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Regulating the degree of microwave roasting

US4780586A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 15, 1986
Grant dateOct 25, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 15, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA23N12/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The degree of roasting of materials roasted by application of microwaves is regulated by a system free from any energy source which receives material from a microwave roaster and retains it for a time for completing roasting and varying and regulating the final degree of roasting of the material by regulating the feed of the roasted material from the system to a quenching zone. The microwave roaster includes a horizontal rotatable tube which has baffles for transporting the material to be roasted through the tube such that it reaches a roasting temperature at the outlet of the tube for receipt by the system for achieving the desired degree of final roasting.

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