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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Applied Quantum Energy Llc, Gardena, CA (US);
Inventor:
George Paskalov, Torrance, CA (US);
Assignee:
Applied Quantum Energy LLC, Gardena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01); A61L 2/20 (2006.01); A23L 3/005 (2006.01); A61L 2/14 (2006.01); A23B 4/015 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/14 (2013.01); A61L 2/20 (2013.01); A23L 3/005 (2013.01); A23B 4/015 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for plasma sterilization are described. The sterilization method includes placing a substance to be sterilized in a rotating chamber (e.g., drum) and exposing the substance to a radio frequency (RF) plasma. The mixing of the substance and plasma is further promoted by generating a magnetic field that produces a force on the substance in a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the chamber. In other aspects, the chamber may have a gas permeable wall. In addition, the substance may be exposed to acoustic shock waves produced by a modulating RF generator.