US Patent Issued to ColdSnap on March 18 for "Refrigeration systems for rapidly cooling food and drinks" (Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,388, issued on March 18, was assigned to ColdSnap Corp. (Billerica, Mass.).

"Refrigeration systems for rapidly cooling food and drinks" was invented by Matthew Fonte (Concord, Mass.) and Benjamin Fichera (Newburyport, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for cooling a food or drink includes a refrigeration system operable to cool ingredients for producing the cooled food or drink. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator defining a receptacle sized to receive the ingredients. The evaporator includes an inlet to receive a refrigerant and an outlet to discharge the refrigerant. The refrigeration system includes a clos...