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Microwave steam cooking container system

US8772685B2 · kind B2 · utility

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46References

7Claims

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Assignee

Dart Industries Inc. · US

Inventors

Dimitri M. C. J. Backaert · Mierlo, NL
Maartkin Demuynck · Nevele, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2009
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65D81/3446
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A microwave steam cooking container system for cooking foodstuff, comprising a water reservoir, a food container comprising a plurality of apertures on a bottom thereof, an outer wall portion and an inner wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said inner and outer wall portions, a cover comprising an inner wall portion and an outer wall portion, and a microwave shielding material encapsulated between said cover inner and said cover outer wall portions, wherein said food container is stacked and removably placed within said water reservoir, wherein in the assembled position the foodstuff to be cooked is shielded from cooking by direct exposure to microwave energy.

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