Patents Assigned to Reflect Scientific, Inc.
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Patent number: 11547023Abstract: A system includes a heat exchanger mounted to the brackets and receiving cryogen, the heat exchanger having a vertical inlet coupled in parallel to a plurality of equal size horizontal tubes each traversing a width of the heat exchanger and further coupled in parallel to a vertical outlet pipe with an outlet diameter at least twice an inlet tube diameter; a temperature sensor; a thermostat that monitors the temperature sensor and maintains a predetermined temperature set point by communicating with a solenoid valve coupled to the heat exchanger; an exhaust line coupled to the outlet pipe that expels exhaust gas outside the enclosed facility; multiple fans attached to the heat exchanger; and a fail-safe oxygen sensor to protect a biological object in the enclosed facility.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Sheldon K Larson, William J Hancock
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Patent number: 11305294Abstract: A system 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; a pump to force coolant flowing through the evaporators; and means for 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. to obtain a chopped meat and fat product.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
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Patent number: 11035603Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Denton Journeay Markwalter
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Patent number: 10945429Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
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Patent number: 10921037Abstract: A cryogenic liquid chiller includes a vessel; at least one heat exchanger, which heat exchangers function independently of each other and are comprised of at least one parallel flow path; a pump to circulate liquid within the vessel; a fill pump; and a drain pump.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, William J. Hancock
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Patent number: 10913540Abstract: 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; and housing the payload bay in an enclosure with an angled side below one or more cryogenic tanks to fit the airplane.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2020Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G. Moon, John J. Hammerman
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Patent number: 10871312Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven J. Parkinson, Steven V. Boyce
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Patent number: 10859305Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Steven Joseph Parkinson
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Patent number: 10837692Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G Moon, Bao Tran
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Patent number: 10718550Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, Steven Joseph Parkinson, Steven Victor Boyce, William Grant Moon
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Patent number: 10710096Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
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Patent number: 10660328Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific, Inc.Inventor: Bao Tran
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Patent number: 10634395Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific, Inc.Inventors: William G Moon, William J Hancock, Steven J Parkinson, Steven V Boyce
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Patent number: 10602748Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Daniel Scott Ellis, William Grant Moon, Steven Victor Boyce, Denton Journeay Markwalter
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Patent number: 10597163Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 8, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G Moon, John J Hammerman
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Patent number: 10598410Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
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Patent number: 10330378Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon
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Patent number: 10188098Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: William G. Moon, William J. Hancock, Steven V. Boyce, Steven J. Parkinson
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Patent number: 10088227Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventor: Boyd Bowdish
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Patent number: 10065196Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Reflect Scientific Inc.Inventors: Bao Tran, William Moon