appliance system including an appliance and a turbo-chilling chamber is provided. The turbo-chilling chamber has a main body portion that typically includes: a rigid distal wall surrounding a foodstuff receiving space that accommodates variously sized foodstuffs (beverage containers); a rigid inner wall having at least one aperture along the length thereof and surrounding the foodstuff when the foodstuff is within the foodstuff receiving space; and a rigid intermediate wall between the rigid inner wall and the rigid distal wall that defines a coolant chamber between the rigid distal wall and the rigid intermediate wall and also defines an air cooling channel between the rigid intermediate wall and the rigid inner wall. A fan moves air through the air cooling channel and the at least one aperture and past the foodstuff. A method of turbo-chilling a foodstuff/beverage container/beverage within the turbo-chilling chamber is also provided. | 02-09-2012 |
20120042663 | COOLING ELEMENT WITH SUB-COOLING PROTECTION - A cooling element for cooling goods to be chilled is proposed, comprising a shell with at least one heat transfer wall for exchanging thermal energy with the goods. The cooling element further comprises at least one fluid space proximate to the heat transfer wall and at least one storage space separated from the fluid space by at least one separating element, wherein the storage space is configured to hold a supply of cooling medium in the solid aggregate state. The separating element is configured to substantially separate the supply of cooling medium in the solid aggregate state from the fluid space and to enable the cooling medium in the liquid aggregate state to pass over from the storage space to the fluid space. | 02-23-2012 |
20120042664 | Refrigerator and control method thereof - In a control method of a refrigerator having a storage chamber for aging of meat, an operation to keep the storage chamber at an aging temperature and an operation to cool the storage chamber to a cooling temperature lower than the aging temperature are repeated. This enables optimal aging of meat via an aging time and aging temperature suitable for meat. | 02-23-2012 |
20120060520 | Input/Output Module and Overall Temperature Control of Samples - An automated storage and retrieval system for storing chemical and biological samples includes freezer chests maintained at an ultra-low temperature (e.g. −80° C.) or a cryogenic temperature. The freezer chests are located within a refrigerated (e.g. −20° C.) enclosure. Samples are loaded through a wall of the enclosure and are then transferred to an input/output buffer section in an ultra-low temperature or cryogenic freezer chest that is thermally segregated from a long-term storage section in the same freezer. Specialized input/output cassettes are used for transferring the samples through an input/output module into the system. | 03-15-2012 |
20120073312 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FREEZING OR THAWING BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS - A system for use in freezing or thawing a biopharmaceutical material includes a container means and a support member. The container means has a receiving cavity receiving the biopharmaceutical material therein. The support member is connected to and supported by the container means. A transmitter is configured to propagate an ultrasonic pulse into the biopharmaceutical material and is located in a support member cavity of the support member. An ultrasonic sensor is configured to sense a reflection of the pulse in the biopharmaceutical material and is located in the support member cavity. A controller is coupled to the transmitter and the sensor. The controller is configured to determine a phase change of the biopharmaceutical material based on the propagation of the pulse by the transmitter and the sense of the reflection by the sensor. | 03-29-2012 |
20120102982 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NUCLEATION CONTROL IN A CONTROLLED RATE FREEZER (CRF) - A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling using a laminar and uniform flow of cryogen in proximity to the plurality of vials disposed within the cooling unit. The rapid cooling of the biological materials is achieved by precisely controlling and adjusting the temperature of the cryogen being introduced to the system as a function of time. The presently disclosed methods to systems also provide nucleation control via temperature quench and depressurized nucleation control. | 05-03-2012 |
20120102983 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING LIQUID NITROGEN BY ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - Described are a device and a method for rapidly sterilizing liquid nitrogen in a container using ultraviolet radiation irradiated for a predetermined length of time based on the temperature measured by a sensor and on the minimum dose of radiation necessary to kill micro-organisms resistant to liquid nitrogen. | 05-03-2012 |
20120151944 | Ice Chest Dry Rack - An ice chest (a.k.a. portable cooler) rack designed to keep meats and/or other goods dry while inside the ice chest. The intent of the design is to keep game and/or domestic meats and/or other goods from getting “freezer burned”, and/or becoming water logged from coming into contact for periods of time with dry ice, ice, and/or water/liquids caused from melting/spillage. It has also been shown that this will prevent premature spoiling of products due to water logging. The present invention may be configured in a variety of different ways and may be constructed from a multitude of different materials including stainless steel, wood, extruded or molded plastics, various metals, aluminum, all with satisfactory results. The present invention may be configured to support all types of items such as game meats, domestic meats, dry goods, packaged or unpackaged foods, canned and/or bottled beverages, bulk items, or any other items desired to be kept away from the dry ice, various types of ice and/or water/liquids caused by ice melt/spillage of stored items. | 06-21-2012 |
20120210734 | Production and use of high pressure for cryopreservation and cryofixation - Methods and devices are described for the concurrent delivery of elevated pressures and low temperatures to a sample, typically but not exclusively a biological sample. A medium that expands on cooling and/or freezing is employed with a sample immersed therein, typically but not exclusively encased in a sample container. Cooling the medium lowers the temperature and applies pressure to the sample such that reduced damage to a typical biosample occurs. Relatively long-lived metastable phases are also produced, including both metastable liquids and solids, without the need for very rapid cooling steps as required in conventional achievement of such metastable phases. Preliminary test data are also presented. | 08-23-2012 |
20120227418 | COOLING UNIT - The invention relates to a cooling unit for cooling a load having a refrigeration circuit, at least one compressor for compressing a refrigerant that circulates in the refrigeration circuit, several heat exchangers, in which the refrigerant is cooled against itself, and two expansion devices that operate at different temperature levels, in which, at least temporarily, at least one partial stream of the refrigerant is expanded to produce cold. At least one additional expansion device is provided. The latter is connected to the refrigeration circuit in such a way that the refrigerant that can be, at least temporarily, at least partially expanded in the additional expansion device to produce cold. | 09-13-2012 |
20120227419 | METHOD FOR BLAST FREEZING A PRODUCT - A method for freezing a commodity includes a plurality of boxes arranged in two rows with a space formed therebetween. A plenum is formed between the two rows of boxes with the plurality of boxes being positioned side-by-side. Air is pulled through and/or around the plurality of boxes and through ventilation holes in the boxes and/or through spacers positioned underneath adjacent boxes and along a length of the space formed between the two rows. The air may be discharged upwardly, horizontally or downwardly therefrom. In addition, the air may be forced through the plenum, along the length of the space formed between the two rows and through ventilation holes in the boxes and/or through spacers positioned underneath adjacent boxes for evenly freezing a commodity positioned in the boxes. | 09-13-2012 |
