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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Inventors:
Krishnan Thyagarajan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher Somogyi, Wimberley, TX (US);
Assignee:
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/22 (2018.01); A23B 2/60 (2025.01); A23B 2/80 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/22 (2013.01); A23B 2/60 (2025.01); A23B 2/80 (2025.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); F25C 2400/12 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming crystallized forms of water is provided. Water is maintained in a container. A field is applied to the water, and the water is maintained in liquid form at a below freezing temperature via the applied field. Movement of the water in liquid form is created out of the container and ice is formed from the water upon the movement from the container.