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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Christine Alvarado, Lubbock, TX (US);
J. Chance Brooks, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Mindy M. Brashears, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Todd Brashears, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Gianfranco Coccoli, Brescia, IT;
Pierluigi Sapelli, Brescia, IT;
Mario Piazza, Brescia, IT;
Stefania Franzoni, Brescia, IT;
Federico Felappi, Brescia, IT;
Nicola Tolettini, Brescia, IT;
Christine Alvarado, Lubbock, TX (US);
J. Chance Brooks, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Mindy M. Brashears, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Todd Brashears, Wolfforth, TX (US);
Gianfranco Coccoli, Brescia, IT;
Pierluigi Sapelli, Brescia, IT;
Mario Piazza, Brescia, IT;
Stefania Franzoni, Brescia, IT;
Federico Felappi, Brescia, IT;
Nicola Tolettini, Brescia, IT;
Texas Tech University System, Lubbock, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention includes a method for extending the shelf-life of one or more foods by exposure to one or more pulses of microwave radiation for at least seven (7) seconds. The present invention may also be used to reduce pathogenic organisms in food. The one or more foods may be packaged within a container, sealed and stored.