{
  "patent_number": "US 8080",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "John Gorrie's 1851 Patent for Artificial Ice Production",
  "original_title": "Improved process for the artificial production of ice",
  "summary": "An 1851 patent by John Gorrie describing a mechanical process to create ice by compressing air and using it to cool water.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent outlines a method for refrigeration by compressing atmospheric air, cooling it through expansion, and circulating the resulting cold air around a container of water to freeze it. By using a pump to compress air and then allowing it to expand, the system absorbs heat from the surrounding environment. This process effectively creates a closed-loop cooling cycle that can be used to produce ice blocks in climates where natural ice is unavailable.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover chemical-based refrigeration systems using ammonia or other refrigerants.",
    "Does not cover modern vapor-compression cycles that rely on phase-change refrigerants.",
    "Does not cover electrical cooling or solid-state thermoelectric cooling methods."
  ],
  "filed": null,
  "granted": "1851-05-06",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "John Gorrie",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/john-gorrie",
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 3,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical",
    "energy"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8080/ice-machine-refrigeration-gorrie",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/8080/ice-machine-refrigeration-gorrie/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US8080",
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