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Cryogenic freezer control

US5054292A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1990
Grant dateOct 8, 1991
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Expiry dateJul 13, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D29/001
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Method and apparatus for controlling the cooldown and steady-state operation of a tunnel type cryogenic freezer by providing auxiliary cryogen to one or more gas recirculating zones of the freezer and controlling the supply of the auxiliary cryogen by sensing the temperature of the gas recirculating zone and comparing the temperature to a pre-set level.

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