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Concentrated energy microwave appliance

US4156806A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateDec 30, 1977
Grant dateMay 29, 1979
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Expiry dateDec 30, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23L7/187
  • WIPO fieldFood chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An appliance for heating seeds, nuts, grains and the like such as popcorn kernels, for example, by means of microwave radiation, comprising a bowl which is transparent to microwave energy and which has in its lower region an area of restricted size for holding unheated kernels in a clump, the area of the bowl above the restricted area being larger to allow heated kernels to expand, and means for concentrating the microwave energy upon the clump of kernels.

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