Gary D. Lang
35Patents
15h-index
37Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 11, 1987 → Sep 17, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6176102A | Method for providing refrigeration | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 82 | Expired |
| US6327866A | Food freezing method using a multicomponent refrigerant | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 66 | Expired |
| US4944162A | Helical conveyor food freezer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 46 | Expired |
| US5042262A | Food freezer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 43 | Expired |
| US4953365A | Helical conveyor freezer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 42 | Expired |
| US4783972A | N.sub.2 tunnel freezer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Expired |
| US5205135A | Helical conveyor freezer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 28 | Expired |
| US5343715A | Helical conveyor freezer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Expired |
| US5974829A | Method for carbon dioxide recovery from a feed stream | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Expired |
| US4739623A | Liquid cryogen freezer and method of operating same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US5170631A | Combination cryogenic and mechanical freezer apparatus and method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US4947654A | Liquid cryogen freezer with improved vapor balance control | Performing Operations; Transporting | 19 | Expired |
| US6543251B1 | Device and process for generating carbon dioxide snow | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US5020330A | CO.sub.2 food freezer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Expired |
| US5444985A | Cryogenic tunnel freezer | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 17 | Expired |
| US6334330B1 | Impingement cooler | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US6497106B2 | Method and apparatus for chilling a food product | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 12 | Expired |
| US6430938B1 | Cryogenic vessel system with pulse tube refrigeration | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US5156006A | Apparatus for cooling a heat transfer fluid | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Expired |
| US8323080B2 | System and method for stunning poultry with gas | Human Necessities | 10 | Active |
| US4955206A | Liquid cryogen freezer with improved vapor balance control | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 9 | Expired |
| US5121611A | Refrigeration apparatus and method of refrigeration | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US5195334A | Heat exchange apparatus having means for bacterial removal | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US5577392A | Cryogenic chiller with vortical flow | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 8 | Expired |
| US7794310B2 | Stunning animals such as poultry with gas | Human Necessities | 6 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.