Patents Assigned to The State of OR acting by and through the State Board of Higher Edu. on Behalf of OR State Univ.
  • Variable frequency automated capacitive radio frequency (RF) dielectric heating system
    Publication number: 20020047009
    Abstract: A food product is heated by maintaining the food product in an AC electrical field generated by an RF signal. As the heating takes place, maximum energy is delivered to the food product using automatic impedance matching to adjust the rate of the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: The State of OR acting by and through the State Board of Higher Edu. on Behalf of OR State Univ.
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Flugstad, Qingyue Ling, Edward R. Kolbe, John Henry Wells, Yanyun Zhao, Jae W. Park