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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:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stefan Kosock, Krefeld, DE;
Wolfgang Hoffmanns, Willich, DE;
Assignee:
Messer Griesheim GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/306 ; F25D 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/306 ; F25D 1/302 ;
Abstract
The apparatus for pelleting or granulating a liquid or pasty substance with a liquid cooling medium contains a pump (,) for the liquid cooling medium, a channel (,), open at the top and arranged horizontally or at an angle, for the liquid cooling medium, a feed device (,) for the substance to be pelleted, a return device (,) for the liquid cooling medium, and a heat-insulated conveying device (,). The apparatus is used in a method in which, by means of a gaseous cooling medium such as cold exhaust air, the pellets are not frozen through until in the region of the conveying device.