Patent · US Expired

Microwave heating system

US4157464A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 19, 1977
Grant dateJun 5, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 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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