Method for killing bacteria in meat
Patent 6200615 Issued on March 13, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 9, 2019. 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.
November 9, 2019. 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 2456909 2963369 3492688 3594115 3711896 Organism destruction by electrohydraulic discharge within a pulsed magnetic field envelope Tenderizing meat Apparatus for tenderizing meat Apparatus for treating a confined liquid by means of a pulse electrical discharge Apparatus for generating a pulsed plasma in a liquid medium InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 436489 filed on 11/09/1999US Classes:426/238, Involving wave energy of the sonic or pulsating type426/521Pasteurizing or sterilizingExaminersPrimary: Yeung, GeorgeAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA23L 003/00AbstractBacteria on and in meat, for example hamburger, is killed by subjecting the meat to an explosive shock front pressure wave propagated through an inert liquid medium at a rate of at least 6100 meters per second.Field of SearchInvolving wave energy of the sonic or pulsating typeDIRECT APPLICATION OF ELECTRICAL OR WAVE ENERGY TO FOOD MATERIAL Pasteurizing or sterilizing Involving ionizing radiation, e.g., beta rays, X-rays, gamma rays, etc. ELECTRIC, RADIANT OR VIBRATIONAL TREATING MEANS Using sonic or ultrasonic energy | |
