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Methods and devices used in the microwave heating of foods and other materials

US5519195A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 9, 1993
Grant dateMay 21, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 9, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S99/14
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and device for enhancing the heating of a surface layer of an article being heated by microwave energy is characterized by directing the energy through the surface layer into a main portion of the article in such a manner that the modes of the energy are in cut-off in the surface layer.

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