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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Florida A&m University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Satyanarayan Dev, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Vijaya Grama Seetharamiengar Raghavan, Pincourt, CA;
Yvan Gariepy, Quebec, CA;
Valerie Orsat, Beaconsfield, CA;
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (US);
Abstract
Structures and methods of using a microwave pasteurization device, as well as related non-linear waveguides. In some embodiments, an in-shell egg pasteurization device with a non-linear slotted waveguide. In some embodiments the non-linear slotted waveguide comprises shaped waveguide applicators. The shaped waveguide applicators may employ oval, lens, or plum shaped non-linear slots to improve efficiency and efficacy of pasteurizing in-shell eggs, live oysters, tomatoes, or blueberries while maintianly the quality and functional attributes of the raw product.