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| Method for controlling a heating and air conditioning system in a vehicle | 20130139527 | 20130606 |
 A method is provided for controlling a heating and air conditioning system in a vehicle. The evaporator of the air conditioner is switched off below a predefined external temperature threshold in order to prevent the risk of icing. The external temperature threshold for switching off the evaporator as a function of the external temperature, is also defined, preferably variably, below the freezing point.
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| Process and apparatus for water purification | 20130134102 | 20130530 |
 A process for purifying water via freezing is disclosed. The process may include: contacting an aqueous mixture with a flotation medium, wherein the flotation medium has a density greater than or equal to the density of ice or hydrate and less than the density of the aqueous mixture or concentrated brine at its freezing point; reducing the temperature of the aqueous mixture to a temperature equal to or below the freezing point of the aqueous mixture to form ice or hydrate and a concentrate; phase separating the concentrate and the flotation medium; recovering the concentrate; and recovering the ice or hydrate and flotation medium as a slurry. Upon melting, phase separation of the resultant water from the flotation medium may provide a purified water product.
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| Pressure vessel, system and/or method for dispensing a comestible mixture | 20130136835 | 20130530 |
 A pressure vessel, a system and/or a method dispense a comestible mixture. The pressure vessel, the system and/or the method are used to cool, freeze and/or entrain a gas into the comestible mixture before dispensing the same. The pressure vessel may have a lid and a body that are connected to form an air-tight compartment. The compartment is sized to receive a deformable bag of the comestible mixture. The bag has an opening to communicate the comestible mixture from the bag and/or the compartment through a hole in, the lid. The pressure vessel, the system and/or the method has a compressor or other source of a compressed gas a hose to communicate the compressed gas from the compressor into the compartment. Further, the hose communicates the... |
| Shelf-stable confectionery products | 20130136842 | 20130530 |
 The present invention relates to confectionery products which are shelf-stable and are suitable for quiescent freezing to form frozen confectionery products. In particular, the invention is concerned with unfrozen packaged confections comprising a coagulated protein system which contributes to the stability of the confections in particular when stored at room or chilled temperatures. A method of producing such confectionery products and the products obtainable from the method are also part of the present invention. The use of the products for providing frozen desserts also forms part of the invention.
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| Method and apparatus for performing dynamic configuration | 20130138890 | 20130530 |
 A method for performing dynamic configuration includes: freezing a bus between a dynamic configurable cache and a plurality of cores/processors by rejecting a request from any of the cores/processors during a bus freeze period, wherein the dynamic configurable cache is implemented with an on-chip memory; and adjusting a size of a portion of the dynamic configurable cache, wherein the portion of the dynamic configurable cache is capable of caching/storing information for one of the cores/processors. An associated apparatus is also provided. In particular, the apparatus includes the plurality of cores/processors, the dynamic configurable cache, and a dynamic configurable cache controller, and can operate according to the method.
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| Refrigerator | 20130127322 | 20130523 |
| A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator may include a barrier that partitions an interior of the refrigerator into a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, a recess formed in the barrier and having a predetermined depth, and a cover for opening or closing a top of the recess. A seating step may be formed at a peripheral portion of the recess to receive a peripheral portion of the cover seated thereon. A guide groove may extend from the seating step to guide movement of the cover. Storage items may be stored in the recess independently of other food articles.
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| Food pans with thermal conveyance depressions | 20130129890 | 20130523 |
| Various types of food preparation pans such as but not limited to food preparation pans used for baking, steaming, chilling, freezing and molding various foods and food combinations intended for consumption are disclosed. The pan includes a plurality of thermal conveyance depressions protruding in a vertically oriented disposition relative to a horizontal inner pan bottom surface; and upwardly projected depressions in an outer pan bottom surface of the thermal conveyance depressions to form hollow depressions spaced in between by bridging portions.
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| Frozen confectionery products with improved texture | 20130129896 | 20130523 |
| The present invention relates to a method for producing frozen confectionery products. In particular, the invention is concerned with a method which contributes to the improvement of textural and sensorial attributes of the confections obtained thereof, in particular of products based on lower fat formulations. The method includes the use of controlled heat (between 90° C. and 140° C. for 5 seconds to 30 minutes) on an acidified ice confection mix (pH between 5.6 and 6.5) to at least partially form a coagulated protein system including casein whey protein. Such a protein system is used according to the invention in frozen confection prepared by conventional freezing alone or combined with low temperature freezing wherein it improves the microstructure and stability on frozen products.
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| Bulk freeze drying using spray freezing and stirred drying | 20130118026 | 20130516 |
| A freeze dryer processes bulk powder products. The freeze dryer freezes the product by mixing an atomized spray of product with sterile liquid nitrogen. The resultant powder is freeze dried in a vessel, and the vessel contents is agitated to maintain product contact with heated vessel wall and to prevent agglomeration.
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| Co2 freezing apparatus | 20130118202 | 20130516 |
| A freezer apparatus for a product includes a chamber; a mechanical refrigeration assembly having a portion thereof disposed within the chamber for reducing a temperature of the product; and a cryogen injection assembly disposed within the chamber for reducing the temperature of the product and operatively associated with the mechanical refrigeration assembly to provide power to move a flow of cryogen refrigerant through the mechanical refrigeration assembly.
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| Freeze protection system for solar receiver | 20130118477 | 20130516 |
| A solar receiver has an arrangement of heat transfer surfaces and a heat transfer fluid phase separator, such as a vertical steam/water separator, fluidly interconnected thereto. The receiver includes a plurality of heat transfer fluid filled components, and at least one alternate heat source. When various temperature measurements indicate freezing or solidification of the fluid is possible, the alternate heat source is activated to maintain a temperature of the fluid greater than the freezing/solidification point of the fluid. The application of the alternate heat source further induces natural circulation of the fluid within the components, further providing freeze/solidification protection to the receiver. A controller may be configured to receive sensed temperatures of the fluid, components, ambient air, etc., and use these temperatures relative to a threshold... |
| Process and equipment for sterilizing liquid foods at low temperature through decompression and/or great linear or rotatory accelerations | 20130122159 | 20130516 |
| The second principle consists of subjecting the liquids to be treated, conformed in droplets or fine sprays, to great linear or rotatory accelerations, or both, which can reach up to 1,000 times the gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface, through frontal, tangential or oblique shocks. These shocks have lethal effects on the cell membranes, organelles and, mainly, cytoskeleton and organelle architecture of the contaminative organism cells.
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| Frozen confectionery products | 20130122176 | 20130516 |
| The present invention relates to a method for producing frozen confectionery products comprising a coagulated protein system which contributes to the improvement of textural and sensorial attributes of the confections, in particular of products based on lower fat formulations. Such a protein system is used according to the invention in frozen confection prepared by conventional freezing alone or combined with low temperature freezing wherein it improves the microstructure and stability on frozen products.
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| A method and system for cryopreservation to achieve uniform viability and biological activity | 20130111931 | 20130509 |
| A method and system for controlled rate freezing and nucleation of biological materials is provided. The presently disclosed system and method provides the ability to rapidly cool the materials contained in vials or other containers within a cooling unit via forced convective cooling and optionally simultaneous pressure drop using uniform and unidirectional flow of cryogen in proximity to the plurality of vials disposed within a cooling unit. The rapid cooling of the biological materials is achieved by precisely controlling and adjusting the temperature of the cryogen being introduced to the system as well as the chamber pressure as a function of time.
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| Refrigerator using non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture and control method thereof | 20130111933 | 20130509 |
| A refrigerator using a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture (NARM) and a control method thereof. The refrigerator reduces the rotational speed of a freezing chamber fan or stopping the freezing chamber fan for a designated time, and/or increasing the rotational speed of a compressor in a simultaneous freezing/refrigerating operation mode of an NARM cycle as compared to a freezing operation mode, and may thus decrease evaporation latent heat of a refrigerant consumed by a freezing chamber evaporator and relatively increase evaporation latent heat of the refrigerant usable in a refrigerating chamber evaporator without increase in a charging amount of the refrigerant, thereby preventing over-charging due to increase in the charging amount of the refrigerant and reducing cycling loss.
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| Method for producing hydraulic powder | 20130112113 | 20130509 |
| The present invention provides the production of the hydraulic powder containing C3A in an amount of 0.5 to 9.5% by weight through a step of grinding a hydraulic compound in the presence of the alkanolamine having a freezing point of not higher than 0° C.
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| Cell disruption | 20130115670 | 20130509 |
| A process for the disruption of a biological cell comprising freezing, boiling or perhaps alternately freezing and boiling the material containing the biological cell using a thermoelectric cell a base face whereof is contiguous with a heat sink/source held at a substantially constant temperature and a working face . Apparatus for carrying out the disruption process comprises a peltier cell a base face of which is flexibly attached to a heat sink arranged to be kept at a constant temperature of around 50° C. and a working face of which is contiguous with a reaction vessel or a reaction vessel holder. Reversal of the voltage in the peltier cell enables the working face alternately to reach below freezing and above boiling temperatures, and/or with use of... |
| Cooling medical pad | 20130116760 | 20130509 |
| A medical pad has multiple layers. A first layer is for containing a first thermal-exchange fluid circulatable therethrough, with the medical pad being operable for thermal exchange between the first thermal-exchange fluid and a patient through a first side of the first layer. A second layer of the medical pad is interconnected to a second side of the first layer, opposite to the first side of the first layer. The second layer encloses a second thermal-exchange fluid that may have a freezing point of 0° C. or less. The medical pad is operable for thermal exchange between the second thermal-exchange fluid and the patient.
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| Forming method of metal member excellent in shape freezing property | 20130104618 | 20130502 |
| When forming a hat-shaped cross section member having, on its cross section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction, vertical wall portions (1b and 1b) on both sides, flange portions (1a and 1a) on both sides connected to the respective vertical wall portions (1b and 1b), and a top sheet portion (1c) connected to the vertical wall portions (1b and 1b) on both sides, and having a bent portion (2) bent in the longitudinal direction with the flange portions (1a and 1a) positioned outside by using punches (5) and dices (4), a dice shoulder radius of the dice (4) for obtaining the final shape of the hat-shaped cross section member is set to R0, the hat-shaped cross section member is formed by the dice (4) having a dice... |
| Pump freeze protection | 20130108476 | 20130502 |
| Systems and methods for preventing water from freezing within a pump system. A pump motor is positioned inside a pump housing. A temperature sensor and a motor controller are positioned inside a motor controller housing. A user interface (UI) controller is positioned in a UI housing. A UI is integrated into the UI housing. The UI controller receives a freeze protection temperature setting through the UI reflecting a difference between an ambient temperature at the location of the motor controller housing and an outdoor temperature and determines a freeze protection temperature threshold based on the setting. The UI controller also receives an adjusted temperature value from the motor controller based on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. The UI controller activates the pump motor when... |
| Silk fibroin porous material and method for producing same | 20130109836 | 20130502 |
| By a silk fibroin porous material containing silk fibroin and an amino acid and a method for producing a silk fibroin porous material including freezing a fibroin solution having an amino acid added to a fibroin aqueous solution and subsequently thawing the solution to obtain a porous material, a porous material which does not contain a solvent and which is high in safety and a method for producing the same are provided.
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| Fuel compositions containing an isomerized component of a single carbon number and methods of preparing the fuel compositions | 20130109893 | 20130502 |
| Fuel compositions containing an isomerized component of a single carbon number may contain at least 97 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel composition, of an isomerized component consisting of aliphatic paraffin isomers all having the formula CnH2n+2, where 10≦n≦22 and n has the same value for each aliphatic paraffin isomer in the isomerized component. The fuel compositions have a normal alkane content of less than 10 wt. %, based on the total weight of the fuel composition. Methods for preparing the fuel compositions include hydroisomerizing a normal alkane starting material to form an isomerized mixture and subsequently removing remnant normal alkanes from the isomerized mixture by solvent dewaxing and/or distillation. Some of the fuel compositions may have freezing points at or below... |
| High performance refrigerator having insulated evaporator cover | 20130098074 | 20130425 |
| A high performance refrigerator includes a cabinet with a refrigerated interior, an insulating cover separating a portion of the cabinet from the refrigerated interior, and a refrigeration fluid circuit having an evaporator located within the portion of the cabinet separated by the insulating cover from the refrigerated interior. The refrigerator also includes a controller that commands the refrigerator to perform a defrosting cycle when the evaporator coil requires defrosting. This defrosting cycle includes closing dampers in the insulating cover during the defrosting of the evaporator coil, thereby keeping the refrigerated interior thermally isolated from the evaporator during the defrost cycle. The controller is also operable to stop operation of a defrost heater when the evaporator reaches a first target temperature above the freezing point of water,... |
| Refrigerator with icemaker compartment having an improved air flow | 20130098097 | 20130425 |
| A refrigerator with an ice making device. The refrigerator includes a body defined with a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment, the ice making compartment arranged in the refrigerating compartment while being thermally insulated from the refrigerating compartment, a first evaporator arranged in the refrigerating compartment, a second evaporator arranged in the freezing compartment, a refrigerating duct for circulating cold air from the first evaporator to the refrigerating compartment, a freezing duct for circulating cold air from the second evaporator to the freezing compartment, and an ice making flow passage for communicating the second evaporator and the ice making compartment. The second evaporator, ice making compartment, and ice making flow passage form a closed circuit such that the cold air in the... |
| Process for transferring a liquid using a pump | 20130098460 | 20130425 |
| A process to pump liquid held in a passive tank to an active tank when the active tank has a liquid level below a set point level and when the passive tank contains liquid at a temperature above the freezing point of the liquid, the active tank including a discontinuous level gauge configured to provide at least x+1 indications of the level of liquid in tank as a function of the relative position of a moving part with respect to x set point levels, x being at least equal to 2. The process includes: reading the level indication from a level gauge; starting a pump and measuring a time during which a pump transfers liquid; stopping the pump if this time is greater than a time... |
| Coolant formulations | 20130099157 | 20130425 |
| The technology of this invention relates to an aqueous heat transfer solution exhibiting enhanced stability as well as thermal conductivity. The solution comprises silicon oxide nanoparticles, to which a freezing point depressant may potentially be added. The solution provides protection against forms of corrosion for use in applications where cooling is critical. The invention also covers the use of a concentrate as well as the dilution made from the concentrate.
