Patents by Inventor Christopher Chia Shyong Pan

Christopher Chia Shyong Pan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Producing liquid products contained in cans, bottles and other suitable containers
    Publication number: 20020197364
    Abstract: A method of producing a liquid product packed in cans or bottles or other suitable containers is disclosed. The method includes injecting one or more of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide gas into the liquid product. One preferred feature of the method is to chill the liquid product prior to injecting gas. Another preferred feature is to add liquid nitrogen to the head spaces of filled containers before closing the containers. A liquid product which includes nitrogen, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventor: Christopher Chia Shyong Pan
  • Preferential heating of materials by use of non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation
    Patent number: 6248986
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for preferential heating of a material are based on exposing the material to high intensity, pulsed, non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. The method can destroy microorganisms, sterilize packaging, or sterilize moist food. An embodiment uses microwave radiation with pulse duration of less than 0.1 second with an average power of at least 1 kW to sterilize open-ended metal can prior to packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Van Nguyen Tran, Christopher Chia Shyong Pan, David Lee Carew