20120260680 | METHOD FOR THE FAST FORMATION OF A GAS HYDRATE - The present invention relates to a method for the fast formation of a gas hydrate. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for the formation of a fed-batch-type gas hydrate, the method including a first step i) of injecting a fresh aqueous solution containing a potential feed hydrate into a reactor, a second step ii) of feeding gas into the reactor in which the fresh aqueous solution containing the potential feed hydrate is injected in the first step, so as to pressurize said gas, and a third step iii) of injecting a surfactant solution into the reactor in which the gas is pressurized in the second step, as well as to a method for the formation of a batch-type gas hydrate, in which the first step is switched in sequence with the third step. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266612 | THERMAL SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A thermal system is disclosed in thermal communication with an electrical device. In one form the thermal system is a refrigeration system having a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. The electrical device can be disposed within the thermal system such that a working fluid of the thermal system exchanges heat with the electrical device. In one embodiment the thermal system includes a container in which the electrical device is disposed. The working fluid in the container can, but need not, remain in substantially the same physical state when transferring heat with the electrical device. | 10-25-2012 |
20120266613 | THERMAL SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRICAL DEVICE - A thermal system is disclosed in thermal communication with an electrical device. In one form the thermal system is a refrigeration system. The electrical device can be disposed within the refrigeration system such that a working fluid of the refrigeration system exchanges heat with the electrical device. In one embodiment the refrigeration system includes a container in which the electrical device is disposed. The electrical device can be an electrical motor, but other forms are contemplated. The container can be located anywhere in the thermal system. In one non-limiting embodiment the working fluid of the refrigeration system wets a stator of the motor. A partition can be used to separate the stator from the motor to keep the motor free from working fluid. | 10-25-2012 |
20120266614 | Accelerating, Optimizing and Controlling product cooling in food processing systems - A coolant mixture, method and apparatus for accelerated cooling of product, especially foodstuffs, is disclosed. A further aspect of this invention is the optimizing and controlling of the cooling process and the cooling medium without the need for pressurization. It further relates to a method of effectively increasing the flexibility and maximizing of cooling capacity and its storage without inducing a change of physical state within the coolant nor incurring high energy costs. Finally it relates to effectively eliminating any corrosive properties of the cooling medium. | 10-25-2012 |
20120285183 | SAMPLE COLLECTOR AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - To provide a protective coat on a refrigerated sample collector for a corrosive environment a unitary frame includes a support unit with condenser and evaporator coils mounted to the support unit and an orifice connecting the condenser and evaporator coils. The evaporator coils, condenser coils and restrictor are powder coated after being connected, whereby an effective seal is provided for the restrictor, condenser coils and evaporator coils after they are assembled to the support. The unitary frame can be easily removed or connected as a unit to the sample collector. A peristaltic pump may be used for drawing at least one sample into the refrigerated sample collector and depositing said sample into at least one sample bottle. The peristaltic pump may include contoured tube guides to reduce movement of the peristaltic pump as a roller paddle rotates. | 11-15-2012 |
20120297798 | Switchgear Having Evaporative Cooling Apparatus - A cooling apparatus for cooling a switchgear is provided. The switchgear has one or more primary contacts supported by a bushing and constructed and arranged to connect to a terminal of a circuit breaker. The cooling apparatus includes at least one evaporator associated with each primary contact, a condenser apparatus located at a higher elevation than the at least one evaporator, fluid conduit structure connecting the at least one evaporator with the condenser apparatus, and electrically insulating working fluid in at least one evaporator so as to be heated to a vapor state, with the fluid conduit structure being constructed and arranged to transfer the vapor to the condenser apparatus and to passively return condensed working fluid back to the at least one evaporator. | 11-29-2012 |
20120324911 | DUAL-LOOP COOLING SYSTEM - Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for cooling a work piece surface using a dual-loop cooling system. The system includes a vapor-compression loop and a liquid-evaporation loop. The loops are configured to prepare a coolant at or approximately at saturation for delivery into a chamber for cooling the surface. A preferred liquid-evaporation loop includes a chamber, a phase separator, a liquid pressurizer, and a vapor mixer that heats the coolant to or near its saturation temperature. A preferred vapor-compression loop includes the phase separator, a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and a return line. The vapor mixer preferably heats the coolant by mixing liquid coolant with vapor coolant derived from the vapor-compression loop. A two-phase flow detector may be disposed downstream of the vapor mixer and be in communication with a vapor valve disposed upstream of the vapor mixer to ensure that an appropriate amount of vapor is fed into the vapor mixer to induce evaporation. Methods include cooling a surface by cycling a coolant through the liquid-evaporation loop and preparing the coolant at saturation with vapor derived from the vapor-compression loop. | 12-27-2012 |
20120324912 | METHOD FOR BLAST FREEZING A PRODUCT - A method for freezing a commodity includes a plurality of boxes arranged in two rows with a space formed therebetween. A plenum is formed between the two rows of boxes with the plurality of boxes being positioned side-by-side. Air is pulled through and/or around the plurality of boxes and through ventilation holes in the boxes and/or through spacers positioned underneath adjacent boxes and along a length of the space formed between the two rows. The air may be discharged upwardly, horizontally or downwardly therefrom. In addition, the air may be forced through the plenum, along the length of the space formed between the two rows and through ventilation holes in the boxes and/or through spacers positioned underneath adjacent boxes for evenly freezing a commodity positioned in the boxes. | 12-27-2012 |
20130019614 | AIR-SIDE ECONOMIZER FACILITATING LIQUID-BASED COOLING OF AN ELECTRONICS RACK - A cooling apparatus and method are provided for cooling an electronic subsystem of an electronics rack. The cooling apparatus includes a local cooling station, which has a liquid-to-air heat exchanger and ducting for directing a cooling airflow across the heat exchanger. A cooling subsystem is associated with the electronic subsystem of the rack, and includes either a housing facilitating immersion cooling of electronic components of the electronic subsystem, or one or more liquid-cooled structures providing conductive cooling to the electronic components of the electronic subsystem. A coolant loop couples the cooling subsystem to the liquid-to-air heat exchanger of the local cooling station. In operation, heat is transferred via circulating coolant from the electronic subsystem and rejected in the liquid-to-air heat exchanger of the local cooling station to the cooling airflow passing across the liquid-to-air heat exchanger. In one embodiment, the cooling airflow is outdoor air. | 01-24-2013 |
20130025298 | PREVENTING SAMPLE DEGRADATION FROM TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS - Methods and devices can protect samples maintained at controlled temperatures from degradation due to transient temperature fluctuations. | 01-31-2013 |
20130036751 | Apparatus and method for minimizing or preventing leakage from an outer container into an inner container and from an inner container into an outer container - Embodiments may include one or more containers which may be placed inside an ice chest (or other container which is intended to control contents temperature) to prevent leaking of the ice or water into the one or more containers. Embodiments may also include an outer container which is intended to control contents temperature which is capable of securely holding one or more inner containers disposed therein and effectively segregating contents of the outer container from the contents of the one or more inner containers. In some embodiments, the one or more inner containers are securely positionally supported with respect to the outer container by a base of the outer container. | 02-14-2013 |