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| Method and system for insulating piping in an exterior wall | 20130091697 | 20130418 |
| A system for effectively insulating piping in a manner that protects the piping from freezing is disclosed. The insulation block is dimensioned particularly for installation into a building wall cavity. The insulation block has an interior side and an exterior side and a slot formed therein for receiving a pipe to be insulated. More particularly, the thickness of the insulation block is configured to match the dimensions of standard framing members wherein the slot for receiving the piping insures that the piping is positioned immediately adjacent the back surface of the interior sheathing material. The insulation block reliably provides a thickness of insulation material behind the piping. The insulation maintains the piping in thermal contact with the rear surface of the interior wall sheathing to facilitate... |
| Specimen freezing rate regulator device | 20130091890 | 20130418 |
| A system and method for concurrently and uniformly removing thermal energy from a specimen sample. A thermal insulating device is provided comprising an insulating material, the device having a plurality of chambers for receiving specimen samples, the device further includes a thermal ballast whereby the rate of thermal energy removal is controlled and influenced by the thermal ballast.
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| Apparatus and method for generating digital value | 20130093502 | 20130418 |
| Provided is an apparatus for generating a digital value that may generate a random digital value, and guarantee time invariance of the generated digital value. The apparatus may include a digital value generator to generate a random digital value using semiconductor process variation, and a digital value freezing unit that may be connected to the digital value generator and fixed to one of a first state and a second state based on the generated digital value, to freeze the digital value.
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| Image processing apparatus | 20130093908 | 20130418 |
| An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes: a video input section to which live video obtained by picking up an image of an object is inputted; a frame interpolation processing section which, by inserting an interpolated image between images of frames constituting the live video, performs processing for generating and outputting interpolated video of a frame rate set in advance; and a control section which, when an instruction for freezing video displayed on a display section is made, operates so as to cause a still image of a frame constituting the live video to be displayed on the display section.
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| Plasticized bone and soft tissue grafts and methods of making and using same | 20110015757 | 20110120 |
| The present invention provides a plasticized dehydrated or freeze-dried bone and/or soft tissue product that does not require special conditions of storage, for example refrigeration or freezing, exhibits materials properties that approximate those properties present in normal hydrated tissue, is not brittle, does not necessitate rehydration prior to clinical implantation and is not a potential source for disease transmission. The invention replaces water in the molecular structure of the bone or soft tissue matrix with one or more plasticizers allowing for dehydration of the tissue, yet not resulting in an increase in brittleness of the plasticized product, and resulting in compressive and/or tensile properties similar to those of normal hydrated bone. Replacement of the chemical plasticizers by water prior to implantation is not required and thus,... |
| Process for producing mixed gas hydrate | 20110015455 | 20110120 |
| The composition of raw mixed gas and the gas composition of produced mixed gas hydrate are uniformed as rapidly as possible. The process for producing a mixed gas hydrate comprises the gas hydrate forming step of reacting a mixed gas (g) with water (w) to thereby obtain a gas hydrate in slurry form; the dewatering step of removing the water (w) from the gas hydrate slurry (s); the palletizing step of forming the gas hydrate after water removal into pellets; the freezing step of chilling the gas hydrate pellets (p) to the freezing point or below to thereby freeze the same; and the pressure reduction step of depressurizing the frozen gas hydrate to storage pressure, wherein the mixed gas (g) fed to the gas hydrate forming... |
| Composition and methods of making frozen infant and toddler food | 20110014349 | 20110120 |
| The present invention is aimed to retain the taste and texture of infant and toddler food products that have been frozen. By employing a slow-churning freezing process, the frozen infant and toddler products are lighter in color, smoother and creamier in texture and possess a better taste profile. The invention further comprises methods of making and using such products.
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| Expandable, porous apatite/collagen composite, and its production method | 20110014266 | 20110120 |
| A expandable porous body constituted by a compressed apatite/collagen composite, which expands by water absorption, and a method for producing an expandable, porous apatite/collagen composite, which expands by water absorption, comprising the steps of freezing a porous apatite/collagen composite impregnated with a liquid in a compressed state, and drying it.
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| Heat exchanges for dispensing sub-zero beer | 20110011569 | 20110120 |
| A heat exchanger (10) comprises a coolant line (11) and a beverage line (13), embedded in a solid block of Aluminium (15). The coolant line (11) is in the form of a first helical coil defining a plurality of turns typically located in the centre of the block. The beverage line (13) is in the form of a second helical coil defining a plurality of turns extending around the first coil. The coolant line defines a cold zone (12), typically in the centre of the block, with the volume outside the central zone carrying the beverage line ratio defining an designated beverage cooling zone (14). The volume ratio of the designated zone to the cold zone is about 150:100. The heat exchanger allows for cooling of... |
| Refrigerator cooling system | 20110011120 | 20110120 |
| The present invention refers to an improved cooling system for a refrigerator, preferably a domestic refrigerator, comprising a cell in which is located at least one compartment for the storage of food below freezing point, with said compartment being cooled using at least one wire tube evaporator arranged on at least one wall of said cell. It is provided for according to the invention that a wire tube evaporator (3, 4, 5) arranged inside said cell (1) is hydraulically connected to a tube evaporator (7), which extends in a manner similar to a coil (6) along the outer periphery of said cell (1).
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| Device and method for chilling or deep-freezing food products by impacting jets | 20110011097 | 20110120 |
| The invention proposes a device for chilling or deep-freezing by impacting jets which consists of a tunnel comprising a moving belt, at least one plate and preferably at least two plates located parallel to each other on either side of said moving belt, at least one plate, and preferably both plates, being provided with through-holes, and at least one means for injecting a cold fluid, said tunnel having a zone under pressure P1 and a zone under pressure P2, the pressure P1 being greater than the pressure P2, characterized in that it includes means for varying the pressure in the zone under pressure P1 and/or means for cooling the plate or plates down to a temperature below about −80 DEG C, preferably below −90 DEG C... |
| Deep undersea mining system and mineral transport system | 20110010967 | 20110120 |
| Systems and methods for recovering manganese nodules from the seabed are disclosed. A buoyant body is generated by freezing water, forming a clathrate ice, or using a liquid that is less dense than seawater. Nodules that have been collected from the seabed are incorporated into or otherwise coupled to the buoyant body. The buoyant body is then released to make a free or tethered ascent to the surface.
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| Microorganism-protecting agent, and method for production of frozen or lyophilized microbial cell | 20110008875 | 20110113 |
| A method of preparing frozen or lyophilized microbial cells having high viabilities, characterized by using a permeate which is obtained by filtering milk or whey with ultra-filtration (UF) membrane, as a protecting agent at the time of freezing or lyophilizing.
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| Use of aqueous guanidinium formate solutions for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gases of vehicles | 20110008228 | 20110113 |
| The invention relates to the use of aqueous guanidinium formiate solutions, optionally combined with urea and/or ammonia and/or ammonium salts, for the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides using ammonia in exhaust gases of vehicles. The inventive guanidinium formiate solutions enable a reduction of the nitrogen oxides by approximately 90%. Furthermore, said guanidinium formiate solutions can enable an increase in the ammonia forming potential from 0.2 kg, corresponding to prior art, up to 0.4 kg ammonia per litre of guanidinium formiate, along with freezing resistance (freezing point below −25° C.). The risk of corrosion of the inventive guanidinium formiate solutions is also significantly reduced compared to that of solutions containing ammonium formiate.
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| Antifreeze concentrate, coolant composition, and preparation thereof | 20110006250 | 20110113 |
| An antifreeze composition having improved thermal stability is provided. In one embodiment, the antifreeze concentrate composition comprises from 50 to 99.8 wt. % of a glycol-based freezing point depressant selected from the group of: alkylene glycols, glycol monoethers, glycerins, and mixtures thereof; 0.01 to 10 wt. % of at least one of a 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid; and 0.01 to 5 wt. % of at least one of octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, benzoic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-terbutylbenzoic acid, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the composition is employed as a concentrate in admixture with 10 to 90 wt. % water. In one embodiment no more than one dicarboxylic acid is used as an additive. In... |
| Fluid microjet system | 20110005737 | 20110113 |
| A device for generating fluid micro streams comprises a body portion with a fluid supply cavity therein and a plurality of fluid micro channels interconnecting the fluid supply cavity with an external outlet face of the body portion, the body portion being formed from a plurality of stacked plates, said micro channels being formed at interfaces of at least certain of said stacked plates. The micro channels have an oblong cross-sectional profile over a certain section leading to the outlet face, with a major width that is greater than two times a minor width thereof, where the minor width is less than 200 um. The device can be used in apparatus for freezing of food, cooling a gas or inducing a chemical reaction between a liquid... |
| Vehicular air conditioning apparatus | 20110005734 | 20110113 |
| In a vehicular air conditioning apparatus, a first blower unit is connected by a connection duct to a side portion of a casing constituted by respective air passages. On a lower portion of the casing, the first blower unit is connected together with a second blower unit. As a result of a controller controlling driving of an ventilation switching damper, based on a load voltage to a second blower fan of the second blower unit, a first front passage and a first rear passage are placed in communication, whereby a portion of the air from the first blower unit passes through the first front passage, a communication opening, and the first rear passage, and is supplied to a second cooling section of an evaporator, such that... |
| Compressor discharge valve providing freeze and charge migration protection | 20110005251 | 20110113 |
| A refrigerant system includes a compressor with a discharge valve that temporarily restricts the compressor's outflow at startup so that the discharge pressure can quickly rise to force lubricant back to the compressor. The discharge valve also helps prevent an axial face of a rotor of a screw compressor from rubbing against a bearing housing axial face of the compressor's housing. When the system turns off under certain low ambient air temperature conditions, the valve closes to help prevent the system's evaporator from freezing up. The discharge valve includes a novel arrangement of a piston, a valve stem extending from the piston, and a valve plug pivotally attached to the valve stem. The pivotal connection ensures a positive seal between the valve plug and a valve... |
| Air refrigerant type freezing and heating apparatus | 20110005252 | 20110113 |
| An object is to provide an apparatus which performs freezing and heating with a high efficiency. A compressor generates an air refrigerant with a high temperature and a high pressure by compressing the air refrigerant. As the air refrigerant is heated by a first heat exchanger and further heated by a heater, the temperature of the air refrigerant is increased to more than 200° C. in which bread and cookies can be baked, and the air refrigerant is supplied to an oven. Heat of the air refrigerant outputted from the oven is recovered by a second heat exchanger, and supplied to a high-temperature side of the first heat exchanger. The air outputted from the second heat exchanger is cooled by a cooler and a third heat... |
| Apparatus for maintaining a urea solution in a liquid state for treatment of diesel exhaust | 20110005213 | 20110113 |
| A system for keeping a reservoir solution of urea in a liquid state at normally sub-freezing temperatures comprising a reservoir tank module disposed in a solution storage tank. Solution in the storage tank is heated partially by passage of heat through the walls of the reservoir tank module. Additional heat is derived from waste heat in engine exhaust gas and is added to the system either by passing a portion of the exhaust gas stream directly onto or through the solution or by passing air heated by the exhaust gas stream directly onto or through the solution. Alternatively, the hot gas may be impinged onto an outer surface of the storage tank.
