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Insect de-infestation method

US4416908A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 18, 1982
Grant dateNov 22, 1983
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23B9/005
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This application covers a method of treating grain and packaged foodstuffs with microwave energy under vacuum to kill insects, larvae, and eggs without raising the temperature of the product being treated to an extremely high level.

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