Shock wave sterilizer
Patent 5588357 Issued on December 31, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 25, 2014. 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.
October 25, 2014. 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 References 3594115 High pulsed voltage systems for extending the shelf life of pumpable food products Tenderizing meat Patent #: 5273766 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 328830 filed on 10/25/1994US Classes:99/451, ELECTRIC, RADIANT OR VIBRATIONAL TREATING MEANS99/483, NON-COOKING HEAT TREATMENT OF FOOD422/127SHOCK OR SOUND WAVEExaminersPrimary: Scherbel, David A.Assistant: Alexander, Reginald L. Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA23L 003/32Foreign Application Priority Data1993-10-25 JPAbstractA shock wave sterilizer for sterilizing a fluid medium, such as food, by having the fluid medium in an elastic container impacted by shock waves and expansion waves emitted from a shock wave source formed by a source of electric current discharging through an electrical conductor to vaporize the electrical conductor to produce a shock wave that is transmitted through a pressure transfer medium to the container and the fluid medium therein.Field of SearchELECTRIC, RADIANT OR VIBRATIONAL TREATING MEANSNON-COOKING HEAT TREATMENT OF FOOD Electrode type MECHANICAL, FLUID OR HEAT TREATMENT OF DAIRY FOOD Electrostatic field or electrical discharge Halogenated or oxidized Using direct contact with electrical or electromagnetic radiation By sudden release of pressure SHOCK OR SOUND WAVE | |
