| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 062373000 | LIQUID CONTACTING DISCRETE COMMODITY | 17 |
| 20100077791 | REFRIGERATOR, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - The refrigerator includes a vegetable compartment ( | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100307183 | Device for the Cooling of Articles and its use - The device according to the invention for the cooling of articles, comprising at least one channel which can be connected to a first coolant source such that a first stream of a first coolant can flow through the channel, the articles to be cooled being introducible into the stream, is distinguished in that at least one cross-sectional stabilizer for stabilizing the cross section of the at least one channel is formed. The device according to the invention advantageously allows the defined cooling of articles, in particular the freezing of drops of a liquid or pasty material, in particular of liquid or pasty foods. In particular, a deformation, such as warping, of the channels on account of pronounced temperature gradients and/or temperature transients is effectively reduced. Thus, even after cooling-down operations, uniform cooling conditions can be ensured. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120017628 | ELECTROSTATIC ATOMIZING APPARATUS, APPLIANCE, AIR CONDITIONER, AND REFRIGERATOR - It is an object to provide an electrostatic atomizing apparatus which is simply structured, is easy to assemble, is low in cost, has clogging resistance against foreign matter, can be used for a long time, and is highly reliable, or a home electrical appliance such as a refrigerator, air conditioner, etc. including the electrostatic atomizing apparatus. A discharge electrode formed of foam metal, whereto water that attaches to a surface is supplied by capillary action, a counter electrode provided so as to be opposed to the discharge electrode, and a water supply means that is provided directly above the discharge electrode via a predetermined clearance, supplying water to the discharge electrode or the electrode holding part, are included. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120060541 | Sample Storage Cassette for Ultra-Low or Cryogenic Temperatures - A storage cassette including a plurality of generally vertical compartments for storing sample tube racks and/or SBS formatted plates is constructed to be flexible along its substantially vertical axis thereby facilitating reliable robotic placement and retrieval of the cassette from nesting tubes located within a horizontal freezer compartment. Insulated walls and solid shelves minimize heat transfer from storage racks or plates placed in the storage cassette when the cassette is removed from an ultra-low temperature or cryogenic freezer. The outer walls of the cassette includes mechanical indexing locations to ensure appropriate positioning when robotically removing storage racks or plates from the cassette. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20160025401 | Freezer Assembly - A freezer assembly for rapidly freezing an item includes a housing that may contain the item. A vacuum is coupled to the housing. A bottle is coupled to the housing. The bottle may contain a refrigerant. A tube is coupled to the housing. The tube is coupled to the bottle. A plurality of nozzles is coupled to the tube and the housing. The plurality of nozzles may selectively release the refrigerant into the interior of the housing. The item in the housing is rapidly frozen. An atmosphere actuator is coupled to the housing and the vacuum. The vacuum may remove the atmosphere from the interior of the housing. The vacuum may return the atmosphere to the interior of the housing. A freeze actuator is coupled to the housing and the vacuum. The bottle may release the refrigerant into the tube. The vacuum may return the refrigerant to the bottle. | 01-28-2016 |
| 062374000 | With article conveyer or transporter | 8 |
| 20080196437 | Apparatus for Shell Freezing a Liquid Content in a Container - An apparatus for shell freezing a liquid content in a container, comprising an endless loop conveyor having a conveying length adapted to convey plural containers such as pharmaceutical vials, incorporating plural rollers to spin the containers as they are conveyed by the conveyor, and a return length, along at least part of the return length the rollers are immersed in a cooling liquid at a temperature below the freezing point of the liquid content of the containers, and along the conveying length the rollers are entirely above the surface of the cooling liquid. A preferred cooling liquid is liquid nitrogen, the evaporating vapour of which can be used to shield vials on the conveying length. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090007586 | Apparatus for cooling food under water and maintaining water temperature therefor - An underwater-cooling water-temperature maintaining apparatus of a food includes: a water tank where a cooled stuff and cooling treated water of which a freezing point is not more than zero Celsius degree; a treated water cooler configured to cool the cooling treated water; a water temperature detection sensor configured to detect a water temperature of the cooling treated water; an agitator pump configured to equalize the water temperature of the cooling treated water in the water tank; ultrasonic vibrators configured to oscillate ultrasound toward an inside of the water tank in order to prevent the cooled stuff from being frozen; and a controller configured to control the ultrasonic vibrators, the water temperature detection sensor, the treated water cooler, and the agitator pump so as to maintain the water temperature of the cooling treated water at a temperature at which the cooled stuff is not frozen. