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US 11,793,209 B2Granted
Malaxation apparatus for the production of virgin olive oil
AssigneeGEA Mechanical Equipment GmbH
InventorJoost Van Erp
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a heating apparatus, which heats a substance in a chamber. The present invention further relates to a food production line and a method to heat a substance with radio-frequency waves.
Claims22
Heating apparatus that is configured to heat a substance, the heating apparatus comprises:
- a product chamber in which the substance is heated,
- a multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources that are provided equidistantly around a circumference of the product chamber,
- a plurality of chambers disposed around the circumference of the product chamber, one or more of the plurality of chambers contain one of the multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources, and
- a microwave tube that is disposed around the circumference of the product chamber, the microwave tube separates the product chamber from the plurality of chambers.
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Heating apparatus that is configured to heat a substance, the heating apparatus comprises:
- a product chamber in which the substance is heated,
- a multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources that are provided equidistantly around a circumference of the product chamber,
- a plurality of chambers disposed around the circumference of the product chamber, one or more of the plurality of chambers contain one of the multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources, and
- a housing in which the product chamber is located, the housing comprises a plurality of openings defined around its circumference, each of the plurality of openings lead to a respective one of the plurality of chambers in which one of the multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources are located.
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Heating apparatus that is configured to heat a substance, the heating apparatus comprises:
- a product chamber in which the substance is heated,
- a multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources that are provided equidistantly around a circumference of the product chamber,
- a plurality of chambers disposed around the circumference of the product chamber, one or more of the plurality of chambers contain one of the multitude of solid-state radio frequency sources, and
- a waveguide covering one or more of the plurality of chambers and configured to direct RF-radiation in a direction of the substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.