Patents Assigned to Reflect Scientific, Inc. High performance ULT chest freezer with dehumidification Patent number: 10859305 Abstract: The present invention is a high-performance ultra-low temperature chest freezer capable of reaching temperatures as low as ?160° C. within several hours with the capability to automatically and continually defrost and dehumidify its payload bay before, during, and after a door open event without needing to cease freezing operations or raise the setpoint. Type: Grant Filed: July 31, 2019 Date of Patent: December 8, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson
Modular cryogenic shipping system Patent number: 10837692 Abstract: A modular shipping system includes a bulk shipping space; and a base to support a pair of stackable cryogenic shipping subunits positioned in the bulk shipping space during long distance shipment, each subunit having a plurality of feet on a subunit bottom adapted to rest above a plurality of corresponding foot receptacles on a subunit lid, each subunit having its own cryogen connection source to maintain temperature during transit. Type: Grant Filed: May 7, 2019 Date of Patent: November 17, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: William G Moon, Bao Tran
Extremely fast alcohol-based solvent chiller Patent number: 10718550 Abstract: An alcohol-based solvent chiller includes an insulated vessel; a spiral-shaped heat exchanger designed specifically to chill alcohol-based solvents that become viscous at low temperatures within the insulated vessel; a cryogenic tank with pressure building capability that will force coolant through the heat exchanger at a specific pressure; and a cryogenic pump to circulate viscous cryogenic temperature liquids within the insulated vessel. Type: Grant Filed: December 18, 2018 Date of Patent: July 21, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
Low fat food processor Patent number: 10710096 Abstract: A food processor includes a grinder to obtain a ground meat; a mixer to add fat to the ground meat; a payload bay to receive the ground meat; a plurality of evaporators coupled to the payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators; and a processor with code for: chopping the ground meat and during chopping, adding salt and ice to the ground meat being chopped and adding liquid nitrogen to maintain the temperature of the meat being chopped below 5° C. to obtain a chopped meat product; adding fat to the chopped meat product and then chopping the fat and adding liquid nitrogen to maintain the temperature of the chopped meat product and fat being chopped between 1° C. and 10° C. Type: Grant Filed: August 7, 2018 Date of Patent: July 14, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
Extremely fast freezing, low-temperature blast freezer Patent number: 10660328 Abstract: A freezer includes a plurality of shelves in an insulated payload bay; a plurality of evaporators coupled to the payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators with a pressure of at least 90 psi to supply the coolant at each evaporator with at least 80 gallons per hour of coolant; and a plurality of fans to circulate cooled air in the payload bay. Type: Grant Filed: August 25, 2018 Date of Patent: May 26, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific, Inc. Inventor: Bao Tran
Transport refrigeration unit with vented cryogenic cooling Patent number: 10634395 Abstract: A Transport Refrigeration Unit (TRU) includes one or more evaporators inside the TRU each containing two manifold tubes located at opposite ends of the evaporator and a multiplicity of cooling tubes traversing between the manifold tubes; one or more super-insulated vacuum tanks located in front of, beneath or inside the TRU, filled with liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide or a cryogenic coolant connected to the one or more evaporators using vacuum-insulated pipes; a solenoid or pneumatic valve located upstream or downstream of the evaporator to meter a flow of nitrogen through the evaporator; a temperature controlling circuit that operates the solenoid or pneumatic valve; a flow restricting device that limits the flow of the cryogenic coolant through the evaporator; a vent pipe to vent the spent coolant outside the TRU; and a multiplicity of fans located adjacent to and above the evaporators that distribute the cooled air uniformly throughout the TRU. Type: Grant Filed: July 12, 2018 Date of Patent: April 28, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific, Inc. Inventors: William G Moon, William J Hancock, Steven J Parkinson, Steven V Boyce
Active/passive thermal control system utilizing liquid nitrogen Patent number: 10602748 Abstract: An active/passive freezer system includes the capability to both actively cool a payload bay and passively maintain close to that temperature for extended periods of time; a freezer unit with a payload bay that can rapidly reduce its internal temperature; a thermal battery; a heat exchanger where liquid Nitrogen flows through; insulation that significantly reduces heat gain from external sources; and the capability to have separate units for cooling the payload bay and maintaining the temperature within the payload bay. Type: Grant Filed: February 22, 2019 Date of Patent: March 31, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Denton Journeay Markwalter
