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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127561 | Vacuum compartment in refrigerator A refrigerator comprises a vacuum source and a food storage compartment including a drawer unit having a storage space. The food storage compartment is operable between a substantially air-tight retracted position and an open extended position. A vacuum source is in... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113007 | Apparatus and method for receiving, storing and distributing blood bags Method and apparatus (1) for receiving, storing and distributing blood bags including a cabinet (2) for containing all the components of the apparatus (1); a refrigerated space (21) for containing the bags; a magazine (3) housed in... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8037696 | Method and apparatus for freezing or thawing of a biological material The temperature of a biological material is changed from a first temperature to a second temperature within a time period, one of the said first or second temperature being above freezing temperature and the other being below freezing temperature, by placing the bio... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8001795 | Method of adjusting temperatures of products to desired product temperatures A method of adjusting temperatures of products to a desired product temperature. The method may include enabling the selection of a product, enabling the selection of the desired product temperature, enabling the placement of the product into a temperature adjust de... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7984616 | Low-temperature storage of suspension samples in suspended sample chambers A cryostorage device (100) is described that includes at least one data storage device (200) and at least one sample receptacle device (300) with at least one sample chamber (301, 302, etc.) for the uptake of a suspension sample, the at l... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7908870 | Package having phase change materials and method of use in transport of temperature sensitive payload The present invention is directed to a transport package which efficiently maintains payload temperature within a predetermined temperature range during delivery through regions having ambient temperatures outside the desired range. The transport package is used for... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7870748 | Method for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage 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 wi... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7810338 | Control method for the air-conditioning treatment of products A control method for the air-conditioning treatment of products cyclically measures, at definable time intervals, the product temperature and, according thereto, automatically adjusts several environmental parameters inside the treatment chamber. In order to provide... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7634917 | Cryo-device and associated operational method 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 s... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7497087 | Liquid cooler apparatus A liquid cooler is disclosed that includes a housing and at least two heatsinks attached with the housing. The heatsinks each include a top wall with an inwardly facing wall, a bottom wall with an inner surface, interior sidewalls and an interior lower wall. The inn... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7434410 | Reversible ice chest A reversible ice chest is shown having oppositely arranged, hinged lids. The lids allow the ice chest to be open and filled from either of two opposite directions. This allows a user to, for example, place drinks to be cooled on top of ice in a half filled chest. Th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7402737 | Treated musical instrument strings A treated musical instrument string which has undergone the physical and chemical restructure of Cryogenic Thermal Cycling process to improve tonality and durability which is only achieved by combining both Cryogenic Thermal Cycling process and specially formulated ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7357842 | Cluster tool architecture for processing a substrate A cluster tool for processing a substrate includes a cassette and a processing module including a first processing chamber that is configured to perform a chill process on a substrate, a second processing chamber that is configured to perform a bake process on the s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353658 | Systems and methods for freezing, storing, transporting, and thawing biopharmacuetical material A system for freezing, thawing, transporting, and storing a biopharmaceutical material, which includes a container, a supporting structure, a temperature control unit, and a transportation cart. The container is adapted to receive the biopharmaceutical material ther... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347055 | Rapid chilling apparatus and method for a beverage-filled container An apparatus and method for rapidly chilling a beverage-filled container and the beverage therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing having a cylindrical inner surface that generally conforms to the cylindrical outer surface of a beverage-filled containe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343748 | Device for rapidly chilling articles in a refrigerator A device for rapidly chilling containers in a refrigerator includes a base portion, an outer body portion and a carriage. The outer body portion includes an outer shell defining a central cavity. The carriage is rotatably supported in the central cavity and spaced f... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334415 | Cooling system and method for using cooling system A cooling system is provided having a first heat exchanger for heating a cooling liquid, a second heat exchanger, which preferably comprises an evaporator, for cooling the cooling liquid, and a pump for guiding the cooling liquid through the first and second heat ex... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331186 | Changing the temperature of a liquid sample and a receptacle useful therefor Disclosed is a method of changing the temperature of a liquid sample, comprising: providing a receptacle having inner and outer walls defining an annular portion therebetween for receiving therein a liquid sample, inserting said liquid sample, at a first temperature... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330778 | Method for determining the operating parameters of a system comprising a cooling chamber A method for determining the operating parameters of a system for cooling articles. The temperature of the articles, as they leave a chamber, is predicted. The prediction is made on the basis of operating parameters of the chamber, thermodynamic and physical charact... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7310969 | Controlled-environment cargo container A method and apparatus for controlling the environment of cargo through lateral ventilation. The method provides for a controlled fluid to be supplied into a cargo compartment having a lateral portion, the fluid being supplied through a vent in a supply-conduit adja... