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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas L Davis, Raleigh, NC (US);
John P Shell, Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert N Elliott, III, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 62 ; 62407 ; 62441 ; 62442 ;
Abstract
Agricultural crops are cooled immediately after harvest to prevent postharvest deterioration. A forced-air cooling system is utilized wherein air permeable containers of produce are stacked in rows within a warehouse to define multiple cooling bays. Each bay is independently operated for the sequential loading, cooling and unloading of its contents without appreciable energy losses to surrounding bays.