ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,284, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to IMA LIFE NORTH AMERICA INC. (Tonawanda, N.Y.).
"Bulk freeze drying system" was invented by Arnab Ganguly (Williamsville, N.Y.), Francis W. Demarco (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) and Ernesto Renzi (Youngstown, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A freeze drying system (200) having a nozzle (30) operated at a setpoint pressure to generate fluid product drops (242) for freezing in a freezing chamber (244) of a freezing vessel (228). The freezing chamber includes an inner wall (250) that defines a cavity (254) and an outer wall (252) having an inlet (260) that extends from a location on the outer wall tha...