A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WAVELENGTH SPECIFIC THERMAL IRRAIDATION AND TREATMENT

• Main Authors: CECH STEVEN D, MORGAN NOEL E. JR, COCHRAN DON W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 28.05.2014
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

A method for cooking, heating, or processing food, the method comprising: providing at least one array comprised of at least one narrowband irradiation device, operative to emit radiant energy in at least one narrow wavelength band matching at least one desired absorptive characteristic of at least one food item; and, controlling the at least one narrowband irradiation array to cause a desired processing effect in the food item.