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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2012
Applicant:
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Inventors:
Thaddeus Pesce, White Plains, NY (US);
Ralph DiGiacomo, Palisades, NY (US);
Assignee:
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 55/08 (2006.01); B65D 81/34 (2006.01); A23L 1/025 (2006.01); B67C 7/00 (2006.01); B65B 55/16 (2006.01); A23L 2/02 (2006.01); A23L 2/46 (2006.01); A23L 2/48 (2006.01); A23L 3/00 (2006.01); A23L 3/005 (2006.01); A23L 3/01 (2006.01); A23L 3/02 (2006.01); A23L 3/04 (2006.01); A23L 3/06 (2006.01); B67C 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 55/08 (2013.01); A23L 1/0255 (2013.01); A23L 1/0257 (2013.01); A23L 2/02 (2013.01); A23L 2/46 (2013.01); A23L 2/48 (2013.01); A23L 3/001 (2013.01); A23L 3/005 (2013.01); A23L 3/01 (2013.01); A23L 3/022 (2013.01); A23L 3/04 (2013.01); A23L 3/06 (2013.01); B65B 55/16 (2013.01); B65D 81/3453 (2013.01); B67C 3/045 (2013.01); B67C 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for reducing microorganisms (sterilization) in a free-flowing product in a container. The product in the container is radiated with non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation at an energy density sufficient to achieve commercially sterile temperature and is manipulated in a manner to distribute heat and ensure that the product and the container reach a temperature sufficient to commercially sterilize the product and the interior surfaces of the container.