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| Apparatus for maintaining a urea solution in a liquid state for treatment of diesel exhaust | 20110005206 | 20110113 |
| A system for keeping a reservoir solution of urea in a liquid state at normally sub-freezing temperatures comprising a reservoir tank module disposed in a solution storage tank. Solution in the storage tank is heated partially by passage of heat through the walls of the reservoir tank module. Additional heat is derived from waste heat in engine exhaust gas and is added to the system by passing a portion of the exhaust gas stream through a gas/liquid heat exchanger disposed within the solution in the storage tank. The cooled gas is returned to the exhaust system or is sent to the engine intake manifold for EGR.
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| Scented soil for hunting and trapping | 20110002878 | 20110106 |
| The present invention is directed toward a wax and scent impregnated soil for use in hunting and trapping. The soil is dried and mixed with wax and a scent such as the urine of a target species. The wax makes the soil water resistant and prevents it from freezing. In addition, the wax increases the ability of the soil to retain the impregnated scent over a period of time. The soil is used to attract various animals to traps or target hunting areas. Alternatively, the soil can be spread around to disguise the scent of a hunter or trapper such that they are not detected by the animals they are pursuing. A repellant version can be made by using a repellant scent.
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| Pump system for removing water from pool covers and sumps | 20110002791 | 20110106 |
| A pump system or device is provided for removing water from a pool cover or sump, featuring a controller configured to respond to a signal containing information about the ambient temperature in relation to a pump and to provide a controller signal containing information to control the operation of the pump based at least partly on the ambient temperature. The pumping system or device me be configured to include some combination of the following: temperature sensing, including a Thermistor, to change control logic at temperatures below a specific level (e.g. below 35 degrees F.); the initiation of impeller cycling at low operating temperatures to avoid ice formation in the impeller cavity and/or hose, but not for level sensing; the use of temperature feedback to turn off... |
| Method and apparatus for ultrasonic freezing | 20110000231 | 20110106 |
| An apparatus for reducing a temperature of a product includes a housing in which cryogenic fluid is provided for being exposed to the product, and at least one ultrasonic transducer assembly disposed in the housing for generating ultrasonic energy to contact the cryogenic fluid and a surface of the product to facilitate heat transfer at the surface of the product. The cryogenic fluid can be selected from nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
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| Specimen holder for a high-pressure freezing device | 20110000230 | 20110106 |
| A method for preparing a hydrous, cryopreserved sample that is enclosed in a sample container (1, 1a, 1b, 1c), in the case of which, at least sample material is introduced into the sample container; this is then sealed pressure-tight and subsequently cooled by a cryogen (8) in a temporal and spatial sequence, a sacrificial region (4) of the container contents (2) initially solidifying and, only subsequently thereto, the entire container contents solidifying. A sample container (1a) that may be preferably used in this case is designed to be tubular, sealed at both ends thereof, and to essentially have a U-shaped form.
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| Methods using acyl-coa binding proteins to enhance low-temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants | 20100333239 | 20101230 |
| ACBP6 can be used to enhance low temperature tolerance in genetically modified plants. An acbp6 T-DNA insertional mutant that lacked ACBP6 mRNA and protein, displayed increased sensitivity to freezing temperature (−8° C.), while ACBP6-overexpressing transgenic Arabidopsis were conferred enhanced freezing tolerance. Methods of using ACBP6 to enhance low temperature tolerance of plants are provided.
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| Refrigerating apparatus and method of controlling the same | 20100332048 | 20101230 |
| Disclosed herein are a refrigerating apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The method includes lowering a temperature in a storage chamber to a freezing point temperature zone by adjusting cold air supplied to the storage chamber, and lowering the temperature in the storage chamber to a temperature below a freezing point by increasing an amount of the cold air supplied to the storage chamber, when it is determined that a temperature of articles stored in the storage chamber is stabilized in the freezing point temperature zone by the cold air. When the surface temperature and the center temperature of the stored articles are cooled close to the freezing point and are then cooled again to the freezing temperature below the freezing point, super-cooling of... |
| Treatment system utilizing a fluid replacement cartridge | 20100330664 | 20101230 |
| A treatment system, in particular a system using a brine solution for chilling or freezing tissue samples, includes a working vessel wherein samples can be treated, and a replacement cartridge having a first compartment with an inlet, and a second compartment with an outlet, wherein the second compartment is collapsible. A first conduit connects the working vessel to the inlet; and a second conduit connects the outlet to the working vessel. Used working fluid can be moved from the tank to the first compartment via the first conduit, and fresh working in the second compartment can be forced into the second conduit as the second compartment collapses. A holding vessel can be provided in the first conduit for holding used fluid, or in the second conduit... |
| Composite gel-based materials | 20100330383 | 20101230 |
| A process for forming acomposite article composed of a gel with a support layer. The composite is formed by a gel-forming solution comprising of a polymeric material and a solvent, this gel-forming solution adsorbs onto a support layer. The formation process creates a gel andan adhesive bond between the gel and the support layer. The support layer is at least partially soluble in the solvent and the gel is attached to the support layer by freezing to form the gel on the support layer after a part of the support layer is solubilised by the solvent. The gel may be a hydrogel gel. The solvent may be water. The gel and the layer are physically interlocked. A composite is also described and has many end-use application... |
| Aircraft anti-icing fluids formulated with nanocrystalline cellulose | 20100327215 | 20101230 |
| An aircraft anti-icing composition includes a freezing point depressant and a thickener including nanocrystalline cellulose. A thickening composition also includes nanocrystalline cellulose. Also taught is the use of nanocrystalline cellulose in the manufacture of an anti-icing composition and the use of nanocrystalline cellulose in a thickening composition.
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| Refrigerator | 20100326116 | 20101230 |
| The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which an evaporator is mounted in an inside of a barrier partitioning a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber. With the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention, the evaporator for cooling the refrigerating chamber is received in the barrier portioning the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber, making it possible to increase inner capacity of the refrigerating chamber.
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| Solar water heating system | 20100322784 | 20101223 |
| A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a solar water heating system are described. Various implementations involve a relatively lightweight, affordable, low-pressure solar water heating system that is easier to ship and assemble and that is resistant to overheating and freezing damage. In one aspect of the invention, a solar water heating system includes a solar collector panel, a piping system and an improved, self-regulating expansion reservoir. Some designs involve automatic filtration, push fittings, a method for regulating power from a photovoltaic panel, UV resistant polymer components and/or other features. In a particular embodiment of the invention, multiple pumps, a heat exchanger and a controller for a solar water heating system are integrated into a single, compact module.
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| Ceramic molded product and manufacturing method thereof | 20100320629 | 20101223 |
| A method of manufacturing a ceramic molded product includes adding a binder mainly comprising a saccharide and water to a powder of ceramics such as silicon carbide and stirring the same to form an aqueous sludge having a fluidity, casting the sludge into an elastic die, molding the sludge while applying vibrations in a negative pressure state, solidifying the sludge by putting the die in which the sludge is cast to a temperature below freezing point for freeze-drying, and to a temperature where the binder is not frozen completely, then thawing the sludge in the negative pressure state and subliming and evaporating the water content in the binder, taking the molded product solidified in the die out of the die, further dewatering the demolded product by... |
| Antifreeze concentrate and coolant compositions and preparation thereof | 20100320415 | 20101223 |
| A toxicological friendly antifreeze composition having improved thermal stability is provided. In one embodiment, the antifreeze composition comprises from 5 to 80 wt. % of an aqueous freezing point depressant selected from alkali metal salts of acetates, formates, proprionates, adipiates, and succinates, and mixtures thereof; 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one of a 2-ethylhexanoic acid, isononanoic acid and 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoic acid; and 0.1 to 10 wt. % of at least one of octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, neodecanoic acid, benzoic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-terbutylbenzoic acid, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the composition is employed as a concentrate in admixture with 10 to 90 wt. % water. The composition may be totally free of glycol, or, in an alternate... |
| Fuel cell system | 20090325031 | 20091231 |
| A fuel cell system is provided, which does not malfunction when started below a freezing point nor require a large force to open a purge gas introduction valve. The purge gas introduction valve 42 that introduces a cathode gas into the anode is installed in the bypass pipe that bypasses a humidifier. A plunger 44 that is supported and kept movable in the purge gas introduction valve is kept exposed to the cathode gas atmosphere when the purge gas introduction valve 42 is kept closed. The valve body 45 in the purge gas introduction valve 42 comprises a first pressed portion 45a to act for closing the purge gas introduction valve 42 and a second pressed portion 45b to act for opening the purge gas introduction... |
| Fuel cell system | 20090325015 | 20091231 |
| A fuel cell system comprises a fuel gas supply conduit which supplies fuel gas to a fuel cell, a circulation conduit which returns discharged fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell to the fuel gas supply conduit, and a control device. When the control device determines that freezing may occur, the control device releases the discharged fuel gas from a water discharge valve of a gas-liquid separator provided in the circulation conduit to the outside, and reduces the flow volume of the discharged fuel gas returned to the fuel gas supply conduit in order to reduce moisture contained in the gas. Consequently, freezing can be prevented using a simple structure.
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| Non-circulating coolant pem fuel cell power plant with antifreeze back pressure air venting system | 20090325001 | 20091231 |
| A PEM fuel cell (4) power plant includes a passive air vent (24) through which air separated from a cathode effluent stream can be expelled from the power plant. The air vent operates satisfactorily during ambient freezing conditions thus it is eminently suitable for use in mobile applications such as in PEM fuel cell-powered automobiles, buses, or the like. The vent is formed from a liquid antifreeze layer (40) that is disposed in a sparging tank (36) which communicates with ambient surroundings. Any water vapor in the stream can condense out of the gas-stream in the antifreeze. In order to facilitate this result, the antifreeze can be a liquid that is immiscible with water so that the condensed water will form a separate layer (38) in... |
| Containment apparatus for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage | 20090321451 | 20091231 |
| A containment apparatus (10) having a floor wall (12) with four side walls (16) extending therefrom and an opening (13) at the top. Each of the side walls (16) and the floor wall (12) include apertures (20) defined within to allow air to flow freely throughout the containment apparatus. A lid (18) may be provided to place on the containment apparatus to cover the opening (13). A divider (21) made of interlocking wall strips (23) that connect to define a plurality of separate compartments (25). Each interlocking wall strip (23) having multiple apertures (20) defined within to allow for free airflow around, through and between each compartment (25). An alternative embodiment of the divider (31) is comprised of a molded material such as plastic for holding... |
| Automatic ice making machine | 20090320513 | 20091231 |
| An automatic ice making machine with enhanced heat discharge efficiency, is provided. An ice making machine body 22 has a machine room 50 provided with a freezing mechanism 60 such as a compressor 56, and air inlets 30, 30 provided in a front panel 24 and communicating with the machine room 50. A top panel 26 comprises an insulating material 72 formed with a plurality of air circulation paths 74 which allow communication between the machine room 50 and outside of the ice making machine body 22. These air circulation paths 74 communicate with an air outlet 44 open toward an outer surface of the front panel 24. Outside air taken in from the air inlets 30, 30 circulates through the machine room 50 and an... |
| Dual compressor cooler | 20090320508 | 20091231 |
| A dual compressor beverage cooler having a central beverage storage area and at least one external beverage dispensing unit. A first compressor maintains the central beverage storage area at typical refrigeration temperatures and a second compressor maintains the external beverage dispensing units at below freezing temperatures. The central beverage storage area may house “energy” drinks and the external beverage dispensing units may house alcoholic drinks.
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| Blast furnace gas burning facility and method for operating the same | 20090315230 | 20091224 |
| Provided is a blast furnace gas burning facility with a simple configuration and capable of operating at nearly rated load while preventing a wet type dust collector from freezing under such conditions that the temperature of blast furnace gas does not exceed the freezing lower-limit temperature of the wet type dust collector, and also provided is a method for operating the blast furnace gas burning facility. In a blast furnace gas burning facility 1 that burns blast furnace gas discharged from a blast furnace by supplying the gas to a combustor 2 after removing dust contained in the gas with a wet type dust collector 7 and compressing the gas with a fuel gas compressor 8, a fuel-gas heating channel 12 is disposed between the outlet... |
| Pressure relief plate and, pressure relief device and gas-insulated switchgear using the same | 20090314356 | 20091224 |
| In order to prevent the surface of the pressure relief plate from being exposed to rain or moisture, a hydrophobic synthetic resin is adhered to the outside surface of the pressure relief plate that closes the pressure relief hole provided on the insulated switchgear; therefore, deterioration through corroding or the one in mechanical strength can be curbed to secure long term reliability of the gas-insulated switchgear.
