Pet bottle sterilization apparatus and sterilization method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9861717
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14382134

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A PET bottle sterilization apparatus is for consecutively sterilizing multiple PET bottles (B) while conveying them, and includes a hydrogen peroxide introducing means (5) for introducing hydrogen peroxide into a PET bottle (B) so as to sterilize its interior and a hot air supplying means (6) for introducing hot air into the sterilized PET bottle (B) so as to eliminate hydrogen peroxide remaining inside it. This apparatus includes a plasma introducing means (P) for introducing plasma into a PET bottle (B) by injecting plasma through a nozzle at at least one time point among a time point before hydrogen peroxide is introduced into the PET bottle (B), a time point after hydrogen peroxide was introduced into the PET bottle (B) and furthermore before hot air is introduced into the PET bottle (B), and a time point after hot air was introduced into the PET bottle (B).

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SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED1-40 DOJIMAHAMA 2-CHOME KITA-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 530-8203

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hijikata, Shoichi Osaka, JP 2 8
Takahashi, Tokio Osaka, JP 9 12

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