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US 5,701,747 AGranted
Automatic rapid chilling system
AssigneeSyracuse University
InventorsNorman A. Faiola, Christopher J. Crase
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Abstract
A system for automatically rapidly chilling liquids and semisolids which includes a frame which supports a drive motor which contains a substantially vertical drive shaft having a connecting member at one end. A sealed, hollow chilling utensil which contains a refrigerant, and which has a neck portion which contains a connecting member which is adapted for fixed engagement with the connecting member of the drive shaft.
Claims4
A system for automatically rapidly chilling liquids and semisolids which comprises:
- (a) a support frame which includes a drive motor which contains a substantially vertical drive shaft having a connecting member at its distal end;
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- (b) a sealed hollow chilling utensil which contains a cold refrigerant having a neck portion which contains a connecting member which is adapted for fixed engagement with the connecting member of said drive shaft such that immersing the chilling utensil into a food product and rotating the chilling utensil rapidly cools the food product.
A method for automatically rapidly chilling liquids and semisolids which comprises:
- (a) providing a frame which supports a motor which contains a drive shaft having a connecting member at its distal end;
- (b) connecting a sealed hollow elongated chilling utensil containing a refrigerant to the connecting member of said drive shaft;
- (c) immersing said chilling utensil into a food product to be cooled;
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- (d) rotating said chilling utensil on said drive shaft for a time sufficient to rapidly cool said food product to a desired predetermined temperature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.