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100031689 | DEVICE FOR THE RAPID FREEZING OF SUBSTANCES - The invention relates to a device for the rapid freezing of the surface or for the complete freezing of starting substances, in particular of food or pharmaceuticals, said device comprising a treatment zone (B), through which a cryogenic liquefied gas flows as a coolant, said gas thereby freezing at least the surfaces of the starting substances and thereby causing relative movements between the starting substances, which are immersed in the coolant. The treatment zone (B) is made up of modules (M | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100275636 | CRYOPRESERVATION DEVICE - A cryopreservation vessel of the present invention includes a vessel body which holds a low-temperature liquefied gas, a cap which closes an opening section of the vessel body and has a plurality of through holes that are formed so as to pass through in a vertical direction, and ampoule storing tools which are housed so as to be able to pass through the through holes of the cap, and the ampoule storing tools are each comprised of a support pillar and a plurality of ampoule storing sections which are equipped with the support pillar so as to be arrayed in a vertical direction of the support pillar. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110185761 | CRYOGENIC TUNNEL FREEZER - A cryogenic tunnel freezer ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20160054064 | GAS SLIDE HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger ( | 02-25-2016 |
| 062375000 | With liquid recirculating means | 2 |
| 20080264091 | Tumble chiller - A tumble chiller has a rotary drum with a perforated side wall. The drum is enclosed by a cooling jacket through which coolant such as ethylene glycol may be passed. Cooling liquid such as water or brine fills the drum. The drum has scoop-like projections which cause the cooling liquid to flow across the cooling jacket as the drum rotates. The cooling liquid may follow a path around the inner side of the jacket and then follow a path around its outer side. The drum is drivable in rotation by sprocket meshing with a roller chain fast with a flange at the rear end of the drum. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090241583 | Auger Chiller with Sloped Unloader - An auger chiller ( | 10-01-2009 |
| 062376000 | With liquid recirculating means | 4 |
| 20080256972 | Water dispenser - A water dispenser is provided for dispensing hot water, cold water, and carbonated water, all of which is filtered. The dispenser includes a housing defining a front dispensing face, a rear face, opposite side walls and a bottom wall. A filter is mounted in the housing and has a rear end connectable to a source of water and a front end accessible at the front face of the housing to facilitate replacing the filter. A dispensing faucet is disposed at the front face of the housing. A hot water tank is located at one side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a hot water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering hot water thereto. An ice bank assembly is located at an opposite side of the housing and has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and a cold water outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering cold water thereto. A compressor is mounted on the bottom wall of the housing and is coupled to one end of the ice bank evaporator. A condenser coil is mounted at the rear face of the housing and is coupled between the compressor and an opposite end of the evaporator. A carbonator has an inlet for receiving filtered water from the filter and an outlet near the dispensing faucet for delivering carbonated water thereto. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080307822 | Scalable and portable human remains cold storage system - A scalable and portable human remains cold storage system having a chiller unit providing a chilled fluid. A flow divider manifold is provided in fluid communication with said chiller unit dispersing said chilled fluid and channeling warmed fluid back to said chiller for re-chilling through a series of supply lines. At least one remains chilling bag is provided having an interior cooling pad in fluid communication with said flow divider manifold for circulating said chilled fluid through said cooling pad and returning warmed fluid to said flow divider manifold in a continuous cycle to maintain a desired temperature within said remains chilling bag. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20130008202 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a storage chamber defined therein, a refrigeration cycle device for cooling the storage chamber, a coolant cooler, having a coolant channel for allowing a coolant to pass therethrough, for performing heat exchange between the coolant and a refrigerant of the refrigeration cycle device to cool the coolant, a coolant supply channel for guiding the coolant cooled by the coolant cooler, a rapid cooling body, in which a beverage container receiving part is defined, having a plurality of spray holes for spraying the coolant supplied through the coolant supply channel to the outside of a beverage container, a coolant collection channel for guiding the coolant discharged from the rapid cooling body to the coolant cooler, and a circulation pump mounted on the coolant supply channel and/or the coolant collection channel for circulating the coolant. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130340465 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator comprises: a refrigerator body having a cooling chamber; a case provided in the cooling chamber; a drawer having a handle, and accommodated in the case in a withdrawable manner; a sealing member provided at a contact region between the case and the drawer; a sealed state maintaining device having a locking portion provided at the case, and having a fixed arm disposed in the drawer, the fixed arm rotatable to a sealing position for sealing the drawer by compressing the sealing member by being coupled to the locking portion when the drawer is accommodated in the case, and a releasing position for releasing the sealed state by being separated from the locking portion; and a manipulation switch provided at the drawer, and configured to manipulate the fixed arm to move between the sealing position and the releasing position. Under such configuration, components which can operate can be accommodated in the drawer. This can prevent the occurrence of restrictions due to exposure of the components to outside. | 12-26-2013 |
