Apparatus and method for providing treatment to a continuous supply of food product by impingement
US7008658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23B2/792
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing treatment by impingement to a continuous supply of food product includes a treatment zone at an ambient pressure, a fluid delivery zone at an elevated pressure, and a circulation assembly. Impingement plates containing apertures separate the zones. When treatment fluid is drawn through the impingement apertures, jets of treatment fluid are produced and impinge upon food product traveling through the treatment zone. The apparatus can employ a conveyor mechanism to accommodate food product from a continuous supply, as opposed to batches.
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