Apparatus for irradiating food products
May 10, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesApparatus for continuous microwave sterilization of food in pouches Device for rapid defreezing of frozen or deep-frozen products Denitration systems Cold air microwave drying apparatus Conveyorized microwave heating chamber with dielectric wall structure Conveyorized microwave heating system Microwave irradiating sterilization process Patent #: 4808782 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 521381 filed on 05/10/1990US Classes:99/451, ELECTRIC, RADIANT OR VIBRATIONAL TREATING MEANS99/443C, Conveyor99/477, With means to move food99/483, NON-COOKING HEAT TREATMENT OF FOOD219/771, Food219/776, Multiple stations219/779Condition responsiveExaminersPrimary: Simone, Timothy F.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesA23L 003/04A23L 003/32 H05B 006/78 Foreign Application Priority Data1990-01-18 DEAbstractAn apparatus is provided for uniformly and rapidly heating, pasteurizing and/or sterilizing food products which comprises a conveyor on which the food products are conveyed and a source of radio-frequency radiation which is directed at the food products. The source is connected to shaped electrodes, the shaping of the electrodes and their spacing from the food product being selected in dependence upon the configuration and irradiation required of the product being treated. The food product may be a pre-cooked meal comprising a plurality of constituents and the electrode is then shaped to take into account the geometry of the different constituents and in combination with the spacing of the electrode from the product, takes the heating requirements of the individual components into account.Field of SearchElectrode typeWith conveyor or movably supported Conveyor ELECTRIC, RADIANT OR VIBRATIONAL TREATING MEANS SUBJECTING FOOD TO AN ENCLOSED MODIFIED ATMOSPHERE With means to move food Non-rectilinear movement Circular movement of food support NON-COOKING HEAT TREATMENT OF FOOD TREATMENT OF PACKAGED PRODUCT BY ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY APPLICATION OF A GAS, MIST, SMOKE OR VAPOR TO A FOOD MATERIAL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY Heating by electromagnetic wave | |