20130036752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - A cooling system for PV cells includes an evaporator configured to thermally contact the PV cells and transfer heat generated thereby to coolant in the evaporator, a condenser for receiving vaporized coolant from the evaporator and condensing the coolant to a liquid state, tubing connecting the evaporator, and the condenser in a circuit, a compressor arranged in the circuit for pumping coolant therethrough in a coolant flow direction, an active charge control apparatus arranged in the circuit between, in the coolant flow direction, the evaporator and the condenser, and a liquid flow control apparatus arranged in the circuit between, in the coolant flow direction, the condenser and the evaporator. The active charge control apparatus and the liquid flow apparatus cooperate to maintain the evaporator completely wetted by coolant and prevent coolant in the liquid state from leaving the evaporator. | 02-14-2013 |
20130055731 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHODS - Apparatus and methods of treating a substrate with an amorphous semiconductor layer, or a semiconductor layer having small crystals, to form large crystals in the substrate are described. A treatment area of the substrate is identified and melted using a progressive melting process of delivering pulsed energy to the treatment area. The treatment area is then recrystallized using a progressive crystallization process of delivering pulsed energy to the area. The pulsed energy delivered during the progressive crystallization process is selected to convert the small crystals into large crystals as the melted material freezes. | 03-07-2013 |
20130091875 | METHOD FOR EXTRACTING FROZEN SPECIMENS AND MANUFACTURE OF SPECIMEN ASSEMBLIES - A method for attaching a frozen specimen to a manipulator probe tip typically inside a charged-particle beam microscope. The method comprises cooling the probe tip to a temperature at or below that of the frozen specimen, where the temperature of the frozen specimen is preferably at or below the vitrification temperature of water; bringing the probe tip into contact with the frozen specimen, and bonding the probe tip to the frozen specimen by flowing water vapor onto the region of contact between the probe tip and the frozen specimen. The bonded probe tip and specimen may be moved to a support structure such as a TEM grid and bonded to it by similar means. The probe tip can then be disconnected by heating the probe tip or applying a charged-particle beam. | 04-18-2013 |
20130111931 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CRYOPRESERVATION TO ACHIEVE UNIFORM VIABILITY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY - A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of biological materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling and optionally simultaneous pressure drop using uniform and unidirectional flow of cryogen in proximity to the plurality of vials disposed within a cooling unit. The rapid cooling of the biological materials is achieved by precisely controlling and adjusting the temperature of the cryogen being introduced to the system as well as the chamber pressure as a function of time. | 05-09-2013 |
20130118186 | Method and Apparatus for Quenching of Materials in Vacuum Furnace - A method of quenching a material by injecting a cryogenic fluid into a cooling stream and simultaneously venting gas from the cooling stream, in order to maintain a desired target pressure in a chamber containing the material. In a examplary application of the method, the quenching is a step in the heat-treatment of a metal and the chamber is part of a vacuum furnace. Also disclosed is a method of supplying a cryogenic fluid to a process in which the amount of cryogenic fluid necessary to perform the process is transferred from a storage vessel to a supply vessel via a supply line, after which the supply line is closed. An elevated pressure is maintained by vaporization of a relatively small amount of the cryogenic fluid that is allowed to build in a pressure vessel that is in fluid communication with the supply vessel. | 05-16-2013 |
20130133342 | SYSTEM FOR COOLING A SAMPLE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING THE SAMPLE - For cooled processing of a sample, a system for cooling the sample includes a holding device ( | 05-30-2013 |
20130180267 | ICE SUPPLY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present technology are directed to devices, systems, and methods of delivering ice under high ambient temperatures. A transportable container houses an air-conditioning system with a cascade heat exchanger coupling the air-conditioning system with a separate refrigeration system in the container. The separate refrigeration system provides cooling energy for a cooling device while rejecting a heat load to the air-conditioning system for rejection to ambient temperatures. | 07-18-2013 |
20130192278 | CRYOGENIC SPRAY PROCESS - The invention relates to a spray crystallization process for making solid particles suitable for structuring an oil containing dispersion, solid particles obtainable by said process and use of said particles for structuring oil containing dispersions. | 08-01-2013 |
20130205808 | Forming a Vitrified Sample for Electron Microscopy - The invention relates to a method of forming a vitrified sample on a sample holder for inspection in an electron microscope. It is known to spray a solution on a grid and then immerse the grid in a cryogenic liquid, such as ethane or liquid nitrogen. The invention proposes to spray small droplets of the liquid on a cryogenic surface, such as a grid or a sample holder in vacuum. The liquid forms vitrified sample material when hitting the surface due to the low temperature of the grid or sample holder. | 08-15-2013 |
20130205809 | MULTI-COMPARTMENT REFRIGERATING APPARATUS FOR STORING FRESH FOOD AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES - A refrigerating apparatus ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130219925 | BLAST CHILLER APPARATUS AND A METHOD TO SANITIZE A BLAST CHILLER APPARATUS - Blast chiller apparatus ( | 08-29-2013 |
20130219926 | CENTRIFUGE WITH COMPRESSOR COOLING - The present invention relates to a centrifuge and a method for cooling a centrifuge. The centrifuge according to the invention includes a cooling device which is improved in that its required installation space is reduced such that the centrifuge can be of a more compact design with the centrifugation capacity remaining unchanged, or the centrifugation capacity can be increased with the installation space remaining unchanged. Further, the number of components can be reduced and thus cost and assembly time can be saved. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227970 | DEVICE FOR THE LIGHT STIMULATION AND CRYOPRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - In a device ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130227971 | WIRELESS FOOD SAFETY MONITOR SYSTEM - A wireless system for monitoring food safety having a monitor adapted to be disposed within a refrigerator. The monitor has a thermometer for measuring the temperature of the food within a refrigerator and a clock operatively communicating with the thermometer. The clock counts a time interval during which the thermometer detects at least a predetermined temperature communicating with the monitor. A communication signal, broadcasts an occurrence of the elapsed time exceeding a predetermined value. A receiving station within the broadcast area of the monitor, receives the broadcast elapsed time data and causes the occurrence of the elapsed time data to be transmitted across a cellular network to a remote device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130247595 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INSTANTLY FREEZING FOOD PRODUCTS - A device for quickly freezing food product incorporates a pan and a base. The pan is adapted to receive the food product to be frozen, and has a bottom portion and a wall portion surrounding the bottom portion. The bottom portion of the pan has an upper surface and an opposing lower surface. The base is positioned under the bottom portion and the wall portion of the pan. The wall portion of the base is coupled to the wall portion of the pan such that the pan and the base form a unitary body. A cavity exists between the bottom portion of the base and the lower surface of the bottom portion of the pan. A plurality of fins project outwardly from lower surface of the bottom portion of the pan into the cavity. | 09-26-2013 |
20130255281 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - A cooling system is provided for cooling an electrical component. The cooling system includes a supply of liquid natural gas (LNG) and a heat sink configured to be positioned in thermal communication with the electrical component. The cooling system also includes an LNG conduit configured to be interconnected between the heat sink and the supply of LNG such that the LNG conduit is configured to carry LNG from the supply to the heat sink. A pump is configured to be operatively connected in fluid communication with the supply of LNG. The pump is configured to move LNG within the LNG conduit from the supply to the heat sink. | 10-03-2013 |
