Cooling apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9909798
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14862993

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Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide for a cooling apparatus comprising: a fluid reservoir for holding fluid to be cooled, the reservoir having a head region and a body region below the head region each arranged to contain fluid to be cooled; and a heat exchange portion arranged in use to be provided in thermal communication with fluid in the body region thereby to allow thermal transfer between the heat exchange portion and fluid in the body region, the apparatus being configured in use to permit cooling means to cool fluid in the head region, wherein the fluid reservoir is arranged such that a cross-sectional area of the reservoir decreases by tapering as a function of distance from the head region to the body region over at least a portion of the distance from the head region to the body region.

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THE SURE CHILL COMPANY LIMITEDCARDIFF CF14 7YU

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Tansley, Ian Tywyn, GB 10 66

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