CONTROLLED NUCLEATION DURING FREEZING STEP OF FREEZE DRYING CYCLE USING PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ICE CRYSTALS DISTRIBUTION FROM CONDENSED FROST - Patent 3117165

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EP 3 117 165 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/03

(21)	Application number: 14885084.5

(22)	Date of filing: 18.09.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

F26B 5/06^(2006.01)
F26B 25/00^(2006.01)

F26B 21/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/056192

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/138005 (17.09.2015 Gazette 2015/37)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

12.03.2014 US 201414205802

(71)	Applicant: Millrock Technology, Inc.
	Kingston, NY 12401 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	LING, Weijia Shanghai (CN)

(74)	Representative: Le Guen-Maillet
	5, place de Newquay BP 70250 35802 Dinard Cedex 35802 Dinard Cedex (FR)

(54)	CONTROLLED NUCLEATION DURING FREEZING STEP OF FREEZE DRYING CYCLE USING PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL ICE CRYSTALS DISTRIBUTION FROM CONDENSED FROST