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Vertical continuous vacuum pan

US7972445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 25, 2006
Grant dateJul 5, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC13B30/025
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention consists of an improved vertical continuous vacuum pan apparatus consisting of eight chambers (2) (instead of four or five) and a storage or buffer tank (27) at the top, within the existing conventional height, characterized in that each chamber has a bottom mounted mechanical circulator housed in an insulated pocket (28) in the vapour space segment (29) of each chamber and not in additional space above the chamber.

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