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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Robert L. Leone, Gray, ME (US);
Inventor:
Robert L. Leone, Gray, ME (US);
Assignee:
Nestle Waters North America Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 49/64 (2006.01); B29C 49/28 (2006.01); B29C 49/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Heat is extracted from compressed gas used in a blow-molding process by expansion cooling the exhausted gas and/or passing the exhausted gas through a vortex tube, which supplies cold gas at an exit thereof. The cold gas is then routed through cooling channels in the mold. This obviates the need for recirculating or externally chilling a coolant and saves energy.