Air freight temperature controlled device using liquid nitrogen Patent number: 10597163 Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for transporting products with an airplane by controlling temperature in a payload bay using cryogenic coolant and a heat exchanger to cool the payload bay and heat from a heater; recycling exhaust from the heat exchanger to power a Stirling engine; charging a storage device with power from the Stirling engine; housing the payload bay as part of a modular, stackable module in an aircraft bay for transportation; and venting exhaust gas to an exterior of the airplane. Type: Grant Filed: May 8, 2019 Date of Patent: March 24, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: William G Moon, John J Hammerman
Self-powered, long-term, low-temperature, controlled shipping unit Patent number: 10598410 Abstract: A shipping vessel includes a cryogenic tank secured to the shipping foundation; a payload bay to receive products therein; a tube connected to the cryogenic tank and thermally coupled to the payload bay; a housing secured to the shipping foundation, said housing covering the tube and the payload bay to thermally seal the payload bay from outside environment; a controller mounted on the housing and having a sensor to determine temperature in a closed-loop and maintaining a set point within a predetermined range; and an energy storage device coupled to the controller and electronics to provide power for a predetermined shipping period. Type: Grant Filed: October 17, 2016 Date of Patent: March 24, 2020 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
Freezer with remote management Patent number: 10330378 Abstract: A freezer includes a plurality of evaporators coupled to a payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators; sensors coupled to the evaporators of the freezer to monitor vital parameters of the freezer; a processor; a wireless telemetry system to communicate one or more measured characteristics of the freezer in accordance with a service level agreement to a remote computer; and at least one notification component that provides a notification associated with a specific customer responsive to the measured characteristic of the service crossing a pre-defined threshold. Type: Grant Filed: September 19, 2017 Date of Patent: June 25, 2019 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
Extremely fast freezing, low-temperature blast freezer Patent number: 10188098 Abstract: A freezer includes a plurality of shelves in an insulated payload bay; a plurality of evaporators coupled to the payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators with a pressure of at least 90 psi to supply the coolant at each evaporator with at least 20 gallons per hour of coolant; and a plurality of fans to circulate cooled air in the payload bay. Type: Grant Filed: October 17, 2016 Date of Patent: January 29, 2019 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
Systems and methods for a wide range cryoprocessor Patent number: 10088227 Abstract: A wide range cryoprocessor is disclosed which allows for the freezing and the thawing of bio-samples in a single unit, and at controlled rates. Improvements have been made to enhance freezing performance by switching the liquid nitrogen flow control to the extreme downstream side. A second feature has been added to the cryoprocessor, capability to raise the temperature of a sample environment to a user's requirements through the use of a flashed cryogen and heating that gas flow for use in the heat exchanger on the freezer. Type: Grant Filed: February 4, 2015 Date of Patent: October 2, 2018 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventor: Boyd Bowdish
Low fat food processor Patent number: 10065196 Abstract: A food processor includes a grinder to obtain a ground meat; a mixer to add fat to the ground meat; a payload bay to receive the ground meat; a plurality of evaporators coupled to the payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators; and a processor with code for: chopping the ground meat and during chopping, adding salt and ice to the ground meat being chopped and adding liquid nitrogen to maintain the temperature of the meat being chopped below 5° C. to obtain a chopped meat product; adding fat to the chopped meat product and then chopping the fat and adding liquid nitrogen to maintain the temperature of the chopped meat product and fat being chopped between 1° C. and 10° C. Type: Grant Filed: September 19, 2017 Date of Patent: September 4, 2018 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
