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Method of processing solid food by electric heating

US5540941A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 1995
Grant dateJul 30, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B55/14
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method of and apparatus for processing, sterilizing and packaging solid food in which a food portion is held in a saline solution contained in an enclosure formed by a packaging film, the food portion is processed and sterilized by ohmic heating, which also sterilizes the inside surface of the film, and after processing, the enclosure is collapsed around the food portion and resealed as an encapsulation around it, thus producing a sterilized package.

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