Apparatus and method for chilling soft solid materials and liquids
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1. A method of reducing the temperature of a soft solid or liquid material comprising:
- (a) removing any cryogenic vapor from a cryogen containing a cryogen in liquid form;
(b) injecting the cryogen in liquid form into the bottom of a blender containing the material below the level of the material; and
(c) mixing the soft solid or liquid material with the cryogen in liquid form.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for chilling foodstuffs in which liquid cryogen is more effectively dispersed to chill the foodstuffs and cryogenic vapor generated by the liquid cryogen is used to remove residual liquid cryogen from the apparatus and for other useful purposes including freezing the foodstuffs.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of reducing the temperature of a soft solid or liquid material comprising:
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(a) removing any cryogenic vapor from a cryogen containing a cryogen in liquid form; (b) injecting the cryogen in liquid form into the bottom of a blender containing the material below the level of the material; and (c) mixing the soft solid or liquid material with the cryogen in liquid form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for reducing the temperature of a soft solid or liquid material comprising:
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(a) means for removing any cryogenic vapor from a cryogen containing a cryogen in liquid form; (b) a blender for receiving the material; (c) injection means for injecting the cryogen in liquid form to the bottom of the blender below the material; and (d) mixing means for mixing the material with the cryogen in liquid form. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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