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| Biological specimen collection and transport system and methods of use | 20090312285 | 20091217 |
| Disclosed are compositions for isolating populations of nucleic acids from biological, forensic, and environmental samples. Also disclosed are methods for using these compositions as one-step formulations for killing pathogens, inactivating nucleases, and releasing polynucleotides from other cellular components within the sample, and stabilizing the nucleic acids prior to further processing or assay. The disclosed compositions safely facilitate rapid sample collection, and provide extended storage and transport of the samples at ambient or elevated temperature without contamination of the sample or degradation of the nucleic acids contained therein. This process particularly facilitates the collection of specimens from remote locations, and under conditions previously considered hostile for preserving the integrity of nucleic acids released from lysed biological samples without the need of refrigeration or freezing prior to molecular... |
| Fuel cell bipolar plate and method for manufacturing the same | 20090311574 | 20091217 |
| The present invention provides a fuel cell bipolar plate and a method for manufacturing the same, in which a carbon or metal fuel cell bipolar plate is surface-treated with a complex transition metal oxide, which is a main component of a variable resistance heating element having a negative temperature characteristic, so that the bipolar plate can ensure a sufficient amount of heat, required to prevent product water from freezing, by itself in a short time without any external energy, thus improving cold start performance of a fuel cell vehicle at a temperature below zero.
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| Temperature-jump dynamic nuclear polarization | 20090311189 | 20091217 |
| In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for enhancing the sensitivity of liquid-state NMR or MRI experiments. In general, the method involves providing a frozen sample in a magnetic field, wherein the frozen sample includes a polarizing agent with at least one unpaired electron and an analyte with at least one spin half nucleus; polarizing the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte by irradiating the frozen sample with radiation having a frequency that excites electron spin transitions in the at least one unpaired electron of the polarizing agent; melting the frozen sample to produce a molten sample; and (d) detecting nuclear spin transitions in the at least one spin half nucleus of the analyte in the molten sample. In certain embodiments,... |
| Device for freezing,transporting and thawing fluids | 20090308567 | 20091217 |
| The invention relates to a device (1) for freezing, transporting and thawing fluids, in particular sterile liquids, solutions and suspensions for the chemical, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and food industries. Said device comprises a container (10) with a lid (20), a wall (40) and a base (30) and at least one heat exchanger element (50) that is operatively connected to the fluids held in the container, such that said fluids can be cooled or heated. An immersion pipe (60) is operatively connected to at least one heat exchanger element (50) via at least one sub-region of its longitudinal extension, said region preferably extending approximately from a lowest point in the container to a maximum fill level. Preferably, the immersion pipe is in direct contact with at least one... |
| Device for the refrigerating and/or the freezing of substances | 20090308263 | 20091217 |
| The invention relates to a device for the refrigerating and/or the freezing of starting substances, in particular of food, comprising two treatment zones, which are enclosed by a housing and which abut directly on one another, wherein heat can be extracted from the starting substances in at least one of the treatment zones in direct or indirect contact with cryogenic liquefied gas, while the second treatment zone encompasses a conveyor belt for conveying the starting substances through the second treatment zone. The device comprises a gas suction device, by means of which a drop of pressure can be generated within the housing and due to which the cold gas, which is generated in the first treatment zone by means of evaporation of cryogenic liquefied gas, discharges... |
| Humidity control system | 20090308099 | 20091217 |
| A humidity control system (10) includes a refrigerant circuit (50) in which an adsorption heat exchanger (51, 52) carrying an adsorbent thereon is connected. During a regeneration action of a humidification operation of the humidity control system (10), outdoor air passes through the adsorption heat exchanger (51, 52) from upstream towards downstream in the flow of refrigerant. Therefore, the air can be effectively increased in temperature at the air inflow end of the adsorption heat exchanger (51, 52), thereby preventing freezing of dew condensation water.
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| Rotating icemaker assembly | 20090308085 | 20091217 |
| An icemaker assembly disposed within a refrigerator is configured for continuous freezing of water and continuous harvesting of ice. The icemaker assembly includes a rotating ice mold having a plurality of ice forming compartments. A water distributor is operably disposed above the ice mold for supplying water individually to each of the plurality of ice forming compartments. The water distributor supplies the water at a flow rate which is dependent on a rotational speed of the ice mold. The rotating ice mold is rotatable such that each ice forming compartment is movable to a first position for receiving water from the water distributor and movable to a second position for harvesting ice. At the first position, each ice forming compartment is at a first temperature for... |
| Early detection of pathogens in blood | 20090305383 | 20091210 |
| The present invention is a method of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood including the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The fibrin lysis reagent is preferably composed of plasminogen and streptokinase frozen in coincident relation until the fibrin lysis reagent is needed whereby streptokinase enzymatically reacts with plasminogen to form plasmin upon thawing. The plasminogen is suspended in an aqueous salt solution prior to freezing including NaCl and Na3PO4.
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| Methods for the cryopreservation of mammalian cells | 20090305224 | 20091210 |
| The present invention features novel methods for the cryopreservation of mammalian cell that combine the advantages of the slow-freezing and vitrification approaches while avoiding their shortcomings. Generally, the methods include the use of a capillary tube made of a thermally conductive wall material and a thin wall such that the ratio of the thermal conductivity of the wall material to the wall thickness is at least 1,000-500,000. The solution is then exposed to temperatures equal to or less than −80° C. and the vitrification solution containing the mammalian cells is cooled at a rate equal to or greater than 30,000-100,000,000° C./minute. The exposure of the capillary tube with a thermally conductive and thin wall allows for vitrification of the solution in the absence of ice formation.... |
| Pem fuel cell auxiliary power system and method for starting an internal combustion engine vehicle | 20090301802 | 20091210 |
| An internal combustion engine vehicle includes a compact light weight PEM fuel cell auxiliary power system (2) which is used to provide electrical power for operating the vehicle starter (10) to start the vehicle, and for operating additional electrical equipment while the vehicle is running, or before the vehicle is running. A small light weight dry cell battery (4) is included in the vehicle for supplying startup power for the PEM fuel cell auxiliary power system. The conventional heavy and bulky twelve volt battery is not needed in the vehicle thereby eliminating the weight and size of the twelve volt battery from the vehicle. A bank of super capacitors (18) can be included in the vehicle which are operatively connected to the PEM fuel cell auxiliary... |
| Coating composition, substrates coated therewith and methods of making and using same | 20090301561 | 20091210 |
| Multilayer radiation curable liquid coating compositions are provided that include one or more UV oligomers including at least one aliphatic urethane acrylic oligomer; at least one acrylate diluent monomer selected from a mono-, bi-, and tri-functional reactive acrylate diluent monomers; at least one photo-initiator; at least one UV absorber; at least one hindered amine light stabilizer; and at least one antioxidant, where the liquid composition does not comprise a solvent and does not comprise an adhesion promoter. The UV oligomer in the base coat composition has elongation higher than 200% and tensile strength lower than 1000 psi. The UV oligomer in the top coat composition has tensile strength higher than 5000 psi. A coating system is provided that includes a liquid primer coat composition, a liquid... |
| Electrolyte delivery system | 20090301407 | 20091210 |
| The present invention provides a system for providing electrolyte to an electrolysis cell for producing hydrogen gas to inject into the intake of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an electrolysis cell having an electrolyte input port, an electrolyte output port and at least one working gas output port. The electrolyte output port communicates with a storage reservoir. A coolant liquid conduit is in thermal communication with the electrolyte solution and in fluid communication with a portion of the engine coolant system in which the coolant liquid has been heated by the engine when the engine is running. To heat up the electrolyte solution and improve the efficiency of electrolysis, the heated liquid coolant is diverted from the engine coolant system and circulated through the... |
| Monitoring system based on etching of metals | 20090301382 | 20091210 |
| Compositions, devices and processes related to etching of a very thin layer or fine particles of a metal are disclosed for monitoring a variety of parameters, such as time, temperature, time-temperature, thawing, freezing, microwave, humidity, ionizing radiation, sterilization and chemicals. These devices have capabilities of producing a long and sharp induction period of an irreversible visual change. The devices are composed of an indicator comprising a very thin layer of a metal (e.g., polyester film having an extremely thin, e.g., about one hundred Angstroms layer of aluminum) and an activator, e.g., a reactant, such as water, water vapor, an acid, a base, oxidizing agent or their precursors, which is capable of reacting with the said indicator. The indicator retains its opacity and metallic luster, e.g., silvery... |
| Ethane recovery methods and configurations for high carbon dioxide content feed gases | 20090301133 | 20091210 |
| Ethane is separated from a carbon dioxide-containing feed gas in a demethanizer that receives a rich subcooled reflux stream at very low temperature. Freezing of carbon dioxide is prevented by feeding a temperature-controlled vapor portion of the feed gas to the column, wherein the temperature of the vapor portion is adjusted by routing a portion of the expander discharge through a heat exchanger in response to the tray temperature in the demethanizer. Thus, high separation efficiency is achieved at reduced, or even eliminated carbon dioxide freezing.
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| Method for the production of an ice surface for ice rinks | 20090301105 | 20091210 |
| A method for producing an ice surface for an ice rink by freezing water to which an inorganic substance is added is characterized in that the inorganic substance is ammonia, an alkali hydroxide or alkaline earth hydroxide, a hydrogen halide, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, an alkali salt, alkaline earth salt or ammonium salt of said acids, or ammonium-bicarbonate, or a mixture of several of said substances.
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| Air flush system | 20090300835 | 20091210 |
| A system and apparatus for reducing the amount of water required for flushing toilets. The system flushes a toilet containing a small amount of water in the bowl with air forced into the bowl from a special airtight lid and a vent in either this lid or in the toilet bowl area. While holding down the airtight lid, injected air from an air pressure device connected to the vent flushes the toilet, using minimal water as compared with conventional toilets. Afterwards water is added to the toilet bowl to reseal the trap and ready the toilet for the next use. By allowing this same air pressure device to produce suction as well as air flush, it will also function as a dry plunger in the event... |
| Sterling silver and/or metal gel and/or liquid centered teether | 20090299410 | 20091203 |
| The present invention is an infant teether or teething device with a hollow metal exterior, which may be comprised of, but shall not be limited to, sterling silver, aluminum or any other rust-resistant metal material and which may have a handle or portion of the exterior of the teether being composed of either metal covered by rubber, plastic, or a similar material or a handle composed solely of rubber, plastic, or a similar material to prevent the handle from becoming too cold. Inside the teether will be a liquid or gel that has the ability to remain cold for a prolonged time period following refrigeration or freezing. Said liquid or gel center may be comprised of, but shall not be limited to, water, food grade propalyne... |
| Anti-icing material and surface treatments | 20090294724 | 20091203 |
| An anti-icing composition including a chemically-bound nano-layer based on a multivalent atom such as silicon or titanium, and whiskers of hydroxyls, polyols, polyethers, polyamines, poly-acids or mixtures of such hydrophilic functionalities. This base layer may be used as such or have an additional coating overlying it, e.g., comprising a polymeric polyol such as polyvinylalcohol or polyglycol. The second layer may also be chemically bonded to the surface or to the first layer. Surface treatment with such composition prevents small droplets of water from freezing on the surface and reduces dramatically their friction with the surface. The result is the prevention of icing of the surface, reduction in the adhesion of ice to the surface and reduction in the accumulation of ice layers. The anti-icing composition also... |
| General-purpose v-type engine | 20090293822 | 20091203 |
| To a first bank B1 and a second bank B2, a first throttle body T1 and a second throttle body T2 placed between the banks B1, B2 are attached, respectively, in such a manner that an axis A3 of an intake path 8 of each of the first throttle body T1 and the second throttle body T2 is substantially perpendicular to an axis A2 of a corresponding one of the banks B1, B2. Each of the throttle bodies T1, T2 has a throttle valve 9 pivotally supported therein and the fuel injection valve 10 injecting fuel to the intake path 8 at a part downstream of the throttle valve 9. The throttle valve 9 of each of the first and second throttle bodies T1, T2 is... |
| Use of calcium salt of polyenoic acid in medical and cosmetic field | 20090292020 | 20091126 |
| The present invention relates to a process for applying calcium polyenoic acid to medical cosmetology, wherein calcium polyenoic acid, calcium octadecadienic acid and calcium calendic acid are made into ointment or oil-type spraying agent for curing burn, scald, sun burn, bedsore, ulcer, cold injury, trauma. The calcium polyenoic acid and auxiliary materials are made into medical aesthetics product not only for resisting crease, anti-acne, removing mottling, exfoliating scrub, reducing pores and scars, sunburn, abrasion, skin injury, cold injury, antifreezing, anti-cracking, anti-older, sunscreen, repairing and regeneration, repairing damaged skin owing to all kinds of reasons, but also for cosmetic whitening, moisturizing, promoting the growth of epithelial cells, hemorrhoids, rhinitis, repairing damaged organization, promoting cell growth, anti-inflammatory, pain relief, mosquito bites, regulating vascular obstruction, thrombosis, wound healing, inflammation,... |
| Double check back flow prevention device | 20090288722 | 20091126 |
| A double check valve is provided that includes an in-line inlet check valve and an outlet check valve that cooperate to prevent back flow of fluid through the valve. The check valve also includes at least one vent that allows for fluid trapped within the check valve to drain, thereby preventing freezing of the check valve and hydrant to which it is interconnected. The check valve provided omits many superfluous components and thus is smaller and easier to install than check valves of the prior art.
