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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 1995
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
David G Wardle, Tadworth, GB;
Assignee:
The BOC Group, Inc., New Providence, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; F25D / ; F25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 63 ; 62 64 ; 62 71 ; 62374 ; 62381 ; 62345 ; 62353 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for freezing particulate bodies, comprising a rotary member having a generally horizontal freezing surface, means for dispensing said bodies onto said surface, means for cooling the surface to a freezing temperature and means for collecting said bodies in at least peripherally frozen state from said surface. The particulate bodies may comprise food stuffs, such as prawns or cream, a pharmaceutical, a microbiological culture, or a puree. Liquified carbon dioxide and nitrogen are preferred for cooling.