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7296431 | Apparatus and method for freezing food products An apparatus and method of cooling products includes a conveyor for transporting the products, through a refrigeration medium for cooling the products, agitation means disposed proximate to the conveyor for selective, intermittent contact with the conveyor to displa... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296421 | Protecting method of article There is provided a protecting method capable of simply and firmly protecting a required face of an article such that the required face of the article is not damaged or contaminated and capable of extremely simply carrying out a protecting step and a protection rele... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7296420 | Direct cooling pallet tray for temperature stability for deep ion mill etch process Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a pallet assembly which facilitates direct cooling of the wafer carrier. In one embodiment, the pallet assembly comprises a frame which holds at least one carrier of a component. The pallet assembly further compri... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295282 | Exposure apparatus, cooling method, and device manufacturing method Disclosed herein are an exposure apparatus and a cooling method usable therein, being effective to improve a mirror temperature-control precision and to suppress temperature changes in a certain allowable range, particularly in an EUV exposure apparatus. The exposur... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287386 | Container cooler and warmer Disclosed is a container warmer that utilizes the same compartment for heating and cooling. In optional embodiments, the unit may include a programmable timer operably connected to the heating and cooling units such that the timer may regulate activity of the units.... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285299 | Surface pasteurization of cooked food products A method of surface pasteurizing precooked food products which are contained in packages. The method preferably comprises the steps of continuously heating the packages of the precooked food product such that the outer surfaces of the products contained within the p... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7272939 | Cooling system There is a cooling system and method for its use that cools carcasses prior to their being placed into cold storage units, such as refrigeration units or freezers. The cooling system includes cooling units having a wall therein, to redirect airflow in a circular pat... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266951 | Ice making and dispensing system An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266950 | Installation for delivering a frozen product and method for using same The invention concerns a method for using an installation for delivering a frozen product comprising a feed line connected to a storage container or to an installation producing said frozen product. Prior to introducing said product into said feed line or during an ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266964 | Data center room cold aisle deflector A method and system of deflecting air circulated in a data center room are disclosed. A method for controlling air circulation within a room having an aisle between racks with computer systems mounted thereon comprises supplying cooling air to computer systems in th... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263855 | Cargo container for transporting temperature sensitive items A cargo container includes an outer aluminum housing having side, rear, bottom and top walls and a front opening with a pair of hinged doors. The housing receives a molded box-shaped composite outer shell which receives a molded box-shaped composite inner shell defi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260944 | Cryogenic apparatus for chilling beverages and food products and process of manufacturing the same Self-cooling food and beverage containers and processes for manufacturing such containers with cryogenic high-pressure refrigerant cooling apparatus are disclosed. A self-cooling beverage container apparatus containing a beverage or other food product, a method of s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7257953 | Apparatus and method for preparing frozen tissue specimens An apparatus and method for preparing frozen tissue specimens includes a base supporting a pair of rotary motion platforms and a center platform. The rotary motion platforms are movable from an open, side-by-side position to a closed, center platform-covering positi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246984 | Method and apparatus for transferring an article to be processed and processing apparatus A transferring apparatus transfers an article to be processed, which is carried by a carrier device, to a holder provided in a processing chamber defined by a processing vessel and adapted to hold the article at a specified processing position. The transferring appa... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7237403 | Refrigerated cabinet A refrigerated cabinet includes a fan assisted refrigeration unit and a duct in communication with the fan, for distributing cold air from the fan throughout the cabinet; the duct is substantially the full width and the full length of the product storage of the cabi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237400 | Highly-efficient freezing apparatus and highly-efficient freezing method An object accommodated in an internal space of a freezer is quickly cooled to a predetermined temperature with preventing water from freezing while an oscillating electric field of, preferably, a variable frequency in the range of 50 Hz to 5 MHz and/or a magnetic fi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237392 | System for preparing cutaneous tissue samples for oncological histology study and diagnosis A method and apparatus for preparing tissue specimens for histological study utilizing two connectable sections each with hollowed cylinders for receiving first and second buttons, each button including planar disc and cylindrical stem portions, such that the stem p... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234308 | Cold mold A metallic, reusable mold with one or more wells. The mold is kept within a cryostat at low temperature. The mold is removed from the cryostat and a tissue specimen is placed into a well within the mold. An embedding medium is added to the well around the tissue spe... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228688 | Scaled down freezing and thawing system for biopharmaceuticals and biologics A freezing and thawing unit for small amounts of biopharmaceuticals and biologics. The freezing and thawing unit is reduced in scale, as compared to a corresponding commercial or large-scale process. The freezing and thawing unit can be used for testing, preservatio... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220381 | Method for high pressure treatment of substances under controlled temperature conditions A product carrier for use in pressure processing substances is substantially fluidically closed, and is insulated, to prevent heat transfer from the product being treated to the cooler wall of the pressure vessel. The insulating material has compression heating prop... | 05/22/2007 |