20130263614 | SWING SEAL FOR A RACK-AISLE FREEZING AND CHILLING SYSTEM - An automatically adjustable swing seal for a rack-aisle freezing and chilling system extends, for example, from the top horizontal frame member of a racking structure and defines an intake opening along with side seals and a bottom seal. The swing seal is positioned at a height such that a product stack having a top edge positioned at any point along the face of the swing seat creates a seal between the intake opening and the stack via the swing seal, the side seals, and the bottom seal. Thus, stacks of varying heights may automatically be accommodated. Further, the bottom edge of the swing seal may be beveled, such that if a product stack is not evenly stacked a portion of the uneven stacking will not catch against the swing seal when the stack is pulled away from the opening. | 10-10-2013 |
20130263615 | OSCILLATING FLOW FREEZER - A freezer for a product includes a housing having a sidewall defining a chamber in the housing, and an inlet and an outlet in communication with the chamber; and a pair of pistons operatively associated with the housing and in communication with the chamber, the pair of pistons operable out of phase with each other for oscillating a gas flow within the chamber. A method is also provided for reducing a temperature of a product in a freezer. | 10-10-2013 |
20130283828 | Apparatus and Method for Chilling or Freezing Objects Utilizing a Rotary Drum Having Prominences Formed on an Inner Surface Thereof - In an apparatus and method for chilling or freezing objects, an interior surface of a rotating drum includes recesses formed between prominences extending inwardly from the interior surface. One or more liquid CO | 10-31-2013 |
20130298577 | CENTRIFUGE WITH COMPRESSOR COOLING - The present invention relates to a centrifuge and a method for cooling a centrifuge. The centrifuge according to the invention includes a cooling device which is improved in that its required installation space is reduced such that the centrifuge can be of a more compact design with the centrifugation capacity remaining unchanged, or the centrifugation capacity can be increased with the installation space remaining unchanged. Further, the number of components can be reduced and thus cost and assembly time can be saved. | 11-14-2013 |
20130305746 | COOLING SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY FOR CRYOPRESERVING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, COMPRISING DEVICES FOR USE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY - A cooling system ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130333399 | Systems, methods, and devices for frozen sample distribution - A drilling system including a motor that produces a sonic, linear oscillatory motion is provided for removing a frozen biological sample from a stored frozen specimen and methods of use thereof without thawing the remainder of the specimen. The stator and slider assembly is operated by a servo controller which can communicate and be programmed through a port of a PC equipped with software. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333400 | PASSIVELY COOLED PROTECTIVE INSTRUMENT HOUSING - A passively cooled instrument protective housing has an internal heat exchanger, an external heat exchanger, and a storage tank for a cooling medium and disposed in a housing interior. A cooling unit having a cooling unit evaporator is disposed in the storage tank and in which a cooling unit coolant is evaporated with the use of heat from the storage tank cooling medium. A condenser or a liquefier is disposed outside the housing and in which the vaporous or gaseous cooling unit coolant emanating from the cooling unit evaporator is liquefied. A switching and/or shut-off device is provided, by which the cooling unit can be switched off and/or can be uncoupled from the passive cooling system formed by the internal and external heat exchangers and by the storage tank. In addition, a control and/or regulating device is provided, which same is operatively connected to the cooling unit. | 12-19-2013 |
20130333401 | COOLING UNIT AND METHOD - A cooling unit ( | 12-19-2013 |
20130340444 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COOLING INTERIOR VOLUMES OF CARGO TRAILERS - A system for controlling a temperature a within an interior volume of a cargo trailer adapted to transport perishable goods is described herein. The system includes a fluid distribution assembly and a monitoring system operatively coupled to the fluid distribution assembly for selectively channeling a flow of cryogenic cooling fluid into the cargo trailer interior volume to facilitate adjusting a temperature within the interior volume. The monitoring system includes at least one sensor for sensing an environmental parameter of the cargo trailer, and a controller coupled to the sensor and to the fluid distribution assembly. The controller is configured to receive a monitoring signal indicative of the sensed environmental parameter, determine an environmental condition of the cargo trailer as a function of the environmental parameter, and provide a notification signal if the determined environmental condition is different than a predefined environmental condition. | 12-26-2013 |
20130340445 | EFFICIENT TEMPERATURE FORCING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES UNDER TEST - A temperature-forcing system and method for controlling the temperature of an electronic device under test comprises a temperature-forcing head, including a face positionable in thermal contact with the device, and an evaporator, in direct or indirect thermal contact with the face; and a refrigerant circulation subsystem, including a compressor, a condenser, a flow control device for inducing a pressure drop in the refrigerant, and a conduit circuit through which the refrigerant is flowable. The subsystem cooperates with the evaporator so as to define at least one closed loop through which a corresponding bi-phase refrigerant is circulatable, so that, during circulation, the refrigerant is maintained in a liquid phase between the compressor and the flow control device and in a gaseous phase while flowing through the evaporator. The temperature of the device is therefore switchable by the head at a rapid rate of 50 to 150 degrees Celsius per minute. | 12-26-2013 |
20140075968 | METHOD FOR FREEZING A PLURALITY OF CONDITIONING TUBES EACH FILLED WITH A PREDETERMINED VOLUME OF BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCE AND SYSTEM FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH A METHOD - A method for freezing a plurality of conditioning tubes is provided, each tube filled with a predetermined volume of biological substance, including arranging each conditioning tube directly into a conditioning unit placed in a cooling enclosure then causing the enclosure to be passed through by a flow of cooling agent and simultaneously driving the conditioning unit ( | 03-20-2014 |
20140083118 | DEVICE FOR COOLING A POURABLE OR LIQUID PRODUCT - The invention relates to a device for cooling a pourable or flowable product, with a vessel | 03-27-2014 |
20140096541 | PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR THE OPERATION OF A PERSONAL SAFETY SYSTEM - A personal safety system in the form of a refuge chamber includes at least one main room and a cooling device provided for cooling the ambient air of the main room in the form of a CO | 04-10-2014 |
20140096542 | System Using Refrigeration System Waste Heat - A system using waste heat of a refrigeration unit to heat a food product, having a heating loop connected to a refrigeration unit between the compressor and the condenser, and configured to allow refrigerant to enter the heating loop to transfer heat to a food product. | 04-10-2014 |
20140123686 | AUTOMATIC, PERIODIC PLATE-FREEZING - The present invention relates to a method and a device for periodic in feeding of boxes containing food items into plate freezers. The invention solves problems relating to handling of boxes, where traditional methods damage the boxes and the ham the food objects within the boxes. The new method and device solve this problem in such an automatic and periodic manner that food items can be frozen in sensitive packing such as thin carton boxes. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130525 | BAFFLE CONTROLLED OSCILLATING FLOW FREEZER - A freezer includes a housing having a sidewall defining a chamber, and an inlet and an outlet in communication with the chamber; a pair of baffle assemblies spaced apart and disposed in the chamber, a first one of the pair movable 90° degrees out of phase from a second one of the pair; a plate disposed in the chamber and extending between the first and second baffle assemblies for dividing a portion of the chamber into an intake zone and an outflow zone; a fan disposed in the chamber between the first and second baffle assemblies and in communication with the intake and outflow zones for providing a gas flow from the intake zone to the outflow zone; and a delivery apparatus in communication with the chamber for delivering a chilling substance to the chamber for reducing a temperature of a product. A method is also provided. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130526 | Container Device for a Good to be Cooled, and Method for Operating Such Device - The invention relates to a container device ( | 05-15-2014 |