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| Process for production of gas hydrate | 20090287028 | 20091119 |
| Disclosed is a process for production of a gas hydrate, wherein the process comprises a gas hydrate production step, a cooling step, a depressurizing step and a re-cooling step. In the cooling step, the temperature (T) required for the cooling of the gas hydrate is adjusted to a temperature equal to or higher than a cooling limit temperature (t1+t2) (which is a sum of an equilibrium temperature (t1) of the gas hydrate and a temperature for correction (t2)) and equal to or lower than the freezing point (0° C.).
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| Clathrate ice thermal transport for ocean thermal energy conversion | 20080314043 | 20081225 |
| A substance is added to cold ocean water in a cold water pipe of an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system. The substance raises the freezing point of the ocean water in a cold water heat exchanger of the OTEC system, thereby forming an ice slurry. The substance is added at the depth of the apparatus. The ice slurry is transported from the point of addition in the cold water pipe to the cold water heat exchanger at the surface.
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| Freezing and storage container for biopharmaceutical drug products | 20080314052 | 20081225 |
| A container for storing a biopharmaceutical drug product is disclosed. The container includes two surface area planar walls. A plurality of smaller side walls circumscribing each of the planar walls. A method of freezing at least one biopharmaceutical product in the container is also disclosed.
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| Composition and method for pipeline conditioning & freezing point suppression | 20080314124 | 20081225 |
| Method for dewatering, pressure testing, hydrotreating, suppressing methane hydrate formation and suppressing solution freezing point in pipeline operations have been disclosed, where the solution used in the operations includes an effective amount of a metal formate salt. The metal formate salt solutions have a low viscosity, have a high density, have a low metals corrosivity, are non-volatile, have a low solubility in hydrocarbons, are readily biodegradable, have a low toxicity, are non-hazardous, have a low environmental impact, have a freezing point depression property forming water/formate eutectic point mixtures, and have a water-structuring and water activity modification property.
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| Frozen/chilled fluid for pipelines and for storage facilities | 20080314451 | 20081225 |
| (c) thereafter retreating the fluid to restore it to its original hazardous condition so that the fluid may be used in its restored condition. The hazardous fluid may be treated by adding a substance to, or removing a substance from, the fluid, or by changing the state of the fluid. For example, if the fluid is a fuel, it may be treated by cooling it to near or below its freezing temperature to reduce its combustibility, volatility, explosivity and/or ease of ignition.
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| Fuel tank valve | 20080315038 | 20081225 |
| Some water drain valves tend to fill with water which may freeze, thereby jamming the valve. This invention provides an aircraft water drain valve comprising a passageway, a shaft, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The shaft is moveable between an open position in which the first and second sealing members are arranged to allow free passage of fluid through the passageway, and a closed position in which both the first and second sealing members are arranged to prevent free passage of fluid through the passageway thereby preventing ingress of fluid into the region between the first and second sealing members. Thus water may be hindered from collecting and freezing in the part of the valve close to the cold wall of the... |
| Antifreeze material for outdoor sites, typically roads | 20080315150 | 20081225 |
| Antifreeze material typically for outdoor constructions, such as roads and the like, comprising a loose material of generally granular form and generally porous structure which does not degrade in the presence of water and does not immediately completely disaggregate when subjected to compressive action due to treading and/or tyre rolling thereon, and which is impregnated by a generally water-soluble antifreezing product.
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| Control of ice-crystal growth by non-proteinaceous substance | 20080317704 | 20081225 |
| The present invention makes it possible to attain various applications using antifreeze activity without an antifreeze protein. The agent for the inhibition of ice-crystal growth includes a non-proteinaceous substance, wherein an aqueous solution of the non-proteinaceous substance in a concentration of 10 mg/ml causes the deposition of non-flat disk-shaped ice crystals. The agent for the lowering of an ice-crystal growth initiation temperature includes a non-proteinaceous substance, wherein an aqueous solution of the non-proteinaceous substance in a concentration of 10 mg/ml shows thermal hysteresis by a temperature of 0.020° C. or higher. The agent for the control of water freezing includes a non-proteinaceous substance, wherein an aqueous solution of the non-proteinaceous substance in a concentration of 10 mg/ml shows thermal hysteresis by a temperature of 0.020° C.... |
| Refrigerator | 20080307818 | 20081218 |
| A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a main body which has a cooling chamber and a freezing chamber, a storage chamber which is provided in the cooling chamber to store foodstuffs, an irradiation device which irradiates light within a visible light region correspondingly to color of the foodstuffs stored in the storage chamber, an optical deodorization module which includes an ultraviolet light irradiation device which is mounted to the storage chamber to irradiate ultraviolet light and a photocatalyst filter which receives the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet light irradiation device and is coated with a photocatalyst agent, and a control unit which controls the irradiation device and the ultraviolet light irradiation device.
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| Refrigerator | 20080307823 | 20081218 |
| A refrigerator is disclosed which enables the user to easily take ice out of an ice maker without causing a variation in the capacity of the refrigerator or a limitation on the position of a freezing compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body (100) which includes a freezing compartment (300) and a refrigerating compartment (200), an ice making compartment (500) which is arranged in the refrigerating compartment, to make ice, a heat exchange (310) which generates cold air for freezing food storing in the freezing compartment, and a cold air guiding device (600) which guides the cold air generated by the heat exchanger (310) to the ice making compartment (500), to enable the ice making compartment to make ice.
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| Arrangement and method for manufacturing a crystal from a melt of a raw material and single crystal | 20080311417 | 20081218 |
| An arrangement for manufacturing a crystal of the melt of a raw material comprises: a furnace having a heating device with one or more heating elements, which are configured to generate a gradient temperature field directed along a first direction, a plurality of crucibles for receiving the melt, which are arranged within the gradient temperature field side by side, and a device for homogenizing the temperature field within a plane perpendicular to the first direction in the at least two crucibles. The arrangement further has a filling material inserted within a space between the crucibles wherein the filling shows an anisotropic heat conductivity. Additionally or alternatively, the arrangement may comprise a device for generating magnetic migration fields, both the filling material having the anisotropic heat conductivity... |
| Fuel cell system and fuel cell vehicle | 20080311453 | 20081218 |
| In a fuel cell device, when a fuel cell device is not operated and an external power source enabling a battery charge of a secondary battery is connected to the secondary battery, a controller is provided to operate a water pump to circulate the cooling water via a circulation pipeline. The fuel cell prevents cooling water for cooling a fuel cell from corroding or freezing while a secondary battery and the fuel cell are used together.
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| Liquid cooling and dispensing device | 20080302822 | 20081211 |
| A device to cool a liquid during the pouring procedure is provided. The device comprises an enclosure having a top portion and a bottom portion. Generally mounted to the bottom portion is a base for mounting the device to the neck of a bottle. Optionally mounted to the top portion is a spout which generally comprises a valve adapted to control the temperature of the poured liquid by controlling the flow thereof. The bottom portion and the top portion respectively comprise a first and a second openings between which extends a preferably metallic coil conduit. Within the enclosure, the conduit is surrounded by a low freezing cooling material. The device further comprises a vent passage extending in the base portion. Upon pouring the liquid from a... |
| Snow-melting/antifreezing agents | 20080302997 | 20081211 |
| A snow-melting/antifreezing agent which comprises potassium silicate as an active ingredient and a snow-melting/antifreezing agent which comprises potassium silicate and a nitrite salt as active ingredients are disclosed. These snow-melting/antifreezing agents may optionally further contain an alkali metal salt and/or a lower alcohol. These snow-melting/antifreezing agents are safe for the environment and do not cause concrete to deteriorate. They not only have excellent capability to melt snow and ice and to prevent freezing, but also have high profitability and are easy to handle.
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| Freezing and thawing apparatus and thawing method of frozen stuff | 20080305222 | 20081211 |
| A freezing and thawing apparatus includes a freezing and thawing treatment tank for filling freezing and thawing treated water, a plurality of ultrasonic vibrators for oscillating ultrasound different in frequency in the freezing and thawing treatment tank, a treated water cooler for cooling the freezing and thawing treated water, and an ultrasonic vibrator controller for controlling the ultrasonic vibrators.
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| Antibody-containing solution formulations | 20080306247 | 20081211 |
| An antibody-containing solution formulation comprising an organic acid and a surfactant as stabilizers; a method for suppressing the formation of visible insoluble matter and/or insoluble particles due to the presence of metal ions in an antibody-containing solution formulation, which comprises adding an organic acid to the solution; a method for suppressing the formation of visible insoluble matter and/or insoluble particles during shaking and freezing-thawing of an antibody-containing solution, which comprises adding a surfactant to the solution; and a method for stabilizing an antibody-containing solution, which comprises adding an organic acid and a surfactant.
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| Ice making apparatus and refrigerator having the same | 20080295537 | 20081204 |
| An ice making apparatus which includes an ice making tray to produce ice and an ejector rotatably disposed at the ice making tray, comprising a plurality of ice making cells formed in the ice making tray, wherein each of the ice making cells includes a freezing portion in which ice is produced and a buffering portion which is formed as a specified space at one side of the freezing portion to prevent water of the freezing portion from flowing out of the ice making tray. Accordingly, even in a refrigerator having the ice making apparatus installed on a rear surface of the door, the ice making apparatus can permanently provide an effect of preventing water inside the ice making cells from flowing out of the ice... |
| Systems and methods for starting and operating fuel cell systems in subfreezing temperatures | 20080299429 | 20081204 |
| Systems and methods for initiating use of, or starting up, fuel cell stacks in subfreezing temperatures. The fuel cell stacks include a thermal management system that is adapted to deliver a liquid heat exchange fluid into thermal communication with a fuel cell stack, such as to heat the stack during startup of the stack when the stack is at a subfreezing temperature or operated in a subfreezing environment. In some embodiments, the thermal management system includes a heat exchange circuit that is configured to provide delivery of the liquid heat exchange fluid to the fuel cell stack even when the conduits are at a subfreezing temperature. In some embodiments, the fuel cell system is configured to deliver liquid heat exchange fluid from the fuel cell stack... |
| Preservative solution for cells, tissues and organs comprising rare sugar and preservation method with the use of the same | 20080299535 | 20081204 |
| [Means for Resolution] A preservative solution for cryopreservation of animal or human organs and animal or plant tissues or cells, the solution containing a rare sugar D-allose. A preservative solution for cryopreservation of the human kidney, cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum in which the cryopreservation is conducted at from −5 to 20° C. A preservative solution for cryopreservation of cells derived from animals or humans, or human or animal sperm and/or ovum and/or fermented ovum in which the cryopreservation is conducted at a temperature at which to start freezing to −196° C. A method for cryopreservation of an animal or human organ and an animal or plant tissue or cell at a low temperature, which... |
| Nonwoven nanofibrous membranes of silk fibroin for guided bone tissue regeneration and their preparation method | 20080292667 | 20081127 |
| A membrane for guided bone tissue regeneration according to the present invention has a predetermined strength, biocompatibility, and biodegradability, and may maintain a sustained drug release system, when drugs are added in the manufacturing process. Additionally, a membrane for guided bone tissue regeneration according to the present invention may be modified corresponding to the condition of usage, because a thickness of the membrane may be adjusted by controlling fineness of nanofibers, compactness of nanofibers, and pore size of a multiporous structure may be adjusted, in a nonwoven manufacturing process. A nanofibrous membrane for guided bone tissue regeneration according to the present invention is manufactured by freezing rapidly, drying a silk fibroin solution obtained by removing sericin from silk fibers, and by electrospinning after dissolving the dried... |
| Method and apparatus for checkpoint and restarting a stream in a software partition | 20080295111 | 20081127 |
| A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for a checkpoint process associated with a device driver in a workload partitioned environment. In response to initiation of a checkpoint process, a stream is frozen. The stream comprises a set of kernel modules driving a device. Freezing the stream prevents any module in the set of kernel modules from sending any messages, other than a checkpoint message, to another module in the set of kernel modules. The message block for each module in the set of kernel modules is updated with internal data to form a restart message. The internal data is data describing a state of the module in the set of kernel modules.
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| Methods and apparatus for dispensing beverages | 20080282722 | 20081120 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus for dispensing a beverage, the beverage comprising a liquid-beverage portion and a frozen-beverage portion. The apparatus comprises means for dispensing into a receptacle the liquid beverage portion, means (102) for freezing a portion of beverage so as to provide the frozen beverage portion and means (104, 104′ for dispensing the frozen-beverage portion into the receptacle. The present apparatus also provides a method for dispensing a frozen beverage portion by providing one or more cooling chambers (102) cooled by cooling means, supplying at least one of the cooling chambers with a portion of beverage, freezing the portion of beverage to provide at least one beverage frozen-beverage portion and ejecting one frozen beverage portion from its cooling chamber.
