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US 11,533,925 B2Granted
Thawing-apparatus and method to thaw a substance
AssigneeGea Food Solutions Bakel B.V.
InventorJoost Van Erp
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a thawing-apparatus, in which a substance is preferably heated. The present invention further relates to a method to thaw a substance with radio-frequency waves.
Claims19
A thawing apparatus, in which a frozen substance is heated to a temperature in a vicinity of 0° C., wherein the thawing-apparatus comprises:
- at least one solid-state radio frequency source;
- a conveyor to transport the substance past the at least one solid-state radio frequency source, the conveyor being at least partially transmittable for RF-radiation;
- a product chamber, in which the substance is located;
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- a plurality of solid-state radio frequency sources that are provided equidistantly around a circumference of the product chamber.
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