20140137574 | AIRCRAFT GALLEY CART DOOR INTERLOCK - An aircraft galley compartment cooling system includes a source of chilled air, and a closed compartment with a door. A sensor detects the opening of the door, and sends a signal to the cooling system to deactivate while the door is opened to prevent ambient air from entering the cooling system. Once the door is closed, the cooling system is reactivated. The sensor can be a light sensor, a mechanical sensor, a magnetic sensor, or the like for determining movement or the presence/non-presence of the door to the compartment. | 05-22-2014 |
20140144160 | HV BATTERY THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A battery thermal control system includes a battery, a heater core disposed in fluid communication with the battery and a vehicle HVAC system having an evaporator thermally interfacing with the heater core. A battery thermal control method is also disclosed. | 05-29-2014 |
20140144161 | Temperature stabilizing cargo compartment, including a freeze and heat barrier, for transport container constructed with thermal resistant materials - Novel method of preserving the internal environmental air temperature and thereby stabilizing the temperature within the cargo compartment of a transport container, and thereby protecting the cargo itself from degradation due to temperature fluxuations, including a freeze and heat barrier attained through the characteristics of the article of manufacture, composition of matter, and method of preservation of the internal environmental air temperature and proximate cargo within said cargo compartment; along with a machine or devise that is used as either a stand-alone container, or as an insert to retrofit existing containers so as to make said retrofitted devices capable of providing cooling over an extended period of time are disclosed. The inserted cargo compartments described herein are particularly useful for temperature-stabilizing cargo compartment shipping containers that are required to maintain a temperature below ambient for a time sufficient to complete delivery of the container and its contents. The shipping containers can be utilized to cost-effectively transport temperature-sensitive products. | 05-29-2014 |
20140157798 | Cryogenic Storage Container, Storage Device, and Methods of Using the Same - A device for the cryopreservation and/or vitrification of a biological sample in a freezing medium is described. The device preferably comprises a bath for receiving a vessel containing a biological sample in liquid-phase nitrogen. In one example, the bath includes a first member extending generally vertically from a bottom wall portion which divides the interior chamber of the bath into a first sub-chamber adapted for receiving a volume of cryogenic freezing medium and a second or overflow sub-chamber adapted to receive freezing medium from the first sub-chamber. A second member extends generally horizontally between the sidewall portions of the bath and includes at least one opening for receiving a biological sample-containing vessel(s). A kit including a cryogenic storage device and a vessel is also described. | 06-12-2014 |
20140165614 | SMART STORAGE OF TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PHARMACEUTICALS - A refrigerator and/or freezer unit and system for storing, monitoring, and maintaining a supply of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products in compliance with regulatory requirements. The unit contains compartments for each product type in multiple controlled temperature zones with sensors and readers to track product status and content. A user interface device in communication with an application service provider provides the user with a secure access to the content of the unit and product information. The application service provider provides the user with web accessed optimal management of product inventory. | 06-19-2014 |
20140196475 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARTIALLY SUPER-COOLING A FLUID - The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for super-cooling a contained fluid by exposing a portion of the contained fluid to a cooling substance while leaving a portion of the contained fluid uncooled. The present invention works by causing both convection and super-cooling. A container includes at least three sections: an insulated upper chamber, referred to as a cooling chamber, which holds a cooling substance or refrigerating apparatus; a second, lower chamber, referred to as the uncooled chamber; and at least one hollow chamber that extends through and is in contact with both cooling and un-cooled chambers. The hollow chamber, referred to as a containment chamber, receives the contained (i.e., bottled or canned or otherwise contained) fluid that is to be partially super-cooled. A horizontal plane divides the cooling chamber and the uncooled chamber. In some embodiments the containment chamber is oriented at an angle to the horizontal plane, so that the containment chamber extends through the upper (cooled) and lower (uncooled) chambers. | 07-17-2014 |
20140202178 | MULTIPLE CIRCUIT COOLING SYSTEM - The present application provides a cooling system having a refrigerant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger having first and second flow passages extending therethrough and a cold plate having first and second flow passages extending therethrough, the first flow passage of the cold plate configured to communicate with the first flow passage of the heat exchanger and the second flow passage of the cold plate configured to communicate with the second flow passage of the heat exchanger. During low ambient air temperatures, a vehicle battery is cooled to its operational temperatures by the cold plate without having to operate a vapor compression loop. | 07-24-2014 |
20140202179 | CRYOGENIC COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method is provided of operating a cryogenic cooling system, in which a target region for receiving a sample is cooled by a dilution refrigerator containing an operational fluid. Firstly any operational fluid is removed from the dilution refrigerator. Target apparatus comprising the sample is loaded from a high temperature location to the target region. The target apparatus is then pre-cooled in the target region to a first temperature using a mechanical refrigerator. The operational fluid is then supplied to the dilution refrigerator and the dilution refrigerator operated so as to cool the target apparatus in the target location to a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature. A suitable system for performing the method is also disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
20140208778 | Retrieval Apparatus and Methods of Use Thereof - An apparatus for retrieving items from a cooler, said apparatus having a cord, a securing mechanism for receiving an item, and a buoy, where the buoy engages the cord, the cooler contains coolant for cooling the item, and the buoy allows for the cord to be obtained without reaching into the coolant. | 07-31-2014 |
20140208779 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING THE FRESH LIFE OF PERISHABLES IN THE RETAIL AND VENDING SETTING - The present disclosure relates to mechanically refrigerated retail and vending display systems and methods or use for extending the shelf-life of perishable products in the retail or vending setting. This is accomplished by maintaining an appropriate modified and controlled atmosphere (MA/CA) environment for the perishable product in a retail or vending display unit. The systems and methods of the invention maintain the MA/CA environment for a time period of 10 days or longer, wherein the marketable shelf-life of a perishable product is at least doubled. The systems may also operate in a power generation/power production mode, such that the fuel cells maintain the MA/CA environment while providing both primary and/or back-up power. | 07-31-2014 |
