Apparatus for spray sterilization and method therefor

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5849246
SERIAL NO

08635881

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A plurality of stacked trays 2 are accommodated within a rotary housing 3 rotatably supported in a sterilization vessel 1 (FIG. 7a). A medium support port 42a is sealingly engaged with an inlet port 25. Then, a flow of hot water is supplied to the inlet port 25. Thus, a spray hot water is ejected from spray nozzle 23 for heat sterilizing products on the trays 2. Thereafter, a spray of cooling water is ejected from the spray nozzle 23 for cooling the products. The rotary housing 3 is rotated to a position in which inclination of the trays 2 exceeds 90 degrees. Then, the rotary housing 3 is counter-rotated to a position in which the trays 2 are inclined at a vertical orientation (FIG. 7b). A hot gas supply port 37a is sealingly engaged with the inlet port 25 so as to supply a flow of hot air into the inlet port 25, whereby the products may be dried.

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OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY INCNARUTO-SHI TOKUSHIMA 7728601
HISKA WORKS LIMITED4-6 HIRANOMACHI 3-CHOME CHUO-KU OSAKA-SHI OSAKA 541

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  • 1996 Application Filing Year
  • A61L Class
  • 276 Applications Filed
  • 141 Patents Issued To-Date
  • 51.09 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukuda, Yoshikane Amagasaki, JP 1 6
Hashimoto, Toshitaka Naruto, JP 2 23
Tsutsumi, Ryuichi Hirakata, JP 3 11

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