ULT freezer with heater Patent number: 10047978 Abstract: A device includes a plurality of evaporators coupled to a payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators; and a thermal box immediately outside the evaporators and payload bay to thermally seal the payload bay from the outside environment and reduce heat gain, the thermal box including high strength open cell panels and a vacuum or Vacuum Insulated Panels (VIPs) with polyurethane foam to fill the voids. Type: Grant Filed: September 19, 2017 Date of Patent: August 14, 2018 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventors: William Moon, Bao Tran
Self generating power generator for cryogenic systems Patent number: 9951907 Abstract: A cryogenic system to remove energy includes a heat engine to store content at a predetermined temperature; one or more fans to deliver air flow through the heat engine; a cryogenic storage unit to store cryogen and having one or more insulated pipes thermally coupled to the heat engine to cool the heat engine; one or more reuse pipes coupled to one or more insulated pipes to send a portion of cryogen gas flow back to the cryogenic storage for reuse; a controller to maintain the predetermined temperature; and an on-board power generator to supply operating power to the controller and the one or more fans. Type: Grant Filed: February 26, 2016 Date of Patent: April 24, 2018 Assignee: Reflect Scientific, Inc. Inventors: Boyd Bowdish, William Moon
System and methods for improvements to a ultra-low temperature bio-sample storage system Patent number: 9857120 Abstract: This application uses technology found in existing patents U.S. Pat. No. 7,823,394 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,621,148B1. The application solves the problem of internal icing within bio-sample storage freezers by introducing three new techniques to traditional mechanical freezers. Highly effective hybrid insulation technique, Internal purging using water vapor free air and Close tolerance fitment of internal sub-assemblies. Type: Grant Filed: January 8, 2015 Date of Patent: January 2, 2018 Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc. Inventor: Boyd Bowdish
SELF-POWERED, LONG-TERM, LOW-TEMPERATURE, CONTROLLED SHIPPING UNIT Publication number: 20170234583 Abstract: A shipping vessel includes a cryogenic tank secured to the shipping foundation; a payload bay to receive products therein; a tube connected to the cryogenic tank and thermally coupled to the payload bay; a housing secured to the shipping foundation, said housing covering the tube and the payload bay to thermally seal the payload bay from outside environment; a controller mounted on the housing and having a sensor to determine temperature in a closed-loop and maintaining a set point within a predetermined range; and an energy storage device coupled to the controller and electronics to provide power for a predetermined shipping period. Type: Application Filed: October 17, 2016 Publication date: August 17, 2017 Applicant: Reflect Scientific, Inc Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
EXTREMELY FAST FREEZING, LOW-TEMPERATURE BLAST FREEZER Publication number: 20170234597 Abstract: A freezer includes a plurality of shelves in an insulated payload bay; a plurality of evaporators coupled to the payload bay with a multiplicity of coolant tubes in each evaporator, wherein each tube enters and then exits the payload bay, further comprising one or more cryogenic valves coupled to the coolant tubes; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators with a pressure of at least 90 psi to supply the coolant at each evaporator with at least 20 gallons per hour of coolant; and a plurality of fans to circulate cooled air in the payload bay. Type: Application Filed: October 17, 2016 Publication date: August 17, 2017 Applicant: Reflect Scientific, Inc Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
System and Methods for improvements to a Ultra-low temperature bio-sample storage system Publication number: 20160201969 Abstract: This application uses technology found in existing patents U.S. Pat. No. 7,823,394 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,621,148B1. The application solves the problem of internal icing within bio-sample storage freezers by introducing three new techniques to traditional mechanical freezers. Highly effective hybrid insulation technique, Internal purging using water vapor free air and Close tolerance fitment of internal sub-assemblies. Type: Application Filed: January 8, 2015 Publication date: July 14, 2016 Applicant: Reflect Scientific, Inc. Inventor: Boyd Bowdish
Controlled environment expander Patent number: 9388944 Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that expand environmental support for an HVAC system with an HVAC fluid circulating throughout by vaporizing a cryogen; and sparging the vaporized cryogen to dispense sparge bubbles to the HVAC fluid to cool the HVAC fluid. Type: Grant Filed: April 26, 2013 Date of Patent: July 12, 2016 Assignee: REFLECT SCIENTIFIC INC. Inventors: Boyd Bowdish, John Hammerman