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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Juergen Dittrich, Habach, DE;
Guenter Ziegler, Polling, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostrics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/06 (2006.01); A61K 9/19 (2006.01); F25C 1/10 (2006.01); F25C 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/19 (2013.01); F25C 1/10 (2013.01); F25C 1/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of freezing a liquid substance contained in at least one receptacle, comprising the steps of: providing the liquid substance in at least one receptacle, providing a cooling chamber and a cooling device having a cooling surface; setting the temperature of the cooling surface, starting a freezing procedure by placing the receptacle with the liquid substance therein on the cooling surface to form a seed or initial zone of nucleation; and continuing the freezing procedure to completely freeze the substance.