20140250925 | Predictive Failure Algorithm For Refrigeration Systems - An apparatus and method for predicting failure of a ultralow temperature freezer is disclosed. The freezer includes a variety of temperature sensors, which monitor the temperature of the freezer at various components, such as at the heat exchanger, the condenser, and the evaporator. A controller is in communication with these sensors. The controller monitors these sensors and may determine that the freezer has experienced a performance degradation, or a severe performance degradation. In some embodiments, the controller also monitors other events, such as the actuation of the compressors, and closing of the freezer door. The controller uses temperature information, either absolute sensor readings, or the difference between two different sensor to estimate refrigerant volume and flow rate in the system. In some embodiment, the controller also uses elapsed time from a specific event and a temperature reading to estimate refrigerant volume and flow rate in the system. | 09-11-2014 |
20140250926 | COOLER ICE NET - A cooler ice net adapted to reside inside a cooler is described. The cooler ice net typically contains cubed ice dispersed among or burying the cooler articles, and also enables the cubed ice to be readily separable from the cooler articles and removable from the cooler. A mesh barrier portion of the cooler ice net is typically supple, allowing the mesh barrier to drape about and conform to the cooler articles. Accordingly, ice cubes residing within a mesh barrier cavity, whose lower portion is surrounded by the mesh barrier, also conform to the cooler articles. Embodiments of the cooler ice net include handles that facilitate ready removal of the cooler ice net, along with cubed ice contained therein, from within the cooler. | 09-11-2014 |
20140260344 | APPLICATIONS OF LIQUID TANK AS FRESH FOOD EVAPORATOR - An appliance having a storage tank disposed on its back surface wherein the storage tank comprises a front cover and a back cover that matingly engages the front cover to form a liquid tight seal with the front cover. The storage tank further includes a phase-changing material disposed within the storage tank and a heat exchanger containing refrigerant tubing which transfers cooling from refrigerant tubing to the phase-changing solution. The storage tank, when fully charged with cooling capacity, maintains the food storage compartment at a temperature of 45° F. or less for at least 8 hours without activating a compressor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260345 | ACTIVE INSULATION HYBRID DUAL EVAPORATOR WITH ROTATING FAN - An appliance having a fresh food storage compartment and a freezer compartment. The appliance includes a forced air coil system disposed between the fresh food storage compartment and the freezer compartment and is configured to selectively provide cooling to one or both of the at least one fresh food storage compartment and the at least one freezer compartment. The forced air coil system includes an evaporator fan configured to provide cooling to the food storage compartment, the freezer compartment, or both. | 09-18-2014 |
20140260346 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRESSURIZED CRYOPRESERVATION OF A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE - A cryopreservation device ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140283534 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD - A plasma processing apparatus includes: a refrigerating cycle including a refrigerant passage, a compressor, and a condenser, all of which are coupled in this order, and through which a refrigerant flows in this order, the refrigerant passage being disposed inside a sample stage and through which the refrigerant flows to serve as an evaporator; first and second expansion valves which are interposed between the condenser and the refrigerant passage and between the refrigerant passage and the compressor respectively in the refrigerating cycle; a vaporizer that is interposed between the second expansion valve and the compressor in the refrigerating cycle and which heats and vaporizes the refrigerant; and a controller which regulates opening and closing of the first and second expansion valves and regulates a refrigerant heat exchange amount of the condenser or vaporizer based on a refrigerant temperature between the condenser and the second expansion valve. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283535 | INFLATABLE CUSHION - An inflatable cushion useable for an ice cream maker. The ice cream maker can be spherical in shape and the inflatable cushion can approximate a spherical or dodecahedron shell. The inflatable cushion can be comprised of two half-shell portions that are pivotable with respect to one other to be selectively placed in a closed or open position. The ice cream maker can be snugly inserted within the inflatable cushion. | 09-25-2014 |
20140283536 | Systems, methods, and devices for frozen sample distribution - A drilling system including a motor that produces a sonic, linear oscillatory motion is provided for removing a frozen biological sample from a stored frozen specimen and methods of use thereof without thawing the remainder of the specimen. The stator and slider assembly is operated by a servo controller which can communicate and be programmed through a port of a PC equipped with software. | 09-25-2014 |
20140290284 | PROXIMITY DETECTION IN NETWORKED FREEZER STOCKING MANAGEMENT - A system for an ice merchandiser having a compressor in a compressor enclosure to cool the ice merchandiser includes a proximity sensor positioned to detect an amount of ice within the ice merchandiser, and a communications component coupled to the proximity sensor to receive signals from the proximity sensor representative of the amount of ice in the ice merchandiser, wherein the communications component is configured to convert the received signals to a digital format and publish the signals via a network connection. | 10-02-2014 |
20140290285 | GEL COMPRISING A PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE GEL, THERMAL EXCHANGE IMPLEMENT COMPRISING THE GEL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE THERMAL EXCHANGE IMPLEMENT - Gel including a phase-change material and a gelling agent. In one embodiment, the phase-change material may be n-tetradecane, n-hexadecane or mixtures thereof. The gelling agent may be a high molecular weight styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene (SEBS) triblock copolymer with a styrene:rubber ratio of about 30:70 to 33:67% by weight. To form the gel, the phase-change material and the gelling agent may be mixed at an elevated temperature relative to room temperature to partially, but not completely, dissolve the gelling agent. The mixture may then be cooled to room temperature. Alternatively, the phase-change material and the gelling agent may be mixed at room temperature, and the mixture may then be heated to form a viscoelastic liquid, which is then cooled to room temperature. The invention is also directed at a method of preparing the gel, a thermal exchange implement including the gel, and a method of preparing the thermal exchange implement. | 10-02-2014 |
20140311169 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT - Systems and methods for cooling an inverter of a variable frequency drive that drives a compressor in a cooling system for electronic equipment are disclosed. The system includes a first fluid circuit that cools electronic equipment using a first fluid flowing therethrough and a second fluid circuit that free cools a second fluid flowing therethrough. The second fluid circuit cools the first fluid using the free-cooled second fluid. The system further includes a third fluid circuit that mechanically cools the second fluid using a third fluid flowing therethrough as a function of the wet bulb temperature of atmospheric air. The third fluid circuit includes at least one compressor compresses the third fluid and is driven by a motor coupled to the variable frequency drive. At least a portion of the first fluid flowing through the third fluid circuit is diverted to cool the inverter of the variable frequency drive. | 10-23-2014 |
20140311170 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) BELTS - A container assembly for controlling the thermal condition of cargo includes an insulated container having a cover and a pair of belt assemblies having a plurality of pouches. The container may comprise handles and/or a detachable and/or adjustable shoulder strap. The container assembly further includes a plurality of phase-changing material packs configured to provide for the control of the temperature of cargo contained within the container. The phase-changing material packs are positioned within the belt assemblies and are thermally conditioned prior to use. The belt assemblies may be made of a durable material and may be configured to provide for the expedient exchange of thermal energy between the phase-changing material packs and an exterior of the belt assemblies. The belt assemblies may comprise features that provide for the efficient orienting of the belt assemblies within the container and/or the appropriate selection of phase-changing material packs for a respective belt assembly. | 10-23-2014 |
