# US 8,783,058 B2 · Compact rapid chilling device and compact method of rapidly chilling contained liquids > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,783,058 B2 - Document ID: US8783058B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 12/780,562 - Filed: 2010-05-14 - Published: 2010-11-25 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2007-03-07 - Assignees: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art - Applicants: Gregory H. Loibl; George Sidebotham; Michael B. Gutierrez - Inventors: Gregory H. Loibl; George Sidebotham; Michael B. Gutierrez - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783058B2 ## CPC - F25D 31/007: {Bottles or cans} - A23B 2/30: by heating materials in packages which are not progressively transported through the apparatus - A23B 2/8055: {with packages or with shaping in the form of blocks or portions} - F25D 3/02: using ice, e.g. ice-boxes - F25D 2331/805: Cans - F25D 2400/28: Quick cooling - Y02A 40/963: Off-grid food refrigeration - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - A23B: PRESERVATION OF FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL RIPENING OF FRUIT OR VEGETABLES - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE ## Abstract A compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus and method are provided. A liquid is placed in a container having an inherent void volume. The housing includes a container-securing space dimensioned to receive ice and maintain substantially all of the ice atop the container placed therein and in thermal communication with the container without allowing substantially any of the ice to fall below the container. A rotating mechanism disposed in the housing rotates the container placed in the container-securing space. As the ice melts as it chills the rotating container, the resulting water falls freely below the container as substantially all of the unmelted ice remains above the container. A lid preferably closes around the container to form a portion of the container-securing space when closed. The lid preferably includes an ice supply window, and an ice measuring bin preferably is attachable to the window. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A compact rapid liquid chilling device, comprising: a housing including a container securing space adapted to secure a container of liquid to be chilled to a desired temperature, said housing including a lid, closable around the container, having a window adapted to allow ice to be supplied to said container securing space; said container securing space dimensioned to receive a pre-measurable quantity of ice for a given container and maintain substantially all of the ice loosely and freely atop the container placed in said container securing space and at least partially in thermal communication with the container without allowing substantially any of the ice to fall below the container, said pre-measurable quantity of ice being sufficient to chill the liquid in the container to the desired temperature; an ice bin having side walls and an opening, said opening adapted to fit together with said window in said lid in communication with and thereby extending said container securing space, said ice bin adapted to allow the user to pre-measure the quantity of ice necessary to chill the contents of the container to a desired temperature; a rotating mechanism disposed in said housing in communication with said container securing space adapted to rotate a container placed in said container securing space, wherein as the ice melts to form water as the heat is extracted from the contents of the container, the water is allowed to fall freely below the container while un-melted ice remains above the container. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, said housing further comprising a hull which includes a first portion of said container securing space, said lid further comprising a second portion of said container securing space when said lid is closed. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, said housing further comprising a drain that allows the water that falls below the container to exit said housing. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, further comprising a movable baffle selectively disposable within said housing and adapted to allow the user to adjust the volume of said container securing space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, wherein as the ice melts to form water as the heat is extracted from the contents of the container, the water forms a thin film that is allowed to fall freely around the container while un-melted ice remains above the container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, further comprising at least one ice guard, disposed at an edge of said window and extending towards the container, adapted to substantially prevent ice from said ice bin from falling below the container. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) A compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 6, wherein a tolerance between said ice guard and the container is less than or equal to 0.20 inches. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 1, wherein said ice bin is integral with said lid. ### Claim 9 A compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus, comprising: a sealable container having an inherent void volume adapted to receive a liquid to be chilled; a housing including a container securing space adapted to secure said container of the liquid to be chilled to a desired temperature, said housing including a lid, closable around said container, having a window adapted to allow ice to be supplied to said container securing space said container securing space dimensioned to receive a pre-measurable quantity of ice for a given container and maintain substantially all of the ice loosely and freely atop said container placed in said container securing space and at least partially in contact with said container without allowing substantially any of the ice to fall below said container, said pre-measurable quantity of ice being sufficient to chill the liquid in said container to the desired temperature; an ice bin having side walls and an opening, said opening adapted to fit together with said window in said lid in communication with and thereby extending said container securing space, said ice bin adapted to allow the user to pre-measure the quantity of ice necessary to chill the contents of said container to a desired temperature; a rotating mechanism disposed in said housing in communication with said container securing space adapted to rotate said container placed in said container securing space, wherein as the ice melts to form water as the ice chills the contents of said container, the water is allowed to fall freely below said container while un-melted ice remains above said container. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus according to claim 9, said housing further comprising a base which includes a first portion of said container securing space, said lid further comprising a second portion of said container securing space when said lid is closed. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) A compact rapid liquid chilling apparatus according to claim 9, said housing further comprising a drain that allows the water that falls below said container to exit said housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The compact rapid liquid chilling device according to claim 9, wherein said ice bin is integral with said lid.