US 12,251,482 B2
Disinfection system for wood barrels
Eduardo José Remirez Miguel, Logroño (ES); and Jorge Remirez Miguel, Logroño (ES)
Assigned to CLEANWOOD TECHNOLOGY S.L., Lanciego (ES)
Appl. No. 17/052,120
Filed by CLEANWOOD TECHNOLOGY S.L., Alava (ES)
PCT Filed May 7, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/061676
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 30, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/215146, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 14, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 18382315 (EP), filed on May 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0121589 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. A61L 2/12 (2006.01); A61L 2/24 (2006.01); B27K 5/00 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/68 (2006.01); H05B 6/72 (2006.01); H05B 6/78 (2006.01); H05B 6/80 (2006.01); H05B 6/66 (2006.01); H05B 6/70 (2006.01)
CPC A61L 2/12 (2013.01) [A61L 2/24 (2013.01); B27K 5/0055 (2013.01); H05B 6/6402 (2013.01); H05B 6/6447 (2013.01); H05B 6/68 (2013.01); H05B 6/72 (2013.01); H05B 6/78 (2013.01); H05B 6/80 (2013.01); A61L 2202/11 (2013.01); A61L 2202/121 (2013.01); A61L 2202/122 (2013.01); A61L 2202/14 (2013.01); A61L 2202/23 (2013.01); H05B 6/645 (2013.01); H05B 6/666 (2013.01); H05B 6/707 (2013.01); H05B 2206/045 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disinfecting apparatus for elimination of microbes of a container, the apparatus comprising:
a chamber configured for receiving the container, wherein the chamber is a resonance cavity comprising a microwave antenna configured for constant radiation at a predetermined distance, and wherein the container has curved sides or has a cylindrical shape;
loading means for loading and unloading the container in and out of the chamber, wherein the loading means are vertical means or horizontal means;
rotating means for rotating the container along its longitudinal axis, wherein the rotating means are motor-driven or free-rotating;
at least one radiating means configured for emitting microwave radiation;
processing means configured for controlling the microwave radiation and its parameters for emitting microwave radiation at a predetermined power, at a predetermined frequency, and during a predetermined pulse duration, followed by intensity pulses causing microbe vibration in an incremental fashion; and
a ground connection for earthing at least one metallic element of the container to the ground, or a plurality of coupling components arranged on the lower sides of the cavity configured to electrically couple the cavity with the chamber's floor.