公开(公告)号：US20240324617A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-03

申请号：US18736922

申请日：2024-06-07

申请人： NOVAGREEN TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

发明人： Amnon Lam ,  Aviad Harhol ,  Doron Shuster ,  Betsalel Rechav

IPC分类号： A23B7/144 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/015 ,  A23L3/3409 ,  A61L2/00 ,  A61L2/14 ,  H01J37/32

CPC分类号： A23B7/144 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/015 ,  A23L3/34095 ,  A61L2/0094 ,  A61L2/14 ,  H01J37/32 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61L2202/122

摘要： Device and method suitable for disinfecting herbs using plasma are disclosed. The device comprises a chamber and two sets of electrodes in an opposed position one relative to the other, inside the chamber. Each electrode in one set has a counterpart electrode in the other set, the two electrodes positioned facing each other and being configured to connect to a RF HV power supply, to produce a plasma-generating EM field in the space between the electrodes. The device further comprises a dielectric carrier positioned inside the chamber in the space between the two sets of electrodes, the carrier being dimensioned and configured to carry herbs in granular form such as powder or particles thereon. A portable sealable container comprising a unidirectional valve is also disclosed, configured to store herbs thereinside during plasma treatment in the device, and to store the disinfected herbs after treatment under vacuum. A device for disinfecting herbs by evaporating a disinfection agent in an evacuated chamber is also disclosed where plasma is used in any of several methods to enhance, improve and expedite the disinfection process.

公开(公告)号：US12035734B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17322502

申请日：2021-05-17

申请人： Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr.

发明人： Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr.

IPC分类号： A23L3/01 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/06 ,  B65G35/00 ,  B65G37/00 ,  H05B6/48 ,  H05B6/54 ,  H05B6/60 ,  H05B6/62 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/78 ,  H05B6/80 ,  A47J37/04 ,  H05B6/46

CPC分类号： A23L3/01 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/065 ,  B65G35/00 ,  B65G37/00 ,  H05B6/48 ,  H05B6/54 ,  H05B6/60 ,  H05B6/62 ,  H05B6/68 ,  H05B6/782 ,  H05B6/80 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A47J37/045 ,  H05B6/46 ,  H05B2206/045

摘要： Heating systems utilizing radio frequency (RF) energy and methods for using the same to rapidly and uniformly heat packaged articles moving through the system on one or more convey lines. These systems may be useful for a variety of processes, including the pasteurization or sterilization of packaged foodstuffs.

公开(公告)号：US12011021B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US17525039

申请日：2021-11-12

申请人： National Presto Industries, Inc.

发明人： James A. Hedrington ,  Julian Warwick

IPC分类号： A23L3/10 ,  A23B4/005 ,  A23B7/005 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/015 ,  A47J27/08 ,  A47J27/086 ,  A47J27/09 ,  B65B25/00 ,  B65B25/04 ,  B65B25/06 ,  B65B31/02

CPC分类号： A23L3/10 ,  A23B4/0056 ,  A23B7/0056 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/015 ,  A23L3/0155 ,  A47J27/08 ,  A47J27/0802 ,  A47J27/086 ,  A47J27/09 ,  B65B25/001 ,  B65B25/041 ,  B65B25/062 ,  B65B25/067 ,  B65B31/025

摘要： A digital pressure canner and related methods of operation that provide for improved safety and consistency during a food canning process by reducing temperature over and undershoot. The digital pressure canner includes a digital control operating with inputs from digital sensors to accurately control the canning temperature during the canning process. By reducing over and undershoot of canning temperatures, foods within the pressure canner are maintained at temperatures sufficient to kill any bacteria or microorganisms for the entire canning cycle. In order to verify operation of the digital canner at sufficient canning temperatures, mechanical safety devices, for example, a pressure relief valve can be utilized in conjunction with digital controllers and sensors to provide audible and visual feedback to a user during the canning process.

公开(公告)号：US20240188599A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18414129

申请日：2024-01-16

申请人： Empirical Innovations, Inc.

发明人： Nicholas A. Roth

IPC分类号： A23L3/00 ,  A23B4/005 ,  A23B5/005 ,  A23C3/037 ,  A23L3/08 ,  A23L3/18 ,  A23L3/22 ,  B01F23/23 ,  B01F23/231

CPC分类号： A23L3/001 ,  A23B4/0053 ,  A23B5/0055 ,  A23C3/037 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/08 ,  A23L3/18 ,  A23L3/22 ,  B01F23/23 ,  B01F23/23121 ,  A23V2002/00

摘要： A heating medium injector includes an injector structure defining a heating medium flow path and a product flow path. The heating medium flow path extends to a contact location, while the product flow path also extends to the contact location. The contact location comprises a location at which the heating medium flow path and product flow path merge within the injector. A mixture flow path is defined within the injector structure between the contact location and an injector outlet of the injector structure and is defined at least in part by a mixture flow path outer surface comprising a mixture flow path wall. A cooling structure extends along both a product flow path boundary wall and the mixture flow path wall so as to traverse a plane extending transverse to the foodstuff flow path at the contact location.

公开(公告)号：US11985997B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17101449

申请日：2020-11-23

申请人： Ecolab USA Inc.

