Patent ID: 9125958
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61L,H01J,H05B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for reducing a microorganism population on an object, said apparatus comprising: a tumbling chamber capable of tumbling and for exposing an object to microwave radiation, the tumbling chamber having at least one magnetron to provide one or more microwave radiation pulses, at least one waveguide positioned in communication with the at least one magnetron, a power supply connected to the at least one magnetron, and a control panel in communication with the power supply and the at least one magnetron, wherein the control panel is programmable to deliver the one or more microwave radiation pulses as a series of repetitive pulses for a pulse period and a pulse duration from a fraction of a second to multiple seconds to reduce the microorganism population on the object.