NZ509444A - Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of a food product on a belt and using perforated impingement plate and fan to recirculate gas onto product - Google Patents

Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of a food product on a belt and using perforated impingement plate and fan to recirculate gas onto product

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Publication number
NZ509444A
NZ509444A NZ50944401A NZ50944401A NZ509444A NZ 509444 A NZ509444 A NZ 509444A NZ 50944401 A NZ50944401 A NZ 50944401A NZ 50944401 A NZ50944401 A NZ 50944401A NZ 509444 A NZ509444 A NZ 509444A
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New Zealand
Prior art keywords
belt
food items
module
freezing
cooling
Prior art date
Application number
NZ50944401A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Michael D Newman
Stephen Mccormick
Original Assignee
Boc Group Inc
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/483,963 external-priority patent/US6263680B1/en
Application filed by Boc Group Inc filed Critical Boc Group Inc
Publication of NZ509444A publication Critical patent/NZ509444A/xx

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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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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Nutrition Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
  • Polymers & Plastics (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Freezing, Cooling And Drying Of Foods (AREA)
NZ50944401A 2000-01-18 2001-01-17 Modular apparatus for cooling and freezing of a food product on a belt and using perforated impingement plate and fan to recirculate gas onto product NZ509444A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
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

Publications (1)

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NZ509444A true NZ509444A (en) 2002-10-25

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Country Status (4)

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

Families Citing this family (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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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AU761534B2 (en) 2003-06-05
AR029221A1 (es) 2003-06-18
CA2331119C (en) 2004-08-24
CA2331119A1 (en) 2001-07-18
AU1502801A (en) 2001-07-26

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