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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr., Knoxville, TN (US);
Microwave Materials Technologies, Inc., Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
A microwave heating system for continuously heating a plurality of articles and process for using the same are provided. The microwave system includes a thermalization zone for thermalizing the articles to a substantially uniform temperature, a microwave heating zone for increasing the temperature of the articles by at least about 50° C., and a quench zone for cooling the articles after heating. The heating can be carried out at a rate of at least 25° C. per minute. The system also includes at least one conveyance system for transporting the articles through each of the thermalization, microwave heating, and quench zones. The system can be commercial-sized and may have an overall production rate of at least 20 packages per minute per convey line.