20140318157 | Refrigerated Storage Case - The present application thus provides a refrigerated storage case for storing pre-selected items. The refrigerated storage case may include a number of compartments, a user interface configured to receive an access code and to unlock a predetermined compartment with the pre-selected items therein, and an evaporator coil configured to maintain the compartments at a chilled and/or a frozen temperature. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326003 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT IN A FOOD STORAGE PAN - The food storage device of the present disclosure includes a cover that can be connected to a food pan, and which at least partially separates refrigerant coils from surrounding insulating foam. This helps to prevent corrosion of the coils caused by condensation reacting with insulating foam, and also helps to prevent the coils from separating from the pan. | 11-06-2014 |
20140331695 | INSULATED GALLEY CART AND METHOD OF USING FROZEN REFRIGERANT BRICKS TO MAXIMIZE STORAGE VOLUME AND EQUALIZE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION - A storage container incorporates a housing defining a cavity therein. At least one support rail extends from the housing within the cavity having a plurality of encoded first moieties. At least one refrigerant brick having mating encoded second moieties configured to be received into the encoded first moieties couples the refrigerant brick within the cavity. | 11-13-2014 |
20140331696 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MINIMIZATION OF MECHANICAL EFFECTS OF IMPACT VELOCITY DURING TISSUE PRESERVATION - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for preserving a sample for histological analysis, in particular embodiments, the disclosed methods and devices allow for contacting a surface with the sample at a contact velocity of between 0.05 cm/s to 10 cm/s. | 11-13-2014 |
20140338373 | Counter-Top Produce Refrigeration and Ozonation System and Method - A produce storage chamber comprising a chamber capable of encasing produce, a refrigeration system, at least one ozone generation units, and at least one ethylene scrubbers. The chamber is capable of delaying postharvest produce deterioration using at least one of temperature control, ozone generation, and ethylene scrubbing. | 11-20-2014 |
20140345302 | MEAT CONDITIONER - A method and an apparatus for conditioning meat wherein further processing is optimized wherein the meat with a first temperature between −35 to −18° C. is introduced into a conditioner. Inside the conditioner a gas is circulated and by means of said gas the temperature is raised in the meat to a second temperature between −8 and −1.5° C., more preferred −5 and −1.5° C., with the meat being conveyed by the conveyor arranged inside the conditioner. At the second temperature the meat is transported out of the conditioner, wherein the meat is portioned, sliced, formed and/or cut at said second temperature, after which the processed meat is brought to a third temperature different from said second temperature. | 11-27-2014 |
20140345303 | RACK-AISLE FREEZING SYSTEM FOR PALLETIZED PRODUCT - An installation and method for freezing and cold storage of palletized product. A chiller is provided in the interior of a cold storage warehouse space that maintains the temperature of ambient air within the space below freezing. A plurality of racking structures each define an air flow chamber having air intake openings on opposite sides thereof and an air outlet to enable freezing air to be drawn into the chamber through the intake openings and exhausting into the warehouse space. Pallets on pallet guides are pressed against the intake openings such that freezing air is drawn through the palletized product to thereby quickly freeze the product. The pallet structure and air flow chambers are arranged in spaced-apart rows to enable a forklift to pass down the aisles so as to place and remove the palletized product. | 11-27-2014 |
20140352334 | Monitoring Temperature-Sensitive Cargo with Automated Generation of Regulatory Qualification - Disclosed is a process of determining, at a point during shipment, whether the solid phase refrigerant in a shipment is sufficient to preserve the shipment cargo, which is blood or other biological products, for the remaining shipment period, by: monitoring the temperatures encountered to said point and estimating the temperatures likely to be encountered during the remaining shipment period; determining the likelihood that the remaining refrigerant can maintain the shipment cargo within a specified temperature range during the remaining shipment period; and if the risk that the remaining refrigerant cannot maintain the shipment cargo within said range during the remaining shipment period is above a cut-off level, then taking action to preserve the value of the cargo. | 12-04-2014 |
20150007589 | SECONDARY CELL MODULE USING DIRECT HYDROCOOLING AND COOLING METHOD THEREOF - A secondary cell module using direct hydrocooling may include: a secondary cell; and a housing containing the secondary cell and filled with a refrigerant. The secondary cell may be directly contacted with the refrigerant. | 01-08-2015 |
20150013352 | Unified Freezer Chamber Venting with Door Handle - The present invention relates to a freezer and method for fabricating a freezer. | 01-15-2015 |
20150047372 | Cooling Apparatus For Switchgear With Heat Pipe Structure Having Integrated Busbar Tube - A cooling apparatus is provided for a switchgear. The switchgear has one or more primary contacts constructed and arranged to connect to a terminal of a circuit breaker. The cooling apparatus includes an evaporator constructed and arranged to be associated with each primary contact. A condenser is located at a higher elevation than the evaporator. Fluid conduit structure fluidly connects the evaporator with the condenser. A portion of the fluid conduit structure defines a busbar tube electrically connected with an associated primary contact and defining a busbar of the switchgear. Working fluid is in the evaporator so as to be heated to a vapor state, with the fluid conduit structure being constructed and arranged to transfer the vapor to the condenser and to passively return condensed working fluid back to the evaporator for cooling the at least one primary contact and the associated busbar tube. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052912 | METHOD FOR REGULATING THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STORAGE CHAMBER FOR PRODUCTS OF AN INDIRECT INJECTION VEHICLE TRANSPORTING HEAT-SENSITIVE PRODUCTS - The invention relates to a method for transporting heat-sensitive products in a refrigerated lorry of the indirect injection type, wherein the temperature T | 02-26-2015 |
20150082815 | MODIFIED AND CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for creating and maintaining modified and controlled atmospheres (MA/CA) in a rigid sealable container having at least one refrigeration unit with an integrated oxygen reduction structure. The refrigeration unit provides the necessary ambient atmosphere movement for the oxygen reduction structure, such as a hydrogen fuel cell. The systems and methods are useful in the, storage, transport, distribution, processing and packaging of fresh perishables with a focus on altering the natural gaseous environment around the perishables such that fresh shelf-life is extended. The systems may operate in a power generation/power production mode, such that the fuel cells maintain the MA/CA environment while providing both primary and back-up power. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089964 | CUP ASSEMBLY - a cup assembly includes a cup and a removable cooler block. The cup includes a base and a circumferential wall to commonly define a space for containing the liquid wherein at least one of the cooler block and the base is equipped with a magnet and the other with either the magnetic attraction part or another magnet. The cooler block includes material of the high specific heat and/or of the high thermal conductivity. | 04-02-2015 |
20150096309 | Process Vessel Cooldown Apparatus and Method - A system and method of use of same for cooling process vessels, particularly those having reactor beds inside such as hydrotreaters, hydrocrackers, and catalytic reformers as part of processing units, during unit turnarounds. While the process vessel is in normal operation or in a preliminary cool down phase, quench gas flow is routed through a bypass flow path while a recirculating gas cooling system is installed in the primary flow path, requiring no unit downtime. During a turnaround, the process vessel temperature is lowered to a desired temperature, permitting entry and replacement of catalyst inventory, using the existing hydrogen recirculating (recycle gas) compressor to circulate a recirculating gas stream through the recirculating gas cooling system, the process vessel, and back through the compressor and recirculating gas cooling system. The cooling system removes heat from the circulating flowstream, thus lowering the process vessel temperature, faster than cold nitrogen injection methods. | 04-09-2015 |
