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Germicidal barrier

US4740358A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 1986
Grant dateApr 26, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S277/93
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for disinfecting the gap between two relatively movable elements such as a shaft and housing wherein a gap is defined by those elements and the gap contains a gaseous medium which is heated by an adjacent heating loop to provide a germicidal barrier in the gap.

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