DE69737109T2 - Vorrichtung zur eiskristallbildung fur systeme zur tiefkuhlkonservierung - Google Patents

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Publication number: DE69737109T2
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: ice; liquefied; chamber; gas; temperature
Prior art date: 1996-01-30
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D. Maury Woburn COSMAN

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Organogenesis Inc

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Organogenesis Inc

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1996-01-30

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2007-07-12

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- G—PHYSICS
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- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
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- A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
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- A01N1/145—Stationary or portable vessels generating cryogenic temperatures, e.g. liquid nitrogen baths
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F25D29/001—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for cryogenic fluid systems
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
- F25D3/10—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies using liquefied gases, e.g. liquid air
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DE69737109T 1996-01-30 1997-01-30 Vorrichtung zur eiskristallbildung fur systeme zur tiefkuhlkonservierung Expired - Lifetime DE69737109T2 (de)

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US08/593,587 US5689961A (en)	1996-01-30	1996-01-30	Ice seeding apparatus for cryopreservation systems
US593587		1996-01-30
PCT/US1997/001619 WO1997028402A1 (en)	1996-01-30	1997-01-30	Ice seeding apparatus for cryopreservation systems

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US (3)	US5689961A (2)
EP (2)	EP1763997A3 (2)
JP (2)	JP4080534B2 (2)
AT (1)	ATE348289T1 (2)
AU (1)	AU1852097A (2)
DE (1)	DE69737109T2 (2)
ES (1)	ES2276419T3 (2)
WO (1)	WO1997028402A1 (2)

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