Patent SG-11201908536S-A (SG)
Title: Multi-pass microwave heating system
Inventor: KIMREY HAROLD DAIL JR
IPC: A61L2/04
Filed: 2018-03-15
Abstract: r -116 1120 MICROWAVE I _T HOLDING 1 . JI-1 QUENCH 114a r -122 114b HEATING (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 20 September 2018 (20.09.2018) WIP0 I PCT IiiimmoinionotiolomolomoliololonomovoimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/170218 Al (51) International Patent Classification: H05B 6/78 (2006.01) A61L 2/04 (2006.01) A23L 3/01 (2006.01) A61L 2/12 (2006.01) A23L 3/02 (2006.01) B65B 55/06 (2006.01) A23L 3/04 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/022567 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, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). W O 20 18/ 17 0218 Al (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: 15 March 2018 (15.03.2018) English English Declarations under Rule 4.17: as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(ii)) as to the applicant's entitlement to claim the priority of the earlier application (Rule 4.17(iii)) (30) Priority Data: 62/471,664 15 March 2017 (15.03.2017) US (71) Applicant: 915 LABS, LLC [US/US]; 9200 E. Mineral Ave., Suite 147, Centennial, Colorado 80112 (US). (72) Inventor: KIMREY, Harold Dail Jr.; 1188 Winding Way Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37923 (US). (74) Agent: KELLY, Kameron D.; Hovey Williams LLP, 10801 Mastin Blvd, Ste. 1000, 84 Corporate Woods, Over- land Park, Kansas 66210 (US). (81) 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, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, 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. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: MULTI-PASS MICROWAVE HEATING SYSTEM FIG. la (57) : Processes and systems for pasteurizing and sterilizing a plurality of articles in a microwave heating system are provided. In certain aspects, groups of articles may be passed by a microwave launcher in a first convey direction and a second, opposite convey direction, so that each group of articles passes the microwave launcher more than once. Processes and systems described herein are also configured to uniformly heat spaced apart groups of articles without disrupting the operation of the microwave generator or distribution system. 112 ARTICLES ol THERMALIZATION