Concentrated energy microwave appliance
US4156806A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1977 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 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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