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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:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
May. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John J Appolonia, Yardley, PA (US);
William M Kulik, Cranford, NJ (US);
Michael D Newman, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
John T Schoepp, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The BOC Group, Inc., New Providence, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ; F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62 63 ; 62 64 ; 62374 ; 62380 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for freezing food products including a first freezer section utilizing a liquid or solid cryogen and a second freezer section which utilizes cryogenic vapor from the first freezer section to complete the freezing operation, the first and second freezer sections being in a vertical arrangement to minimize floor space and improve cooling efficiency.