STERILIZER COMPRISING APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE - MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD

Title:

STERILIZER COMPRISING APPLICATION OF MICROWAVE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/033036

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A sterilizer for sterilizing a material to be treated by applying microwaves of a domestic microwave oven or the like the container of which incorporates a fixed electrodeless discharge valve with sealed substances such as mercury that discharges by receiving microwaves and emits ultraviolet waves. A material to be treated is retained inside the container so that the surface to be treated (surface to be sterilized) of the material may face the ultraviolet emission plane. Under this condition, the container is placed inside the microwave oven and irradiated with microwaves, and the surface to be treated of the material is irradiated with ultraviolet rays emitted from the electrodeless discharge valve.

Inventors:

OKUDA SHIGERU (JP)
ATSUMI KENSAKU (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2002/010703

Publication Date:

April 24, 2003

Filing Date:

October 15, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD (JP)
OKUDA SHIGERU (JP)
ATSUMI KENSAKU (JP)

International Classes:

A61L2/10; A61L2/12; A61L2/20; H01J61/12; H01J65/04; (IPC1-7): A61L2/10; A61L2/12

Domestic Patent References:

WO1996009842A1

1996-04-04

Foreign References:

US5166528A	1992-11-24
JPH02264661A	1990-10-29
JPH07248120A	1995-09-26
JPH0464360A	1992-02-28
JP2001145688A	2001-05-29
JP2002191678A	2002-07-09

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