20150107274 | MACHINE WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISPENSING OF ICE CREAM OR THE LIKE - A machine ( | 04-23-2015 |
20150292796 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REFRIGERATING UNIT - A method for controlling a refrigerating unit that includes the steps of providing a freezing compartment, a user interface and a refrigeration circuit with a compressor; and setting a controlling routine through the user interface for avoiding freezer burns on food products to be stored in the freezing compartment, upon the setting changing the set temperature of the freezing compartment to a value from 2° C. to 10° C. lower than the previously set value, and changing the on/off control or the cooling capacity of the compressor so that temperature oscillations in the freezing compartment are limited to a range from 1° C. to 0.1° C. | 10-15-2015 |
20150300719 | CRYOGENIC GAS CIRCULATION AND HEAT EXCHANGER - A cryogenic system includes a housing of a cryogenic chamber, a cold source in the cryogenic chamber, and a gas circulation loop for circulating cryogenic gas between the cold source and material to be cooled in the cryogenic chamber. The circulation loop includes a gas pump, and a counter-flow heat exchanger connecting the gas pump to the cold source for cooling an in-flow of the cryogenic gas from the gas pump to the cold source with an out-flow of the cryogenic gas from the material to be cooled to the gas pump. In a preferred construction, the heat exchanger includes an outer tube and an inner tube nested within the outer tube, and a pair of three-port connector fittings attached to respective ends of the tubes. | 10-22-2015 |
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20160018151 | REFRIGERATION APPARATUS - Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus ( | 01-21-2016 |
20160047595 | Systems and Methods for Operating a Refrigeration System - Methods and systems for operating a refrigeration system for refrigerating a product are provided. A first temperature of the refrigerant downstream of a condenser and upstream of an evaporator may be obtained. A first pressure of the refrigerant downstream of the condenser and upstream of the evaporator may be obtained. A second pressure of the refrigerant downstream of the evaporator and upstream of a compressor and/or a temperature of the product being refrigerated may be obtained. A first valve, disposed between the condenser and the evaporator, may be controlled based on the first temperature and the first pressure to maintain a pre-determined cooling set-point for the refrigeration system. A second valve of the refrigeration system, coupled to the compressor, may be controlled based on the second pressure or the temperature of the product to optimize a capacity of a compressor of the refrigeration system. | 02-18-2016 |
20160047596 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CRYOGENIC DYNAMIC COOLING - Aspects of the present invention are directed to a cryogenic dynamic cooling apparatus and a cooling method for heat assisted magnetic recording media substrate. The cooling apparatus includes a chamber that is configured to receive a substrate. A substrate holder secures the substrate inside the chamber. The apparatus has a cooling plate that is movable between a retracted position and an extended position inside the chamber. The cooling plate provides clearance for movement of the substrate holder inside the chamber in the retracted position, and the cooling plate cools the substrate in the extended position. Also, the cooling plate is substantially parallel to and spaced apart from the substrate. The apparatus further includes a cryogenic cooling element operatively coupled to the cooling plate that is cooled by the cryogenic cooling element. | 02-18-2016 |
20160095360 | Method of core cooling - A core cooling method includes a hand covering configured as a glove having a palm portion and a wrist portion. The glove also includes an outer layer and an inner liner. An access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer permits access between an outer surface of the outer layer and a pocket in a space between the outer layer and the inner liner. A cooling element is positioned within the pocket and adjacent the access opening in the palm portion of the outer layer. A tubular air passage is connected to the exterior surface of the glove and communicates with the interior of the inner liner permitting air to be withdrawn from the interior of the inner liner. | 04-07-2016 |
20160116208 | COOLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COOLING DEVICE - A cooling device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a case; a tray installed inside the case and on which a beverage container is placed; a mixing member configured to perform a seesaw motion about a mixing axis to mix a fluid filled in the beverage container; a driving part connected to the mixing member and configured to provide driving force; and a cool air supply part configured to supply cool air into the case, wherein the mixing member comprises: a supporter configured to protrude from a bottom of the case, the tray being connected to an upper end of the supporter to perform the seesaw motion; a driving link connected to one end of the case; and a mixing motor configured to transmit the driving force to the driving link, wherein the tray comprises: a tray body; a first seating part formed on the tray body so that the beverage container is placed in a lengthwise direction of the tray body; and a second seating part formed on the tray body in a direction that crosses the first seating part. | 04-28-2016 |
20160128225 | EFFICIENT TEMPERATURE FORCING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES UNDER TEST - A temperature-forcing system and method for controlling the temperature of an electronic device under test comprises a temperature-forcing head, including a face positionable in thermal contact with the device, and an evaporator, in direct or indirect thermal contact with the face; and a refrigerant circulation subsystem, including a compressor, a condenser, a flow control device for inducing a pressure drop in the refrigerant, and a conduit circuit through which the refrigerant is flowable. The subsystem cooperates with the evaporator so as to define at least one closed loop through which a corresponding bi-phase refrigerant is circulatable, so that, during circulation, the refrigerant is maintained in a liquid phase between the compressor and the flow control device and in a gaseous phase while flowing through the evaporator. The temperature of the device is therefore switchable by the head at a rapid rate of 50 to 150 degrees Celsius per minute. | 05-05-2016 |
20160135615 | FORCED COLD AIR WELL WITH FALSE BOTTOM INSERT - A cold food display unit includes a well defining a receptacle, wherein the well includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, an insert positioned within the receptacle to form a first cooling air flow path between the insert and the first side of the well and to form a second cooling air flow path between the insert and the second side of the well, a refrigeration system including a cooling air outlet, wherein the cooling air outlet is positioned within the receptacle to provide cooling air to the first and second cooling air flow paths, a first cooling air discharge formed in the first side of the well and fluidly coupled to the first cooling air flow path, wherein the first cooling air discharge discharges a first flow of cooling air toward the second side of the well, and a second cooling air discharge formed in the second side of the well and fluidly coupled to the second cooling air flow path, wherein the second cooling air discharge discharges a second flow of cooling air toward the first side of the well. | 05-19-2016 |
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20160158763 | SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SAME - The solid-liquid separator that uses the substance A capable of dissolving water and oil, and performs dehydration and deoiling from an object to be treated by bringing a mixture of water and a solid, oil and a solid, or water, oil and a solid that is an object to be treated, and the substance A in a liquid state into contact with each other, and subsequently evaporating the substance A, includes a substance B that circulates while causing change of state in a closed system, a compressor that compresses the substance B, a first heat exchanger that exchanges condensation heat of the substance B and evaporation heat of the substance A, an expansion valve that decompresses the substance B which is condensed, and a second heat exchanger that exchanges evaporation heat of the substance B and condensation heat of the substance A. | 06-09-2016 |
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