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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Accudyne Systems, Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Inventors:
Tracy Dolan, North East, MD (US);
Steven Cope, Newark, DE (US);
Jesse Brown, West Grove, PA (US);
Kim Ferrara, Middletown, DE (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/00 (2006.01); F25C 1/06 (2006.01); F25C 5/14 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/00 (2013.01); F25C 1/06 (2013.01); F25C 5/14 (2013.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
Abstract
A hail producing machine includes at least one diffuser for mixing water and carbon dioxide. At least one heat exchanger is in flow communication with the diffuser for receiving the mixture. A refrigeration unit freezes the mixture to form an ice rod in the heat exchanger. The ice rod is ejected from the heat exchanger and is converted into hail stones by a molding station downstream from the heat exchanger.