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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Robert Almblad, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Almblad, Lynchburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/18 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); C01B 13/10 (2006.01); F25C 5/182 (2018.01); C01B 13/11 (2006.01); F25C 5/185 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/183 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); C01B 13/10 (2013.01); C01B 13/11 (2013.01); F25C 5/182 (2013.01); F25C 5/185 (2013.01); A61L 2202/15 (2013.01); F25C 2400/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice machine prevents micro-organism growth by utilizing a clean-in-place process. The ice making process of the ice making machine is turned OFF, and then ozonated water, from an ozonated water generation system, is pumped into a distribution system, within the ice making machine so that the ozonated water is sprayed onto surfaces of the ice making machine which are susceptible to micro-organism growth and/or scale. Exposing the surfaces to ozonated water kills the micro-organisms and rinses the dead micro-organisms out of the ice making machine.