Rectangular microwave heating applicator with hybrid modes
US5828040A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B6/782
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microwave applicator of microwave reflective material having a closed first end, four side walls and, in a first embodiment, an open second end spaced apart from and facing a ground plate, the ground plate extending in a pair of transverse directions and having a longitudinal direction perpendicular thereto, and in a second embodiment, a closed second end, the applicator forming a cavity containing a desired hybrid mode having a low wave impedance in the longitudinal direction and an absence of an E field component in one of the transverse directions.
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