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US 10,935,299 B2Granted
Quick freeze cooler
OwnerCedric Davisinventor
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Abstract
The present invention involves using either liquid nitrogen, dry ice, a gel-like solution of water and alcohol in an ice pack, or a combination of these in a method or device for rapidly lowering the temperature of multiple food and beverage products at the same time. The gel-like ice pack may be shaped around the food or beverage product to increase the surface area resulting in faster cooling. The device may also contain a scale, infrared temperature sensor, and bar code scanner for determining the initial weight, temperature, density, and type of food or beverage product to be cooled.
Claims7
A rapid cooling device, comprising:
- an insulated container having a topside, bottomside, and four sides, comprising:
- at least one door;
- wherein the door automatically opens to avoid a food or beverage product from cooling to a temperature that is too low;
- at least one cooling compartment capable of holding a cooling agent selected from the group consisting of liquid nitrogen, dry ice, and a solution of water and alcohol in a pack;
- a scale that is attached to the topside of the insulated container, wherein the scale is capable of measuring a weight of a food or beverage product;
- an external temperature sensor that is attached to the topside of the insulated container, wherein the external temperature sensor is capable of measuring an initial temperature of a food or beverage product with infrared;
- an internal temperature sensor that is mounted inside of the insulated container, wherein the internal temperature sensor is capable of measuring an initial temperature inside of the insulated container;
- a barcode scanner that is mounted on the outside of the insulated container, wherein the barcode scanner is capable of determining a density and type of food or beverage product;
- an exhaust vent that is used to direct nitrogen gas outside of the insulated container;
- wherein a food or beverage product is ejected from the bottom or any side of the insulated container to avoid a food or beverage product from cooling to a temperature that is too low;
- wherein a flow of liquid nitrogen is stopped when the food product reaches a desired temperature to avoid a food or beverage product from cooling to a temperature that is too low;
- and
- wherein the external temperature sensor, the scale, and bar code scanner are combined together so that the initial weight, initial temperature, density, and type of food or beverage product may be determined by a user placing the product on top of the device.
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