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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Akinori Ito, Tokyo 179-0075, JP;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method of treating a food object in an electrostatic field to thaw food rapidly at temperatures between 0° C. and a freezing temperature of an object to be treated. By applying the electrostatic field, the freezing temperature of the food is lowered but the food does not freeze in the electrostatic field. Accordingly, foods are kept fresher longer and the freshness can be maintained over a range of temperatures.