Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Physical type apparatus – Apparatus for treating solid article or material with fluid...
Patent
1997-09-08
2000-07-11
McKane, Elizabeth
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Physical type apparatus
Apparatus for treating solid article or material with fluid...
426320, 99477, 99478, 99534, A61L 220
Patent
active
060868333
ABSTRACT:
Systems and processes are described for sanitizing a food product with ozone gas. The ozone gas is generated using a low pressure, low volume ozone gas generator and is delivered to a fluid injector. The fluid injector receives high pressure carrier fluid from a carrier fluid source and causes the ozone to be entrained in a stream of carrier fluid. The entrainment is created by passing the carrier fluid through a venturi diffuser inside the injector which creates a negative pressure in the sanitizing fluid line, thus drawing the sanitizing fluid into the carrier fluid and creating a highly homogenized fluid jet. The fluid jet is then injected into a container which contains a food product to be sanitized by the ozone. The container may also be provided with a mixing paddle to vigorously mix the food product while the ozone/carrier fluid jet is injected into the food product, which further ensures that the food product is contacted with sanitizing ozone gas. The container can be sealed to be pressurized by the ozone/carrier fluid jet by selective opening and closing of a vent. The ozone/carrier fluid jet may also be selectively humidified before injection into the container.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3842521 (1974-10-01), Faldi
patent: 3897210 (1975-07-01), Gruber et al.
patent: 4133638 (1979-01-01), Healey
patent: 4233323 (1980-11-01), Sway et al.
patent: 4256574 (1981-03-01), Bhargava
patent: 4517159 (1985-05-01), Karlson
patent: 4549477 (1985-10-01), McGabe, Jr.
patent: 4654217 (1987-03-01), Nagoshi
patent: 4657758 (1987-04-01), Nagoshi
patent: 4689963 (1987-09-01), Sakai
patent: 4818548 (1989-04-01), Cheng
patent: 4827727 (1989-05-01), Caracciolo
patent: 4827965 (1989-05-01), Wates
patent: 4968520 (1990-11-01), Wang
patent: 5011699 (1991-04-01), Mitsuda et al.
patent: 5059152 (1991-10-01), Barber, III
patent: 5087466 (1992-02-01), Coudrains et al.
patent: 5184471 (1993-02-01), Losacco et al.
patent: 5227184 (1993-07-01), Hurst
patent: 5281428 (1994-01-01), Morgan
patent: 5344622 (1994-09-01), Faddis et al.
patent: 5352467 (1994-10-01), Mitchell et al.
patent: 5389337 (1995-02-01), Conde
patent: 5514345 (1996-05-01), Garbutt et al.
patent: 5597599 (1997-01-01), Smith et al.
patent: 5700505 (1997-12-01), Hurst
patent: 5703009 (1997-12-01), Yvin et al.
patent: 5756046 (1998-05-01), Winks et al.
patent: 5783242 (1998-07-01), Teague
Bajcar Miles
Boisrobert Christine
Conners Robert W.
Hubert John-Luc
Sauer Richard
Air Liquide America Corporation
American Air Liquide Inc.
McKane Elizabeth
LandOfFree
Process and equipment for sanitizing and packaging food using oz does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Process and equipment for sanitizing and packaging food using oz, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Process and equipment for sanitizing and packaging food using oz will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-538950