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| Method of producing fish meat having fresh color | 20080286407 | 20081120 |
| A method of producing fish meat having fresh color includes: placing live fish in a state of unconsciousness by blocking the conduction of nerve pulses along a nervous system of the fish; bleeding the fish and cutting meat pieces from the fish while the fish is unconscious; sterilizing the meat pieces; placing the sterilized meat pieces in an oxygen-free environment to preserve the original color of the meat pieces; freezing the meat pieces; and packaging the frozen meat pieces.
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| Frozen aerated confection and its manufacturing process | 20080286432 | 20081120 |
| freezing and aerating the premix to an overrun of 20 to 150%
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| Method and solutions for cryopreserving oocytes, especially fresh human oocytes | 20080286863 | 20081120 |
| In a method for cryopreserving fresh human oocytes, freezing and thawing solutions are used, which solutions include 1,2 propanediol (PROH) and sucrose at a concentration of at least 0.3M. The oocytes are exposed for 13-15 minutes to a solution including 1.5M PROH and 0.3M sucrose before starting the freezing process.
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| Computer apparatus and method for performing financial transaction processing | 20080288296 | 20081120 |
| A computer apparatus for performing financial transaction processing on a plurality of accounts is disclosed. The computer apparatus comprises a data storage device having a plurality of account files, with each account file storing data relating to a particular account; a data processor for processing data relating to the account files; an input for receiving data relating to the account files and an output for outputting data relating to the account files. The input is arranged to receive data relating to debits and credits for particular account files which are processed by the data processor and stored in the corresponding account files on the data storage device. The data processor is arranged such that an account holder may have the file for their account on the... |
| Freeze drying of target substances | 20080276482 | 20081113 |
| A target substance (8) is subject to a freeze drying process in which the substance is first passed into a freeze chamber (31) to reduce the temperature of the substance, and then passed into a separate vacuum chamber (32) in which a vacuum is applied to promote drying of the target substance. Because the carrier (10) and target substance (8) is moved from a freeze chamber (31) to a separate vacuum chamber (32) the environment can be more closely controlled and the cycling of freezing to drying can be more rapid. In this way the carrier (10) and target substance (8) is subject to the full temperature cycling without the surrounding chamber and apparatus being subject to the full cycle. This reduces time and energy costs.... |
| Compositions and methods for the improvement of plants | 20080282430 | 20081113 |
| The invention provides compositions and methods useful for producing plant cells or plants with altered tolerance to at least one environmental stress selected from drought, cold, freezing, heat and salinity.
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| Refrigerator having compartment capable of converting between refrigeration and freezing temperatures | 20080271475 | 20081106 |
| ABSTRACT A refrigerator comprising a refrigerator housing defining first, second, and third compartments separated by insulated walls, a refrigeration system supplying cold air to the first, second, and third compartments, first, second, and third sensors operative to detect temperature in a respective one of the first, second, and third compartments and control circuitry in electrical communication with the sensors, the control circuitry controlling flow of the cold air into each of the first, second, and third compartments so as to facilitate maintaining a respective desired temperature therein, where the desired temperature of each of the first, second, and third compartments is variable and may be set by a user independently with respect to each other.
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| Method and a product for heating or cooling of foodstuffs | 20080271610 | 20081106 |
| The invention relates to a method and a product for heating or cooling including freezing of food items in a rotating closed pipe serpent. The technology includes a closed non-circular rotating pipe serpent for processing of food items, where the food items are transported in a preparation liquid through the pipe serpent during either heating or cooling. The invention secures a gentle but efficient mixture of the food items that prevents clogging, which secures a homogeneous thermal processing of the individual food items, which again secures a high quality of the final food items. Simultaneously the products used for processing are easy to clean, which results in low costs. The process can be run entirely automatic without the involvement of manual labour, which results in minimal... |
| Method of freezing with brine | 20080274562 | 20081106 |
| Improved brine solutions and uses thereof for uncontaminatedly and/or efficiently freezing items such as foods, and biological samples. In accordance with one embodiment, a brine solution containing a sufficient amount of dye in conferring the solution a distinctive color is used in the freezing process. In accordance with another embodiment, a brine solution containing deionized water is used for improving the freezing efficiency and/or freezing capacity.
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| Desalination method and system using compressed air energy systems | 20070295673 | 20071227 |
| The invention relates to a desalination method and system that uses freeze crystallization technology that incorporates the use of compressed air energy as the source for freezing temperatures. When compressed air is released by a turbo expander, chilled air is produced as a by-product, wherein the chilled air is introduced into a crystallization chamber. Also injected into the chamber is a spray cloud of seawater droplets, which has been pre-chilled by heat exchange with the cold chamber walls, and which is then circulated and exposed to the chilled air in the chamber. The sizes of the droplets can vary, but are preferably predetermined, along with the relative temperatures, flows and speeds of the spray and chilled air, such that when the droplets are circulated within the... |
| Combined machine for the production of both plain and syrup-dressed ice cream and shakes | 20070295750 | 20071227 |
| Combined machine for the production of both ice cream and shakes, comprising a refrigerating unit, a freezing chamber (3) equipped internally with a stirrer, a tank (6) for the liquid ice cream mixture supplied into the freezing chamber (3), and a 5 dispensing hatch which closes the front end of the freezing chamber (3). Said hatch (7) comprises a cylinder (12) provided with a radial aperture (24) communicating with the freezing chamber (3) and provided, downstream of said aperture (24), with a plurality of radial apertures (21, 22, 23) communicating, via pumps (208, 209, 209′) arranged in between, with tanks (8, 9, 9) containing respectively a diluting liquid and one or more dressing syrups; a tubular piston (13) sliding inside this cylinder from a first rest... |
| Sprayer for application of textured finish to surfaces | 20070295834 | 20071227 |
| A sprayer for providing a regulated flow of material to a gun wherein said material is disbursed by means of a flow of air provided by a compressor. The sprayer includes a number of features that facilitate usage. Such features include a polygonal-shaped free end of a cartridge shaft that is aligned with and coupled to thereby rotate with the augur of a pump. An aperture in a guard that overlies the free end of the shaft permits easy access with a socket-like tool for unfreezing the pump without disassembly. The rear panel of a hopper exceeds that of the side and front panels to permit tipping of the sprayer frame for manual transport without spillage of material. A hook is provided on the frame of... |
| Drying process for presserving an active agent as a higly viscous liquid | 20070298052 | 20071227 |
| The present invention relates to a method of drying biological and other labile samples so that they can be preserved as a highly viscous liquid. The method involves the steps of preparing a preservation sample by dissolving/suspending an active agent in a solution of a stabilising agent, subjecting the preservation sample to such temperature and pressure conditions that the preservation sample looses solvent by evaporation without freezing or bubbling to form a foam and removing solvent until the preservation sample dries to form a highly viscous liquid. The stabilising solution comprises a glass forming polyol and a second component which decreases the flow rate of the highly viscous liquid formed by the method.
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| Porous materials and method of production thereof | 20070298239 | 20071227 |
| Water dispersible or water soluble porous bodies comprising a three dimensional open-cell lattice containing 10 to 95% by weight of a polymeric material which is soluble in water, and, less than 5% by weight of a surfactant, said porous bodies having an intrusion volume as measured by mercury porosimetry (as hereinafter described) of at least about 3 ml/g, and, with the proviso that said porous bodies are not spherical beads having an average bead diameter of 0.2 to 5 mm. And a method for making the same comprising the steps of: providing an intimate mixture of the polymeric material and any surfactant in a liquid medium: providing a fluid freezing medium at a temperature effective for rapidly freezing the liquid medium; cooling the liquid medium with... |
| Refrigerator | 20070289321 | 20071220 |
| The present invention discloses a refrigerator which can perform direct cooling of circulating cool air by natural convection in a freezing chamber (F) and a refrigerating chamber (R), and which can selectively perform indirect cooling of circulating cool air by forcible convection in the refrigerating chamber. It is like that, frost or condensed water formed in the refrigerating chamber (R) of the direct cooling type refrigerator does not Influence the inside of the refrigerating chamber. In addition, the refrigerator efficiently performs a defrosting operation of the refrigerating chamber (R), sanitarily performs a cooling operation, and maintains uniform cooling performance.
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| Complexes and methods of forming complexes of ribonucleic acids and peptides | 20070293657 | 20071220 |
| A complex of a double stranded (ds) ribonucleic acid and a peptide produced by a method comprising dissolving the nucleic acid in an aqueous solution, dissolving the peptide in an aqueous solution, mixing the solubilized ds nucleic acid and the solubilized peptide, and treating the mixture by freezing and thawing, heating and cooling, or salting and desalting.
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| Defrost operating method for refrigerator | 20070283706 | 20071213 |
| act The present invention discloses a defrost operating method for a refrigerator which performs a defrost operation by controlling operations of a compressor and a fan on the basis of a continuous operation time of the compressor and surface temperatures of evaporators to prevent frost from being formed on the evaporators, when cool air is generated in a freezing chamber and a refrigerator chamber by circulating refrigerants through a refrigeration cycle built in a refrigerator main body and forcibly circulated bX rotating the fan. The defrost operating method for the refrigerator can omit a general heater by performing the defrost operation by using the compressor and the fan. In addition, the defrost operating method for the refrigerator improves heat exchange efficiency and reduces power consumption by... |
| Vehicle windshield cleaning system | 20070284457 | 20071213 |
| Apparatus and method for providing a heated cleaning fluid to a vehicle surface. The apparatus has an inlet port for receiving an amount of fluid; an outlet port for dispensing an amount of heated fluid; a heating element coil or tube covered with a plastic sheath that heats up fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet; and a control circuit for energizing at least a portion of the heating element with a voltage to heat the fluid passing from the inlet to the outlet. The apparatus also has expandable and compressible features and parts for protection against freezing.
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| Bundle type fluorescent lamp adaptable for low temperature atmosphere | 20070285016 | 20071213 |
| Disclosed is a bundle type fluorescent lamp adaptable for the lower temperature atmosphere, in which at least two fluorescent lamps are aligned in a row in the form of a bundle and are accommodated in a transparent or a semitransparent insulative cover, so that the bundle type fluorescent lamp represents superior operational characteristics even if it is installed in a freezing chamber or a cold storage warehouse. Each of the fluorescent lamps includes a glass tube filled with discharge gas and an electrode positioned at both side ends of the glass tube, wherein the fluorescent lamps are bound with each other in a form of a bundle and each electrode of the fluorescent lamps is electrically connected to a power source. The fluorescent lamp includes an... |
| A method to reduce the number of times in-flight loads are searched by store instructions in a multi-threaded processor | 20070288727 | 20071213 |
| A method for reducing the number of times in-flight loads must be searched by store instructions in a multi-threaded processor including freezing load issue for a thread t_old for a number of cycles; rejecting a t_new load instruction; sending notification to the rest of the processor that the t_new load instruction has been rejected; snooping a load reorder queue (LRQ) of a t_old for any load which comes from a cache line L accessed by the load instruction and then forces such loads to be re-executed; and changing ownership of line L to thread t_new.
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| Device for directional cooling of biological matter | 20070277535 | 20071206 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus for freezing a biological sample in a container while it moves along a longitudinal axis of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises at least one set of two cooling plates with inner surfaces having a first plate dimension perpendicular to the axis, and a second plate dimension parallel to the axis. The inner surfaces define a passage therebetween whose width corresponds to the container thickness and which is no larger than the first plate dimension. The first plate dimension is at least as large as the level of the biological sample along the first container dimension during use. The apparatus further comprises a motion unit adapted for movement of the container through the passage along the axis so as to allow... |
| Freeze resistant water filter | 20070278148 | 20071206 |
| A freeze resistant filter cartridge assembly, includes a filter cartridge including a filter housing and a filter media and having at least one component selected from a list of components consisting of: the filter housing being formed of an increased elasticity polyolefin polymer having elongation and glass transition properties that allow for stretching of the housing during a freezing event rather than rupturing; a sleeve having a volume of air entrapped therein within and being disposed in the interior of the filter cartridge; and the filter housing formed of a conventional polyolefin having a wall thickness great enough to resist freeze induced expansion stresses. A method of forming a freeze resistant filter cartridge assembly is further included.
