EP 1091651 A1 20010418 - CONTINUOUS SHOCK WAVE FOOD PROCESSING WITH SHOCK WAVE REFLECTION
Title (en)
CONTINUOUS SHOCK WAVE FOOD PROCESSING WITH SHOCK WAVE REFLECTION
Title (de)
KONTINUIERLICHE SCHOCKWELLEN NAHRUNGSMITTELVERARBEITUNG MIT SCHOCKWELLENREFLEKTION
Title (fr)
TRAITEMENT D'ALIMENTS PAR ONDES DE CHOC CONTINUES AVEC REFLEXION DE CES ONDES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9915110 W 19990702
- US 9162198 P 19980702
- US 11561099 P 19990112
- US 12692199 P 19990329
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0001242A1] Water and meat pieces (P) are pumped through a conduit (100), the walls of which are made of plastic having an acoustic impedance close to that of water. The conduit is immersed in a tank (400) full of water. A shock wave generator (200) (chemical explosive or capacitor discharge electrodes) creates a shock wave in the water. The shock wave passes through the conduit without substantial reflection because the impedance of the conduit wall matches the impedance of the water. The shock wave tenderizes and at least partially sterilizes the meat. A heavy-duty shock-reflective cylinder reflects portions of the shock pulse onto the conduit. Continual explosions are repeated rapidly enough that all of the meat passing through is tenderized. Alternatively, the meat is packed in water within a closed container in place of the conduit.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A22C 9/00 (2006.01); A23B 4/015 (2006.01); A23L 1/31 (2006.01); A23L 3/015 (2006.01); A23L 13/00 (2016.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A22C 9/002 (2013.01); A23B 4/015 (2013.01); A23L 3/015 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0001242A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0001242 A1 20000113; AU 4857699 A 20000124; AU 765513 B2 20030918; BR 9911811 A 20010327; CA 2336476 A1 20000113; CN 1100485 C 20030205; CN 1314787 A 20010926; EP 1091651 A1 20010418; IL 140657 A0 20020210; IL 140657 A 20040219; JP 2002519045 A 20020702; NZ 509173 A 20031031
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9915110 W 19990702; AU 4857699 A 19990702; BR 9911811 A 19990702; CA 2336476 A 19990702; CN 99810161 A 19990702; EP 99932221 A 19990702; IL 14065799 A 19990702; JP 2000557698 A 19990702; NZ 50917399 A 19990702