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Combination cryogenic and mechanical freezer apparatus and method

US5170631A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 23, 1991
Grant dateDec 15, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 23, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65G2207/24
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Combined cryogenic and mechanical refrigeration freezer utilizing an open spiral conveyor for transporting food to be frozen through a first cryogenic zone enclosed by a secondary housing and then through a mechanically refrigerated zone subjected to circulating air cooled by mechanical refrigeration and cryogenic vapor from the first cryogenic zone.

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