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| Tire mold having air vents and vent plugs, and method for the manufacture thereof | 20070278707 | 20071206 |
| A tire mold for molding a rubber or plastic article includes an aluminum tire mold having an internal mold cavity, at least one vent hole of a selected diameter extending from the mold cavity to the exterior of the mold. A metal vent plug is operatively disposed within the vent hole such that air may be released through the vent hole from the internal mold cavity to the exterior of the mold upon heating the entire mold during molding of the rubber or plastic article, but prevents any rubber or plastic from entering the vent hole during molding of the rubber article. This is done by heating the aluminum tire mold, then inserting a metal vent plug into each vent hole; then cooling the entire aluminum... |
| Method and device for creating frozen pellets of a foodstuff | 20070281067 | 20071206 |
| In one embodiment, a method of forming frozen ice cream pellets includes supplying an ice cream premix into a loading vessel; loading a loading cylinder with the ice cream premix from the loading vessel, the loading cylinder being connected to the loading vessel; applying a machine-controllable force to expel the ice cream premix from the loading cylinder as ice cream premix pellets; and exposing the ice cream premix pellets to a cryogenic fluid, thereby at least partially freezing the ice cream premix pellets.
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| Refrigeration device comprising two storage compartments | 20070271954 | 20071129 |
| A refrigeration device comprising at least two storage compartments that are thermally insulated from one another and from the environment. In said device, an evaporator that can be cooled independently of an evaporator of the other storage compartment or compartments, is allocated to each storage compartment. Said device is equipped with elements for switching at least one of the compartments from a freezing mode to a non-freezing mode.
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| Steel alloy for cutting details | 20070274855 | 20071129 |
| The invention relates to a steel alloy of the following composition (in % by weight) C 0.40-0.60 Si 0.1-1.0 Mn 0.3-1.0 Cr 12-15 MO 2.5-4.0 Ni 0-1.0 Co 0-4.0 N 0.15-0.20, with the balance Fe as well as normally occurring impurities, the hardness being >56 HRC, which has been attained without deep freezing, as well as PRE>25, defined as PRE=% Cr+3.3•% Mo+16•% N. Furthermore, the steel alloy comprises carbides, nitrides and/or carbonitrides the maximal diameter of which does not exceed 5 μm. This steel alloy has turned out surprisingly well suitable as edge material for a plurality of cutting operations.
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| Compositions and methods for the treatment of skin damage | 20070275148 | 20071129 |
| A frozen aerated confection comprising freezing point depressants in a total amount of 26-40% weight by weight, the freezing point depressants having a mean number average molecular weight of less than or equal to 320, characterized in that the confection has an extensibility of at least 30% at −18° C.
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| Heated catheter used in cryotherapy | 20070276360 | 20071129 |
| Disclosed is a cryosurgical catheter which is heated in order to prevent its freezing within the lumen of an endoscope. The catheter is to be used with an endoscope to perform cryoablation on an internal tissue; e.g., the esophagus. Electric conductivity to produce heat employs an electrical conductive coating on the catheter. Also, disclosed is a fitting for use with a catheter comprising both a connection for receiving gas and an electrical connection.
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| Ground freezing method and apparatus with geothermal gradient compensation | 20070266715 | 20071122 |
| A ground freezing method and apparatus compensates for geothermal gradients by supplying more refrigerant to deeper parts of the earth. One or more metal freeze pipes are installed in a bore and equipped with one or more feed pipes. The feed pipes extend to different depths with the longer feed pipes being larger to supply more refrigerant to greater depths and achieve uniform top to bottom ground freezing despite the effects of geothermal gradients.
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| Cool air supplying apparatus and refrigerator having the same | 20070266718 | 20071122 |
| A cool air supplying apparatus for a refrigerator is disclosed. The cool air supplying apparatus includes a freezing chamber evaporator that generates cool air supplied to a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber evaporator that generates cool air supplied to a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber cross flow fan that blows cool air generated by the freezing chamber evaporator toward the freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber cross flow fan that blows cool air generated by the refrigerating chamber evaporator, and a driving motor that drives the freezing chamber cross flow fan and the refrigerating chamber cross flow fan. With this structure, cool air introduced in the evaporators is substantially uniform, thus enhancing heat exchanging efficiency.
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| Refrigerator | 20070266723 | 20071122 |
| A refrigerator includes cooling air ducts for guiding cool air into a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber. The ducts may be made of a material that allows light to transmit therethrough. LEDs are installed within the cooling air ducts to illuminate the interiors of the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber. Reflection mirrors may be installed within the cooling air ductd to reflect light generated by the LEDs. A separate space for installing the LEDs is not necessary, and thus an internal capacity of the refrigerator can be increased. Also, by providing the LEDs at various locations, the interior of the refrigerator can be uniformly illuminated.
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| Refrigerator | 20070266727 | 20071122 |
| A refrigerator is provided including a freezing chamber having a first evaporator and a first fan provided inside, and a refrigerating chamber having a second evaporator and a second fan provided inside. Further, the first and second fans may be configured to direct cool air generated by the first and second evaporators to the freezing and refrigerating chambers, respectively. Additionally, plurality of cool-air ducts may be provided in at least one of the freezing and refrigerating chambers, the cool air ducts may be configured to provide cool air to the freezing and refrigerating chambers via operation of the first and second fans, respectively.
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| Refrigerator | 20070266728 | 20071122 |
| A refrigerator comprises: a fan for blowing cool air generated by an evaporator to a freezing chamber or a refrigerating chamber; a scroll guide for discharging cool air discharged from the fan in two directions; a guide pipeline formed at the scroll guide in two directions for guiding cool air discharged from the scroll guide; and a cool air duct connected to the guide pipeline for supplying cool air to the freezing chamber or the refrigerating chamber. An optimum scroll guide that can be applicable even when a plurality of cool air ducts are implemented is provided, thereby reducing a flow loss of cool air discharged from the fan and decreasing consumption power.
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| Cool air supplying apparatus and refrigerator having the same | 20070266729 | 20071122 |
| A cool air supplying apparatus is provided for a refrigerator. The cool air supplying apparatus includes a box fan motor integrally having a fan that blows cool air generated by an evaporator to a freezing chamber or a refrigerating chamber and a motor that drives the fan, a first passage that supplies cool air generated from the evaporator to the box fan motor, and a second passage that supplies cool air blown by the box fan motor to the freezing chamber or the refrigerating chamber. Since the box fan motor does not interrupt a cool air passage, energy loss may be decreased. Further, since the motor does not protrude towards the inside of the refrigerator, a capacity volume of the refrigerator may be increased.
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| Automated ice delivery apparatus and methods | 20070267086 | 20071122 |
| An ice vending apparatus that includes a holding vessel, an ice metering device, an ice transferring device, and a device for facilitating the movement of ice through the aperture, such as an ice circulation device or moisture inhibiting device, are provided. The ice circulation device inhibits or prevents the freezing together and buildup of ice pieces within the apparatus, while the moisture inhibiting device inhibits or prevents the undesirable transfer of moisture to different parts of the apparatus. Methods of delivering ice to a consumer are also included.
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| Ground freezing installation accommodating thermal contraction of metal feed pipes | 20070267190 | 20071122 |
| A ground freezing system includes a metal feed pipe for delivering refrigerant to the lower end of a freeze pipe installed in a bore in the ground. The feed pipe is supported on a compression spring which accommodates thermal contraction of the feed pipe while maintaining support of its weight.
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| Cryo-device and associated operational method | 20070267419 | 20071122 |
| The invention relates to a cryoapparatus for freezing and/or thawing a sample (1), especially in the cryopreservation of a biological sample (1), with a coolable cooling space (3) and with a sample container (10) arranged in the cooling space (3) for temporarily receiving the sample (1) when freezing or thawing the sample (1). It is suggested that the sample container (10) can be tempered separately from the cooling space. Furthermore, the invention comprises an associated operating method.
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| Method for siting and operating a crop protection wind machine array | 20070269310 | 20071122 |
| A system for arranging and operating an array of wind machines to protect crops from damaging weather conditions, such as freezing frost, rain and heat. The method includes a wind machine positioned to force air across the crop. The wind machine is preferably a propeller/tower configuration. The operational method of the wind machine array includes the steps of sensing ambient meteorological and the hardiness of the crop to withstand a particular adverse weather condition and operating the wind machines in response to these factors. Multiples of wind machines are employed in the preferred embodiment of the method, the siting of the wind machines preferably based upon topographic and historical meteorological conditions. The operation of the wind machines can be automatically and remotely operated with the aid... |
| Manufacture method of sauce, a sauce product, and a container for the sauce product | 20070269556 | 20071122 |
| In the method thickening and precipitable substances are mixed with the other sauce components resulting in a mixture reaching a predetermined viscosity by means of the precipitable substance. Then the mixture is frozen to at least −10° C. and placed in a container which withstands deep-freezing and heating. The container must provide predetermined size of space at the bottom of the container for defrosting and thickening the mixture. In addition to the method, the invention comprises a sauce product utilizing the same principles, and a container for the sauce product.
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| Method for the cryogenic cooling of powders using an early control strategy | 20060288712 | 20061228 |
| A method for cooling a powder, in a tunnel provided with a vibrating support, and with at least two independently controllable cryogenic liquid inflows into the tunnel, and comprising the following steps: the thermal mass of powder entering the equipment is determined; the arrival of powder at the tunnel inlet is detected; the thermal mass measurement previously obtained is synchronized with the detection of the arrival of the powder at the tunnel inlet, according to a known or predefined response time of the means for controlling the said cryogenic liquid inflows into the tunnel; this synchronization data is transmitted to a data acquisition and processing unit, which is able to retroact, if necessary, on the basis of this data, on all or part of the parameters... |
| Dirty diaper freezer | 20060288728 | 20061228 |
| An Improved diaper container to temporarily store soiled diapers, before disposing of or washing. The dirty diaper freezer, employing a quiet mechanical refrigeration system, produces temperatures at or below freezing (32 degrees Fahrenheit) to retard and stop the growth of bacteria thereby getting rid of the unpleasant gasses and odors stemming from activity and growth of bacteria.
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| Method for making a dough product frozen after the final-proofing and a frozen bread dough product made by utilizing the same method | 20060292268 | 20061228 |
| A method for making a dough product frozen after the final-proofing comprising the steps of preparing a primary dough by mixing and kneading raw materials of the dough, dividing the primary dough into some sections and then shaping each piece of the primary dough into an appropriate shape, subjecting each divisional shaped dough to the final-proofing, and freezing the final-proofed divisional shaped dough, is characterized in that each surface of the divisional shaped dough is coated with a quantity of material effective to reduce an escape of gas cells from the shaped dough before having each divisional shaped dough subjected to the final-proofing. In the aforesaid method, mixing and kneading is conducted at a temperature of 22° C. to 27° C. Additionally, in the above method,... |
| Porous composite containing calcium phosphate and process for producing the same | 20060292350 | 20061228 |
| A porous composite comprising a porous layer containing a calcium phosphate ceramic, and a dense layer formed on part of the porous layer and having a smaller average pore size than that of the porous layer. The porous composite can be produced by (1) introducing a slurry containing a calcium phosphate ceramic/collagen composite and collagen into a molding die having a high thermal conductivity, (2) rapidly freezing and drying the slurry in the molding die, to form a porous body comprising a porous layer and a dense layer formed on the porous layer, (3) cross-linking collagen in the porous body, and (4) removing the dense layer except for a portion thereof on a surface coming into contact with a soft tissue when implanted in a human... |
| Thermal control of fuel cell for improved cold start | 20060292406 | 20061228 |
| Improvements in startup time for an electrochemical fuel cell system from freezing and sub-freezing temperatures are obtained by utilizing an insulated fuel cell stack in combination with an thermal control subsystem. Temperature of the insulated electrochemical fuel cell stack, as well as temperature of the ambient environment, are monitored and a heating fluid is heated by thermal transfer with the environment under appropriate thermal conditions. The heated fluid is then passed to the insulated fuel cell in order to increase the temperature of the same, typically to a temperature at or near the temperature of the ambient environment. In this manner, ambient heat from the environment is utilized to increase the temperature of the insulated fuel cell stack, thus improving conditions for subsequent cold start of... |
| Methods and compositions for dust control and freeze control | 20060284137 | 20061221 |
| Dust control and/or freeze control compositions and methods of using the compositions are provided. In an embodiment, the present invention provides methods of utilizing the dust control and/or freeze control products. For example, the method can comprise preventing the agglomeration of particulate material comprising coal and the adhesion thereof to surfaces in subfreezing weather. The method can also comprise preventing dust formation from particulate material handling processes. The dust control and/or freeze control compositions can comprise one or more glycerin by-products derived from a biodiesel manufacturing process. The dust control and/or freeze control compositions can also comprise one or more glycerin by-products of transesterification reactions involving triglycerides.
