An automatic pet feeder includes a food container, a feeder body, and a bottom shell in sequence from top to bottom. A food-container bottom shell in communication with the food container is arranged at a bottom of the food container, and a bottom of the food-container bottom shell is a food supply passage having a gradually narrowing opening. A food releasing assembly is arranged on a side of the food supply passage, and a sliding passage for reciprocating movement of the food releasing assembly is arranged on a sidewall of the food-container bottom shell. A feeder main shell is arranged below the food supply passage, and a food exit assembly is arranged inside the feeder main shell. The food exit assembly includes a food pushing member matching with a food outlet and configured to move in a reciprocating manner below the food supply passage.

A method for treating a perishable product is provided, the method comprising: determining a desired product treatment outcome selected from sanitization, protection, preservation, or enhancement of the perishable product; after harvesting, wet or dry washing the perishable product; directly or indirectly applying a substance to the surface of the perishable product using a carrier; and packaging the perishable product. A system for treating a perishable product with a substance treatment is provided, the system comprising: one or more devices for directed substance application to a surface of the perishable products prior to final packaging of the perishable product using a carrier; and wherein the one or more devices is an electrostatically charging device or a nebulizer. Embodiments of the invention which use multiple, sequenced, and engineered applications enhance the efficacy of sanitizers and other functional substances for increasing the quality, safety, and overall shelf life of perishable products.

A UV disinfectant system may include a chamber having a wall that is transparent to a disinfecting radiation. Liquid may be flowed through the chamber for treatment by exposure to the radiation. The chamber may include a static mixer having vanes to impede laminar flow of the liquid during treatment. The vanes extend into the flow path of the liquid through the chamber. A gap is defined between the vanes and the transparent wall. A cabinet may house the chamber and radiation emitting bulbs. Blowers may be operably coupled to a temperature sensor and flow meter and positioned at a lower end and upper end of the cabinet to urge air out of the cabinet. The temperature sensor may include a thermocouple. The blowers may be variable speed blowers. The system may include a controller to control system operations. The controller may be remotely accessible to monitor or control operations.

The present invention discloses a UV sterilization fresh-keeping box, including an accommodating box and a UV sterilization device removably disposed on a top side of the accommodating box. The accommodating box includes a box body with a storage space, and a lid disposed on the box body. The lid has a light transmission part to allow UV light to pass through, and a first assembling part disposed on a peripheral side of the light transmission part. The UV sterilization device includes a case, a UV module disposed in the case, a control module electrically connected to the UV module, and a second assembling part disposed on a bottom side of the case. The UV sterilization device is mounted onto the lid by combining the second assembling part with the first assembling part. The UV module is controlled by the control module to emit UV light towards the light transmission part, so as to sterilize the storage space.

The present invention discloses a UV sterilization fresh-keeping box, including an accommodating box and a UV sterilization device removably disposed on a top side of the accommodating box. The accommodating box includes a box body with a storage space, and a lid disposed on the box body. The lid has a light transmission part to allow UV light to pass through, and a first assembling part disposed on a peripheral side of the light transmission part. The UV sterilization device includes a case, a UV module disposed in the case, a control module electrically connected to the UV module, and a second assembling part disposed on a bottom side of the case. The UV sterilization device is mounted onto the lid by combining the second assembling part with the first assembling part. The UV module is controlled by the control module to emit UV light towards the light transmission part, so as to sterilize the storage space.

A method and apparatus for reducing pathogens in successive pre-measured units of a flowable food product without substantially increasing the head height requirement of a feed production system. A plurality of containers are moved about a path within a housing. The path has a plurality of stations, such as a receiving station, one or more sanitizing stations, and a dispensing station, and a container cleaning station. A pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is received at the receiving station into a container. The pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is exposed to one or more sanitizing agents at one or more sanitizing stations. The pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is dispensed into the packaging device at the dispensing station. The containers are then cleaned at the container cleaning station to prepare each container to receive a subsequent pre-quantified unit of the flowable feed product.

A method and apparatus for reducing pathogens in successive pre-measured units of a flowable food product without substantially increasing the head height requirement of a feed production system. A plurality of containers are moved about a path within a housing. The path has a plurality of stations, such as a receiving station, one or more sanitizing stations, and a dispensing station, and a container cleaning station. A pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is received at the receiving station into a container. The pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is exposed to one or more sanitizing agents at one or more sanitizing stations. The pre-measured unit of the flowable food product is dispensed into the packaging device at the dispensing station. The containers are then cleaned at the container cleaning station to prepare each container to receive a subsequent pre-quantified unit of the flowable feed product.

A method for preparing semi-finished products in a package with the possibility of their further automated heating and/or cooking, according to which the components of semi-finished products are preliminarily prepared, they are accelerated cooling and placed in a portioned container. Sealing a container with a semi-finished product, treating it with ultraviolet radiation and applying a barcode to the container with a program for warming up and/or cooking in a microwave oven, which contains an indication of the power level of the microwave source, which is sufficient for uniform and complete heating and/or cooking of all components that make up the semi-finished product, as well as time. Shock freezing of a semi-finished product is carried out and its storage and/or transportation is carried out. Before eating a semi finished product, it is heated and/or cooked in a microwave oven equipped with a barcode reader.

A method for preparing semi-finished products in a package with the possibility of their further automated heating and/or cooking, according to which the components of semi-finished products are preliminarily prepared, they are accelerated cooling and placed in a portioned container. Sealing a container with a semi-finished product, treating it with ultraviolet radiation and applying a barcode to the container with a program for warming up and/or cooking in a microwave oven, which contains an indication of the power level of the microwave source, which is sufficient for uniform and complete heating and/or cooking of all components that make up the semi-finished product, as well as time. Shock freezing of a semi-finished product is carried out and its storage and/or transportation is carried out. Before eating a semi finished product, it is heated and/or cooked in a microwave oven equipped with a barcode reader.

Fluence non-uniformities across a surface portion of a target (organism or inanimate object) due to inherent non-uniformities in the irradiation beam and/or shadowed target surfaces, are known to limit the effectiveness of target kinetic processes responsive to wave energy irradiation (electromagnetic, EM, elastic, EL, and/or quantum particle, QP). A field of scattering particles (e.g., bubbles in water, aerosols such as dry fog, powders, etc.) is constructed spatially/temporally in the vicinity of the target and in the path of propagating wave energy to improve the fluence coverage and thereby enhance the overall effectiveness of the kinetic process. The scatterers can be added to an existing irradiation system (retrofit application) or added to the design of a new system (forward fit). Novel dosimeters and methods of dosimetry are also disclosed to more accurately characterize the fluence received over complex surfaces.