Microwave heating system
US4157464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2030/00
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A microwave heating system including an articulated waveguide arm for directing microwave energy into a subject to be heated. The articulated arm is positioned by a dual system comprising a sensor of the location of the surface being heated and a computer activated drive mechanism utilizing stored data of the form of the surface of the subject for providing a predetermined scanning path of microwave energy about the subject.
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