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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Timothy James Blenke, Neenah, WI (US);
Tom Ehlert, Neenah, WI (US);
James Jay Tanner, Winneconne, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Bernard Cohen, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy James Blenke, Neenah, WI (US);
Tom Ehlert, Neenah, WI (US);
James Jay Tanner, Winneconne, WI (US);
David W. Koenig, Menasha, WI (US);
Bernard Cohen, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Inc., Neenah, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01); C09C 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the destruction of microorganisms on a product using ultrasonic energy is disclosed. The process comprises contacting a product with an ultrasonic horn assembly and generating ultrasonic energy sufficient to result in a microorganism destruction rate of at least a 1-log kill.