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Number: 426/248
Name: Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products > Direct application of electrical or wave energy to food material > Treatment with ultraviolet or visible light
Description: Processes wherein the wave energy is either visible light or ultraviolet light.


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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7258882 System for maintaining fresh quality and safe food attributes of minimally processed produce Aug. 21, 2007
7238300 Process for subjecting to actinic radiation and storing an oxygen scavenger, and a stored oxygen scavenger Jul. 3, 2007
7160566 Food surface sanitation tunnel Jan. 9, 2007
7154103 Method of providing extended shelf life fresh meat products Dec. 26, 2006
7115290 Hopped malt beverage having enhanced light stability Oct. 3, 2006
6800315 Methods for decontaminating shell eggs Oct. 5, 2004
6730923 Transmissive conveyor for use in pulsed light sterilization May. 4, 2004
6649204 Hopped malt beverage having enhanced light stability Nov. 18, 2003
6537600 Multiple-stage energy-efficient produce processing system Mar. 25, 2003
6497908 Turmeric-containing cooking oils and fats Dec. 24, 2002
6361810 Method for improving the biological properties of aqueous liquids and edible oils and for improving combustion Mar. 26, 2002
6259107 Apparatus for treating an article containing an oxidizable organic compound Jul. 10, 2001
6165526 Microbial decontamination of food Dec. 26, 2000
6150663 Food Sanitizing apparatus Nov. 21, 2000
6132784 Method and apparatus for a UV light disinfection system Oct. 17, 2000
6106878 Method for separating sausages Aug. 22, 2000
6069345 Apparatus and method for cooking food with a controlled spectrum May. 30, 2000
6045845 Oxygen atmosphere packaging of meat Apr. 4, 2000
6042855 Use of vitamin D, its metabolites and analogs to improve tenderness of meat and meat products Mar. 28, 2000
6030653 Inactivation of iron dependent bacterium using visible and near infrared light Feb. 29, 2000
6022479 Method and device for producing activated liquids and methods of use thereof Feb. 8, 2000
6010727 Actinic process for cold pasteurization of fresh foods and beverages Jan. 4, 2000
6011242 Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven Jan. 4, 2000
5976882 Method for measuring ash content of food stuff Nov. 2, 1999
5952234 Apparatus for measuring ash content of food stuff by ultraviolet radiation Sep. 14, 1999
5900211 Deactivation of organisms using high-intensity pulsed polychromatic light May. 4, 1999
5811144 Beer having increased light stability and process of making Sep. 22, 1998
5786569 Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven Jul. 28, 1998
5783242 Method for treating foodstuffs Jul. 21, 1998
5736713 Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven Apr. 7, 1998
5726423 Apparatus and method for regulating cooking time in a radiant energy oven Mar. 10, 1998
5712464 Method and apparatus of cooking food in a lightwave oven Jan. 27, 1998
5702746 Process of converting food waste to re-hydratable edible food Dec. 30, 1997
5665259 Method of cooking food in a lightwave oven using visible light without vaporizing all surface water on the food Sep. 9, 1997
5607711 Method of controlling insects and mites with pulsed ultraviolet light Mar. 4, 1997
5597597 Method of sterilizing an edible substrate with UV radiation Jan. 28, 1997
5582857 Product and process of making a beer having increased light stability Dec. 10, 1996
5489442 Prolongation of shelf-life in perishable food products Feb. 6, 1996
5451367 Method of sterilizing the inside layer in a packaging material Sep. 19, 1995
5433920 Method for sterilizing cartons Jul. 18, 1995
5405631 Apparatus and method for sanitizing fruits Apr. 11, 1995
5364645 Method of controlling microorganisms by pulsed ultraviolet laser radiation Nov. 15, 1994
5211976 Method of preparing artificial adipose May. 18, 1993
5034235 Methods for presevation of foodstuffs Jul. 23, 1991
4996069 Process for the preparation of flavor and fragrance materials Feb. 26, 1991
4983411 Sterilization of vacuum packaged raw meat Jan. 8, 1991
4933411 Process for vacuum packing food products Jun. 12, 1990
4871559 Methods for preservation of foodstuffs Oct. 3, 1989
4867052 Sterilizing device for an ice-cream or similar delivering machine Sep. 19, 1989
4800090 Infrared and microwave energy treatment of food Jan. 24, 1989

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