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Apparatus for the selective heating of foods disposed on a tray using a gyrotron for microwave heating of the foods

US6169277A · kind A · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH · DE

Inventors

Lambert Feher · Linkenheim-Hochstetten, DE
Manfred Schnack · Ritterhude, DE
Sven Schnack · Ritterhude, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2000
Grant date	Jan 2, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D11/04
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus for the selective heating of foods disposed on a serving tray to serving temperature by means of a microwave oven having a gyrotron as a heat source, individual guide means are provided for guiding the microwave radiation individually to particular dishes on the tray and a control computer controls the radiation of, and the heat generated in, the dishes during passages of the tray with the dishes through the microwave oven.

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