Abstract: Tunnel is provided for conditioning of food products, especially for sterilization of food in containers or vessels of the heat-sealed type, in which the conditioning unit has: 1) an active temperature and pressure control system provided in at least one magnetron supported heating stage, which provides for balancing of the pressure within the heat-sealed vessels or containers; 2) a conveyor which conveys the heat-sealed vessels or containers through the stages along the conditioning unit which contains mechanisms that move the conveyor outside of the conditioning tunnel, and 3) doors operating like check valves that separate the conditioning stages, but still provide for continuous linear feed of products through conditioning tunnel. Movement of the magnetron electromagnetic field and/or conveyor is controlled by software which utilizes the temperature and/or density measurements in a closed loop process to ensure uniform heating of the products.

Abstract: Tunnel is provided for conditioning of food products, especially for sterilization of food in containers or vessels of the heat-sealed type, in which the conditioning unit has: 1) an active temperature and pressure control system provided in at least one magnetron supported heating stage, which provides for balancing of the pressure within the heat-sealed vessels or containers; 2) a conveyor which conveys the heat-sealed vessels or containers through the stages along the conditioning unit which contains mechanisms that move the conveyor outside of the conditioning tunnel, and 3) doors operating like check valves that separate the conditioning stages, but still provide for continuous linear feed of products through conditioning tunnel.

Abstract: A module is provided for imparting wireless functionality to a host device. Software running on an application processor of the module can facilitate data exchange between the host device and a wireless radio of the module by converting data between a host-oriented protocol and a wireless protocol, thereby providing the host device with network connectivity. A configuration of the module can be changed by various command-based methods. Alternatively, the configuration can be changed by software running on a remote device in communication with the module over a wireless link. Flash memory can also be provided for storing the module configuration. Authentication can also be implemented to secure against the execution of unauthorized commands issued to the module. The module can allow for browser-based or command-based data exchange between the remote device and the host device over the wireless link.