Infrared heating control
US5134263A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/687
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process and apparatus for heating food products under a temperature and humidity controlled atmosphere, the apparatus employing intermittent microwave heating in combination with infrared sensors adapted to initiate and terminate heating in response to measured changes in the temperature of the food product as a result to heat conduction to the center of the product while the microwave heating unit is turned off.
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