Container sterilization method and container sterilization system
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Dec 8, 2020
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Dec 7, 2017
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Aug 10, 2015
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Dec 2, 2014
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Abstract
Provided is a novel container sterilization method in which no liquid agent is used. A container sterilization method is a method of performing sterilization by supplying a sterilization component to a container that is continuously conveyed along a predetermined conveyance path, the container sterilization method including supplying a humid ozone gas to a sterilization area, the humid ozone gas being an ozone gas that has humidity, the sterilization area being partitioned by a sterilization chamber that contains the conveyance path. It is preferable that the humid ozone gas to be supplied to the sterilization area have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area and the sterilization chamber have a higher temperature than the container to be conveyed to the sterilization area.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES MACHINERY SYSTEMS, LTD.
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- 2015 Application Filing Year
- B29C Class
- 5693 Applications Filed
- 4194 Patents Issued To-Date
- 73.67 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Aoki, Kohichi | Hyogo, JP | 12 | 29 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 29 | |||
Minamihonoki, Takashi | Osaka, JP | 6 | 61 |
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 61 | |||
Takeuchi, Yasue | Tokyo, JP | 3 | 10 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 10 | |||
Tamura, Kohichi | Osaka, JP | 7 | 146 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 146 | |||
Tanaka, Daisuke | Tokyo, JP | 276 | 1679 |
# of filed Patents : 276 Total Citations : 1679 | |||
Ueda, Atsushi | Hyogo, JP | 179 | 2488 |
# of filed Patents : 179 Total Citations : 2488 |
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