Rapid fluid freezing device

摘要

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for freezing an alcoholic beverage, including placing an alcoholic beverage into a beverage receptacle; dispensing a predetermined amount of the alcoholic beverage into a plurality of freezing cavities; transferring liquid nitrogen from a coolant reservoir to a plurality of coolant chambers; exposing the plurality of freezing cavities to the liquid nitrogen to freeze the alcoholic beverage; and removing the frozen alcoholic beverage from the freezing chamber.

主权项

1. A device for rapidly freezing a liquid, the device comprising:
a coolant reservoir; a plurality of stationary coolant chambers in fluid communication with the coolant reservoir; a first beverage receptacle configured to receive the liquid; and a plurality of freezing cavities in fluid communication with the first beverage receptacle, at least a portion of each freezing cavity being positioned within and in thermal communication with one of the coolant chambers, each coolant chamber being fluidly isolatable from another coolant chamber; a sensor disposed between the first beverage receptacle and the freezing cavities configured to measure the amount of coolant flowing between the first beverage receptacle and the freezing cavities; and the plurality of freezing cavities being configured to freeze solid the liquid after being received within the first beverage receptacle.