Patents by Inventor Ernest M. Kenyon

Ernest M. Kenyon 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).

  • Apparatus for continuous microwave sterilization of food in pouches
    Patent number: 3961569
    Abstract: An apparatus for sterilizing food packaged in flexible pouches in a contius process employing microwaves for heating the food within the sealed flexible pouches to sterilizing temperatures. The pouches of food are conveyed thru the apparatus between a pair of conveyor belts which are permeable to microwaves and which comprise a layer of thermal insulation which is also permeable to microwaves. The pouches are also permeable to microwaves. The apparatus is pressurized to prevent bursting of the flexible pouches at the high sterilizing temperatures attained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Ernest M. Kenyon, Daniel Berkowitz, John A. Ayoub