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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Appolonia, Yardley, PA (US);
Steve McCormick, Warrington, PA (US);
Robert Boddaert, Washington, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The BOC Group, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 63 ; 62381 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for chilling a food product which includes a food distribution device having a pair of circular members including at least one spaced-apart partition defining a food receiving area; the circular members rotating to cause food delivered to the food product receiving area to fall into a food storage compartment in a uniform manner; and a cryogen releasing device connected to one of the circular members which uniformly distributes a cryogenic substance to the food product within the food storage compartment.