Patent SG-11201809588U-A (SG)
Title: Rf process for treating seasoning components
Inventor: LOMBARDO STEPHEN
IPC: A23L27/14
Filed: 2017-05-03
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2017/192683 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: Declarations under Rule 4.17: A23L 3/005 (2006.01) A23L 27/14 (2016.01) A23L 27/10 (2016.01) — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) (21) International Application Number: — as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the PCT/US2017/030785 earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) (22) International Filing Date: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) 03 May 2017 (03.05.2017) Published: — (25) Filing Language: English with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/331,579 04 May 2016 (04.05.2016) US (71) Applicant: MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INCORPO- RATED [US/US]; 18 Loveton Circle, Sparks, Maryland 21152 (US). (72) Inventors: LOMBARDO, Stephen; 7 Brewer Landing Ct., Baltimore, Maryland 21234 (US). NGO, Thao Xuan; 1324 _ Burleigh Rd., Lutherville, Maryland 21093 (US). CON- WAY, William; 2013 Masters Dr., Baltimore, Maryland — 21209 (US). GIANNELLI, Matthew John; 1002 Milch- ling Dr., Bel Air, Maryland 21015 (US). = - = Agent: MUELLER, Robert W. et al.; Greenblum & Bern- stein, P.L.C., 1950 Roland Clarke Place, Reston, Virginia (74) 20191 (US). Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, (81) = = KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, = MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, — = PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, = SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, — TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. = Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every = (84) = kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, = GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, — UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = — 1-1 TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). M GC ei cT 1-1 (54) Title: RF PROCESS FOR TREATING SEASONING COMPONENTS IN ,-1 (57) : An RF process for treating seasoning components. An efficient process for treating seasoning components is described, 0 including exposing the components to RF radiation to elevate the temperature of the components substantially uniformly throughout \" the components to a level sufficient to eliminate harmful microbes while substantially preserving organoleptic properties.