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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Benjamin Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
David Hofferbert, Holland, MI (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Fogg, Holland, MI (US);
David Hofferbert, Holland, MI (US);
Assignee:
Fogg Filler Company, Holland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); B65B 55/08 (2006.01); A61L 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/10 (2013.01); B65B 55/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure for use in the food industry or the beverage industry comprising the steps of: providing a container and/or enclosure; providing an electromagnetic radiation source; controllably exposing the container and/or enclosure to electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source for a period of time; and at least one of sanitizing and sterilizing at least a portion of the container and/or enclosure with the electromagnetic radiation.