发明人： Jeremy B. Finison

IPC分类号： A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/28 ,  A61L2/08 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/24

CPC分类号： A23L3/28 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A61L2/084 ,  A61L2/10 ,  A61L2/24 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/122 ,  A61L2202/14

摘要： An automated robotic food handling or preparation apparatus includes one or more food contact surfaces and an antimicrobial lighting fixture. The antimicrobial lighting fixture includes an enclosure forming a sanitization chamber and one or more antimicrobial lighting elements, wherein each element emits light at a wavelength, irradiance, and direction sufficient to inactivate one or more microorganisms on a target surface(s) within the sanitization chamber. The automated food handling apparatus subjects itself to an antimicrobial lighting treatment within the sanitization chamber upon detection of one or more conditions. The systems and/or methods of the present disclosure may sanitize food contact surfaces of automated robotic food equipment and help reduce the frequency at which such food contact surfaces need to be manually sanitized to keep microbial growth below acceptable levels.

公开(公告)号：US11957803B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17244935

申请日：2021-04-29

申请人： Jiyoon Lee ,  Sungyeon Kim ,  Taeyeon Kim

发明人： Jiyoon Lee ,  Sungyeon Kim ,  Taeyeon Kim

IPC分类号： A61L2/10 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/28 ,  B65B55/08

CPC分类号： A61L2/10 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/28 ,  B65B55/08 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  A61L2202/11 ,  A61L2202/14

摘要： A disinfecting apparatus including a housing to accommodate at least one tray therein, the housing having a first side and a second side, an ultraviolet (UV) light source disposed in the housing and configured to emit UV light towards the tray, and a plurality of doors including a first door and a second door disposed on the first side and the second side of the housing, respectively, in which the first door and the second door are configured to be opened in a direction away from the housing.

公开(公告)号：US11897237B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-13

申请号：US16639882

申请日：2018-08-18

申请人： PepsiCo, Inc.

发明人： Ezekiel Kruglick

IPC分类号： B32B3/30 ,  A23L3/00 ,  A23L3/3409 ,  A23L3/3418 ,  B32B3/02 ,  C23C16/26 ,  A23L3/3598 ,  A23L2/02

CPC分类号： B32B3/30 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23L3/3418 ,  A23L3/34095 ,  A23L3/3598 ,  B32B3/02 ,  C23C16/26 ,  A23L2/02

摘要： A chamber can be a pathogen control device, which can include a body having at least one internal wall defining an internal chamber, and a layer of a two dimensional material on at least a portion of the at least one internal wall. The two-dimensional material can have at least one edge protruding from the at least one internal wall. A pathogen control system can include the chamber and at least one pressure source operably coupled with an inlet of the internal chamber, and optionally include a depressurization vessel. A method of processing a fluid, such as for controlling pathogens, can include providing the chamber, and flowing a fluid with or without pressurized carbon dioxide or processing fluid through the internal chamber of the chamber to contact an edge of the two-dimensional material. The flow through the chamber can be conducted until at least one pathogen is controlled.

公开(公告)号：US20190212714A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16358976

申请日：2019-03-20

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt ,  Jenny S. Li ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Xinlin Wang

IPC分类号： G05B19/048 ,  F25D29/00 ,  G06Q50/00 ,  A23L3/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/048 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25D2500/06 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2654 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q50/00

摘要： Disclosed aspects relate to food freshness management. A freshness triggering event may be identified for a food item. The freshness triggering event may indicate that a criterion related to the food item has been achieved. A food freshness management action may be determined. The food freshness management action may be determined to respond to the freshness triggering event for the food item. The food freshness management action may be initiated. The food freshness management action may be carried-out with respect to the freshness triggering event for the food item.

公开(公告)号：US20180196403A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15700079

申请日：2017-09-09

申请人： International Business Machines Corporation

发明人： Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt ,  Jenny S. Li ,  Pamela A. Nesbitt ,  Xinlin Wang

IPC分类号： G05B19/048 ,  F25D29/00 ,  A23L3/00

CPC分类号： G05B19/048 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25D2500/06 ,  G05B2219/2654

摘要： Disclosed aspects relate to food freshness management. A freshness triggering event may be identified for a food item. The freshness triggering event may indicate that a criterion related to the food item has been achieved. A food freshness management action may be determined. The food freshness management action may be determined to respond to the freshness triggering event for the food item. The food freshness management action may be initiated. The food freshness management action may be carried-out with respect to the freshness triggering event for the food item.

公开(公告)号：US20170352150A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-07

申请号：US15540050

申请日：2014-12-27

申请人： Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

发明人： Moses Alexander MAGANA

IPC分类号： G06T7/00 ,  A23L3/00 ,  B65B3/04 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65B25/22 ,  G06T7/13 ,  B65B7/00 ,  G06K9/62

CPC分类号： G06T7/0008 ,  A23L3/001 ,  A23L3/003 ,  A23V2002/00 ,  B07C5/3404 ,  B65B3/04 ,  B65B7/00 ,  B65B25/22 ,  B65B57/145 ,  B67C3/007 ,  G01N21/90 ,  G06K9/6267 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G06T7/13 ,  G06T2207/10116 ,  G06T2207/30128

摘要： A method and system for forming a packaged product (100) and ensuring that the packaged product (100) is adequately filled. In one aspect, the method includes forming a product (101); introducing the product (101) into a package (103), thereby forming a packaged product (100); obtaining an x-ray image (201) of the packaged product (100); analyzing the x-ray image (201) utilizing a processor (118) to identify whether bounded contours (200) exist in the x-ray image (201) for each of the bounded contours (200), the processor (118) determining whether the bounded contour (200) is a threshold defect based at least in part on bounded area (208) of the bounded contour (200) for each of the threshold defects, the processor (118) classifying the threshold defect as one of a plurality of pre-determined defect types; and determining a source of at least one of the threshold defects in the packaged product (100) based at least in part on the classification of the at least one of the threshold defects.