Process and apparatus for irradiating product pallets or containers
US7486771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/24
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Method for irradiating in an irradiation chamber products being stored in the form of pallets or in the form of bulk material in appropriate containers by means of a high energy X-ray beam source including the following steps: placing and arranging the products onto two different levels of products, so that a first set of products is placed on an upper level and a second set of products is placed on a lower level; irradiating both sets of products during a first period of time; submitting the products arranged on the two levels to a switch or transposition, so that the set of products arranged on an upper level is arranged on the lower level and vice versa and irradiating during a second period of time the new arrangement formed of the two transposed sets of products.
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