CA2331119C - Appareil modulaire pour le refroidissement et la congelation d'un produit alimentaire sur un substrat mobile - Google Patents

Appareil modulaire pour le refroidissement et la congelation d'un produit alimentaire sur un substrat mobile Download PDF

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CA2331119C
CA2331119C CA 2331119 CA2331119A CA2331119C CA 2331119 C CA2331119 C CA 2331119C CA 2331119 CA2331119 CA 2331119 CA 2331119 A CA2331119 A CA 2331119A CA 2331119 C CA2331119 C CA 2331119C
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impinger
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Michael D. Newman
Stephen Mccormick
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Linde Gas North America LLC
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BOC Group Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/36—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
    • A23L3/361—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling the materials being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in form of powder, granules, or flakes
    • A23L3/362—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling the materials being transported through or in the apparatus, with or without shaping, e.g. in form of powder, granules, or flakes with packages or with shaping in form of blocks or portions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23L—FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES A21D OR A23B-A23J; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OF NUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL
    • A23L3/00—Preservation of foods or foodstuffs, in general, e.g. pasteurising, sterilising, specially adapted for foods or foodstuffs
    • A23L3/36—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling
    • A23L3/37—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals
    • A23L3/375—Freezing; Subsequent thawing; Cooling with addition of or treatment with chemicals with direct contact between the food and the chemical, e.g. liquid nitrogen, at cryogenic temperature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
    • F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
    • F25D3/11—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air with conveyors carrying articles to be cooled through the cooling space

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  • Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)
CA 2331119 2000-01-18 2001-01-16 Appareil modulaire pour le refroidissement et la congelation d'un produit alimentaire sur un substrat mobile Expired - Lifetime CA2331119C (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/483,963 2000-01-18
US09/483,963 US6263680B1 (en) 2000-01-18 2000-01-18 Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of food product on a moving substrate
US09/757,972 US6434950B2 (en) 2000-01-18 2001-01-10 Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of a food product on a moving substrate
US09/757,972 2001-01-10

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CA2331119A1 CA2331119A1 (fr) 2001-07-18
CA2331119C true CA2331119C (fr) 2004-08-24

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AR (1) AR029221A1 (fr)
AU (1) AU761534B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2331119C (fr)
NZ (1) NZ509444A (fr)

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US20110000231A1 (en) * 2009-07-01 2011-01-06 Mccormick Stephen A Method and apparatus for ultrasonic freezing
CN106871545A (zh) * 2017-03-03 2017-06-20 南昌大学 三层隧道式分段快速冷冻酱卤肉制品装置

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NZ509444A (en) 2002-10-25

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