Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.
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An apparatus for treating objects with a treatment gas comprises a treatment chamber, a chamber input through which objects enter the treatment chamber, and a chamber output (which may be the same as the chamber input) through which the objects leave the treatment chamber. The treatment chamber encl
An apparatus for treating objects with a treatment gas comprises a treatment chamber, a chamber input through which objects enter the treatment chamber, and a chamber output (which may be the same as the chamber input) through which the objects leave the treatment chamber. The treatment chamber encloses the treatment gas, which can be steam. The chamber output and/or the chamber input include an intermediate medium, such as a liquid, through which the objects pass. The intermediate medium prevents escape of the treatment gas from the treatment chamber and the ingress of external gases into the treatment chamber, while facilitating input of the objects to the chamber, and output of the objects from the chamber.
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1. An apparatus for treating objects with a treatment gas, the apparatus comprising: a treatment chamber, enclosing the treatment gas;a chamber input through which the objects enter the treatment chamber,the chamber input including an input passage,the input passage having an input medium disposed t
1. An apparatus for treating objects with a treatment gas, the apparatus comprising: a treatment chamber, enclosing the treatment gas;a chamber input through which the objects enter the treatment chamber,the chamber input including an input passage,the input passage having an input medium disposed therein through which the objects pass when the objects enter the treatment chamber,the input medium substantially reducing ingress of external gases into the treatment chamber as the objects enter the treatment chamber,the input passage including a non-hydrostatic device, the objects being submersed in the input medium as the objects pass through the non-hydrostatic device; anda chamber output through which the objects leave the treatment chamber,the chamber output including an output passage,the output passage having an output medium disposed therein through which the objects pass when the objects leave the treatment chamber,the output medium substantially reducing ingress of external gases into the treatment chamber as the objects leave the chamber,wherein the input medium and the output medium are both liquids. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input medium is an aqueous medium. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output medium is an aqueous medium. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input medium and the output medium are aqueous media. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the treatment gas is steam, and the input medium and the output medium both comprise liquid water. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the objects leave the treatment chamber by falling through the output medium. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus further comprises a conveyor, the conveyor operable to transport objects from the chamber input towards the chamber output. 8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the conveyor is enclosed within the treatment chamber. 9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the conveyor further transports objects through the chamber output, the objects passing through the output medium. 10. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a conveyor speed control, the conveyor speed control being adjustable to change a treatment time during which the objects are exposed to the treatment gas. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chamber input comprises an input aperture submerged below a surface level of the input medium. 12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chamber output comprises an output aperture submerged below a surface of the output medium. 13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chamber input and chamber output are located at opposite ends of the treatment chamber. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output medium or input medium comprises a liquid, the liquid supporting a layer of floating objects, the objects passing through the liquid and the layer of floating objects. 15. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chamber output comprises a liquid-filled column having an exit aperture, the exit aperture being submerged in a submersion fluid contained in a submersion pan. 16. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the chamber output comprises a columnar tube enclosing the output medium, the output medium having a stagnant portion proximate to the treatment chamber, the stagnant portion being heated by the treatment gas, and a cooled portion below the stagnant portion. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-hydrostatic device is a mechanical pressure control device. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the mechanical pressure control device includes a valve, a pump, or a rotary feeder. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, the output passage including an output non-hydrostatic device, the objects being submerged in the output medium as the objects pass through the output non-hydrostatic device. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, the output non-hydrostatic device being a mechanical pressure control device. 21. An apparatus for treating objects with steam, the apparatus comprising: a treatment chamber, enclosing the steam;a chamber input, including an input passage through which the objects enter the treatment chamber;a chamber output, including an output passage through which the objects leave the treatment chamber; anda mechanism for transporting objects from the chamber input to the chamber output,the input passage including an input aqueous medium through which the objects pass when entering the treatment chamber,the input passage including a non-hydrostatic device, the objects being submerged in the input aqueous medium as the objects pass through the non-hydrostatic device,the output passage including an output aqueous medium through which the objects pass when leaving the treatment chamber,the input aqueous medium and the output aqueous medium substantially preventing ingress of external gases into the treatment chamber. 22. The apparatus of claim 21, further comprising a conveyor, the conveyor supporting the objects after the objects enter the treatment chamber and transporting the objects towards the chamber output, the conveyor being enclosed within the treatment chamber. 23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the chamber output includes a column of the output aqueous medium through which the objects fall.
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