Seed heating microwave appliance
US4158760A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S99/14
- 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 seeds in a clump, the area of the bowl above the restricted area being larger to allow heated seeds to expand, and means for directing the microwave energy upon the clump of seeds.
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