Heating system with enhanced temperature control

    公开(公告)号:US11083053B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16165682

    申请日:2018-10-19

    申请人: 915 Labs, Inc.

    摘要: A process for heating articles in a heating system includes passing an article in a carrier through a heating chamber that is at least partially filled with a liquid medium to form a liquid bath. The process further includes heating the article in the carrier by at least partially submerging the article into the liquid bath during heating, the heating being performed, at least in part, using microwave energy. The process further includes one or more of adding fluid into and removing fluid from at least one location in the heating chamber to maintain a temperature profile across the heating chamber. In one implementation, the temperature of the liquid bath at an inlet area of the heating chamber is at least 10° C. cooler than a temperature of the liquid bath at an outlet area of the heating chamber.

    Post-packaging pasteurization
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10383349B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15033832

    申请日:2013-11-04

    IPC分类号: A23L3/02 A23L3/10 B65B55/10

    摘要: A method of pasteurizing food in a sealed container is provided, the method comprising (i) submerging the container in a first water bath, and (ii) heating for a time and at a temperature effective to kill, inactivate or reduce bacteria to safe levels, wherein the first water bath provides a pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure, so that the increase in internal pressure in the container upon heating is offset by the external pressure of the water, then (iii) cooling the container. Further provided are systems for carrying out said method, and food products pasteurized thereby.

    CONTAINER WITH THERMALLY FUSED DOUBLE-SEAMED OR CRIMP-SEAMED METAL END

    公开(公告)号:US20190177033A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US16280491

    申请日:2019-02-20

    摘要: A container includes a metal end applied and sealed to an all-thermoplastic container body by a crimp-seaming or double-seaming operation. The metal end has an outer curl joined to a chuck wall that extends down from the curl. One or both of the inner surface of the container side wall and the outer surface of the chuck wall has/have a heat-sealable material thereon. The metal end is crimp-seamed or double-seamed to the container body and the heat-sealable material(s) are heated to soften or melt such that the interface between the chuck wall and the side wall is fused. The interface is oriented along a direction relative to internal pressure exerted on the metal end such that stress on the interface caused by the internal pressure is predominantly shear stress.

    PASTEURIZING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PASTEURIZING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190159485A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US15827013

    申请日:2017-11-30

    申请人: Red Bull GmbH

    IPC分类号: A23L3/02 A23L3/3409

    摘要: A method operates a pasteurizing device and a pasteurizing device pasteurizes foodstuff in sealed containers. The pasteurizing device includes a treatment area configured for temperature treatment of the foodstuff in the containers with at least one heating zone, a conveying system for conveying the sealed containers filled with foodstuff through the treatment area and an irrigation device configured for dispensing a temperature-controlled process liquid into the at least one heating zone. The pasteurizing device further includes at least one feed device configured for introducing at least one treatment chemical for container-treatment in gaseous or aerosolized state into the treatment area.

    ENHANCED CONTROL OF A MICROWAVE HEATING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20180213616A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-26

    申请号:US15933806

    申请日:2018-03-23

    摘要: A method for controlling a microwave heating system is provided. The method may be used with a system having a liquid-filled microwave heating chamber and includes measuring the value of one or more microwave system parameters. Suitable parameters can include, for example, net microwave power discharged, the temperature of the liquid in the microwave chamber, the flow rate of liquid through the microwave chamber, and the speed of the conveyance system disposed within the microwave chamber. The measured value of the selected parameter is then compared to a target value for that parameter in order to determine a difference. Based on the difference, one or more actions can be taken in order to start, stop, or alter the operation of the microwave heating system.