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| Antimicrobial salt solutions for cheese processing applications | 20060286229 | 20061221 |
| Antimicrobial formulations and solutions for food safety and quality applications are disclosed. Because some of these formulations and solutions contain a substantial concentration of salt, they are adaptable to a variety of food-processing applications, such as for chilling brine applications, disinfecting meat baths/rinses, beef injection brines, poultry chill tanks, brines used in cheese manufacture, as a wash to kill salmonella and other bacteria on hard-boiled eggs or egg shells, and as a wash to disinfect produce, which can become contaminated with salmonella and other pathogenic bacteria in the field. These uses of concentrated salt solutions that depress the freezing point of the solution provide a low temperature bath or shower in which food products can be cooled. One embodiment comprises between 25 ppm and 100,000 ppm... |
| Reduced-carbohydrate and nutritionally-enhanced frozen desserts and other food products | 20060286248 | 20061221 |
| A reduced carbohydrate ice cream or other frozen dessert product that contains a low-digestible sweetener system and a fermentable fiber material. The a low-digestible sweetener system consists of one or more low-digestible sweeteners having a molecular weight of from about 90 to about 190; and is typically a low molecular weight saccharide or a polyol. Typical low-digestible sweeteners include mannitol, maltitol, sorbitol, lactitol, erythritol, xylitol, isomalt, glycerin, talitol, mannose, tagatose, fructose, arabinose, fucose, lycose, ribose, sorbose, talose, and xylose, and mixtures thereof. The low-digestible sweetener replaces the digestible sugars to provide the appropriate freezing point depression of the product. The level of fermentable fiber is sufficient to mitigate a Taxation effect that can be caused by ingestion of the amount of the low-digestive sweetener. The fermentable... |
| Method of forming a reconstituted meat product | 20060286273 | 20061221 |
| A method of reconstituting trims of meat into a finished meat product includes the steps of randomly placing the meat trims into a freezing container and cooling and freezing the assembled meat trims to form a block of frozen assembled meat trims, the block of frozen assembled meat trims being cooled and frozen to a temperature between −20° F. and 0° F. and is then tempered to a still-frozen yet higher temperature between 20° F. and 28° F. prior to pressing. It is then removed from the container and placed in a press die having a shape and dimensions approximately equal to the dimensions of the freezing container and the block is then pressed within the press die by a press device or the like thereby... |
| Method of preserving a fish meat product | 20060286274 | 20061221 |
| A method of preserving a fish meat product includes cleaning the fish meat product; packing the fish meat product with a vacuumed package which contains an oxygen-containing protective gas having a vacuum pressure ranging from 80% to 95% of atmosphere; and freezing the package together with the fish meat product.
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| Lyophilization unit with liquid nitrogen cooling | 20060277926 | 20061214 |
| An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated by the fermentation. Another system is a lyophilization unit, in which a refrigeration step is performed through the use of air that has been chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid. Another system is a device for freezing discrete samples of biological products, the samples being frozen by partial immersion in the cryogenic liquid. The invention substantially reduces the use of electric power, and provides systems which operate economically and reliably.
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| Freezing of biological products | 20060277927 | 20061214 |
| An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated by the fermentation. Another system is a lyophilization unit, in which a refrigeration step is performed through the use of air that has been chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid. Another system is a device for freezing discrete samples of biological products, the samples being frozen by partial immersion in the cryogenic liquid. The invention substantially reduces the use of electric power, and provides systems which operate economically and reliably.
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| Terminal sterilization of injectable collagen products | 20060280769 | 20061214 |
| Methods of sterilizing dermal fillers and injectable collagen material have been developed which reduce the level of active biological contaminants or pathogens without adversely affecting the material, i.e., wherein the dermal fillers and injectable collagen material retain their same properties before and after its terminal sterilization. In one embodiment the method for sterilizing the dermal filler or injectable collagen material that is sensitive to radiation contains the steps of protecting the filler or material from radiation, and irradiating the filler or material with a suitable dose of radiation for a time and at a rate effective to sterilize the filler or injectable material. In a preferred embodiment the method for sterilizing the dermal filler or injectable collagen material that is sensitive to radiation includes the steps... |
| Pin-less socket for frozen confections | 20060280826 | 20061214 |
| A pin-less socket apparatus and manufacturing system for assembling a frozen confection using such socket apparatus including a socket for accepting a conical food product therein, the socket having a hook with one or more teeth located at an outer periphery of the socket, a hinge located on an outside of the socket, the hook movably attached to the socket via the hinge, a force mechanism for holding the hook in place against the socket. The force mechanism takes the form of either an annular spring or 0-ring located around the socket and hook or a linear spring attached to the hook in a lever-type manner. The manufacturing system includes a coating area for coating a wafer cone with a moisture-resistant layer, a filling area having... |
| Fermentation unit with liquid nitrogen cooling | 20060281171 | 20061214 |
| An integrated industrial plant includes various systems, all of which use a cryogenic liquid obtained from a common source. One system includes a fermentation unit, in which cold air, chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid, absorbs excess heat generated by the fermentation. Another system is a lyophilization unit, in which a refrigeration step is performed through the use of air that has been chilled by heat exchange with the cryogenic liquid. Another system is a device for freezing discrete samples of biological products, the samples being frozen by partial immersion in the cryogenic liquid. The invention substantially reduces the use of electric power, and provides systems which operate economically and reliably.
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| Cleaning material manufacturing method, cleaning material manufacturing apparatus and cleaning system | 20060281649 | 20061214 |
| A method for manufacturing a cleaning material wherein a supercooled liquid formed by cooling a raw material liquid, which is comprised of water or a mixed liquid composed of water and a liquid organic compound having a freezing point lower than that of water, to a supercooled state is jetted into a cleaning material manufacturing vessel, thus forming a turbulent flow region of the supercooled liquid inside the manufacturing vessel, and a portion of the supercooled liquid jetted contacts seed ice generated inside the manufacturing vessel, so that the supercooled liquid undergoes a phase change into ice particles, and these ice particles are grown by being subjected to turbulent flow agitation in the turbulent flow region, thus producing a cleaning material with a sherbet-like consistency showing... |
| Method of delivery of agents providing freezing and thawing resistance to cementitious compositions | 20060281835 | 20061214 |
| A method of delivering an admixture providing freeze-thaw resistance to a cementitious composition is provided which includes the addition of a viscosity modifying admixture containing at least one of polymeric microspheres, at least partially degradable polymeric particles, or gas generating additives to cementitious compositions. The polymeric microspheres, at least partially degradable polymeric particles, and gas generating additives provide void spaces in the material matrix, and such void spaces act to increase freeze-thaw durability of the material.
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| Providing freezing and thawing resistance to cementitious compositions | 20060281836 | 20061214 |
| An improved freeze-thaw durability cementitious composition is provided that uses at least partially degradable polymeric particles that are blended directly into the cementitious composition mixture. The degradable polymeric particles provide void spaces in the cementitious material matrix, and such void spaces act to increase freeze-thaw durability of the cementitious material.
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| Plant protection system | 20060272202 | 20061207 |
| A plant protection system which is economical, and quickly installed and removed and which can be used on row crops such as strawberries to protect against frost, freezing, and insects. The system includes a series of frames placed along a crop row wherein each frame has at least one twine engaging loop on the upper portion of the frame. Twine is tensioned along the upper sides of the frames by drawing the twine into an open end of the loop, looping the twine completely around the loop and proceeding to the next frame with the twine held in tension at the loop. A protective cover is draped over the frames and tensioned twine and anchored in the crop furrows. The tension of the twine between the... |
| Freezing device | 20060272345 | 20061207 |
| In a refrigerant circuit (20), a refrigerator circuit (110) and a freezing circuit (30) are connected in parallel to an outdoor circuit (40). In the freezing circuit (30), a freezer circuit (130) and a booster circuit (140) are connected in series. A booster compressor (141) and a four-way switch valve (142) are provided in the booster circuit (140). During the time when a freezer heat exchanger (131) performs cooling operation for cooling the inside air, refrigerant evaporated in the freezer heat exchanger (131) is compressed in the booster compressor (141), and then, is sucked into a variable capacitance compressor (41). On the other hand, during defrosting of the freezer heat exchanger (131), the refrigerant evaporated in a refrigerator heat exchanger (111) is compressed in the booster... |
| Refrigerator | 20060272347 | 20061207 |
| A refrigerator includes an ice-making tray, an ice storage receiving ice cubes from the ice-making tray and storing the ice cubes, and a dispenser supplied with the ice from the ice storage and providing the ice to the outside of the refrigerator, where the ice storage includes an ice storage receptacle storing the ice cubes separated from the ice-making tray; a discharge opening formed on the ice storage receptacle so as to discharge the ice cubes to the outside; a rotatable member conveying the ice toward the discharge opening; and an ice shaving device, which is coupled to the discharge opening, receiving ice cubes discharged through the discharge opening, shaving the ice cubes into shaved ice, and discharging it. Thus, the refrigerator having a freezing compartment... |
| Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling water consumption | 20060272830 | 20061207 |
| Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling fluid consumption in a fluid-supply system are disclosed using one or more sensors for generating signals indicative of the operation thereof. In one embodiment, a method of preventing freezing of a conduit for fire suppression fluid in a fire sprinkler system includes sensing, with a temperature sensor, a temperature at a location; and if the sensed temperature falls below a predetermined threshold, sending, to at least one fluid control device interfaced with the conduit, at least one control signal to impede a flow of fire suppression fluid through the conduit.
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| Refrigerator with improved icemaker | 20060266055 | 20061130 |
| An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; raising the perimeter walls of the mold to minimize water spillage; and providing hooks on the mold for routing electrical wires.
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| Method of fully freezing ice and refrigerator using the same | 20060266056 | 20061130 |
| A method of fully freezing ice in a refrigerator. The method includes setting a full-frozen temperature for determining whether ice is fully frozen, and a reference ambient temperature for re-adjusting the full-frozen temperature; supplying water to the ice-making tray to thereby perform ice-making; sensing ambient temperature; sensing temperature of the ice-making tray; re-adjusting the full-frozen temperature by comparing the sensed ambient temperature with the reference ambient temperature; and if the temperature of the ice-making tray reaches the re-adjusted full-frozen temperature, driving an ice-transfer motor to transfer full-frozen ice from the ice-making tray. Thus, not fully frozen ice is prevented from being transferred, to thereby improve ice quality and avoid sticking of ice, which may occur when not fully frozen ice is broken while being transferred. A... |
| Refrigerator icemaker with raised perimeter walls | 20060266065 | 20061130 |
| An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; raising the perimeter walls of the mold to minimize water spillage; and providing hooks on the mold for routing electrical wires.
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| Refrigerator icemaker with wiring hooks | 20060266066 | 20061130 |
| An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; raising the perimeter walls of the mold to minimize water spillage; and providing hooks on the mold for routing electrical wires.
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| Refrigerator with improved icemaker having air flow control | 20060266067 | 20061130 |
| An improved icemaker is provided for a refrigerator. The improvements include tilting the ice mold to assure that the ice cavity nearest the thermostat is filled with water; controlling air flow to the mold to promote rapid freezing of water in the mold cavities; raising the perimeter walls of the mold to minimize water spillage; and providing hooks on the mold for routing electrical wires.
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| Emission control water injection system for diesel engines | 20060266307 | 20061130 |
| A water injection system (WIS) for diesel engines that reduces NOx, PM and CO2 emissions is provided. Water is injected into the combustion air stream before cylinders in a predetermined proportion to fuel. The present invention utilizes a special water purification element, an oscillating pump, an electronic means to control both water flow and the size of water droplets, a means to prevent water from freezing in cold ambient temperatures, a plurality of special sensors to control water flow in response to rapid load variation, and a means for automatically switching between on and off operations.
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| Substrate processing method of and substrate processing apparatus for freezing and cleaning substrate | 20060266382 | 20061130 |
| A substrate immersed in pure water held inside a processing bath disposed to a cleaning unit 1 and accordingly washed, as it bears an aqueous film on its surface, is transported by a substrate transportation mechanism 3 to a spin-processing unit 2. The substrate rotates in the spin-processing unit 2, thereby adjusting the thickness of the aqueous film on the substrate surface. As the aqueous film is then frozen, the volume of the aqueous film expands, adhesion between the substrates and particles adhering to the substrate surface becomes weak, or further the particles are separated from the substrate surface. The substrate transportation mechanism 3 transports thus frozen substrate to the cleaning unit 1 from the spin-processing unit 2, and the substrate is immersed in a processing... |
| Cryopreservation of primate embryonic stem cells | 20060269908 | 20061130 |
| Primate embryonic stem cells are cryopreserved by resuspension in a freezing medium and slow cooling at a controlled rate. In some embodiments, prior to the controlled freezing step, the suspension of cells is cooled to a temperature just below freezing, and ice crystal formation is induced. The cryopreserved cell aggregates are useful in transplantation, for experimental evaluation, and as a source of lineage and cell specific products, and as targets for the discovery of factors or molecules that can affect them.
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