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Microwave Oven With Removable Storage Cassette in Dashboard of Motor Vehicle
A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8093537 | Process and apparatus for the production of short cooking time rice A process for the production of short cooking time rice is characterized by that hulled rice of at least 10% moisture content, if required in packaging suitable for ready cooking, is heat treated for 1 to 30 minutes continuously or interrupted by equal or alternatin... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7560673 | Device for soil sterilization, insect extermination, and weed killing using microwave energy An apparatus for controlling agricultural pests in soil using microwave energy. The apparatus is an agricultural implement having a means for directing a layer of soil from the ground onto a conveyor which carries the soil through a microwave energy application area... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7432483 | Continuous feed volumetric heating and convection oven A continuous feed volumetric heating and convection oven for heating articles includes an oven body, a conveyor for moving the articles therethrough, a volumetric heating source for delivering microwave or other volumetric heating energy to the oven body, and a vent... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7381932 | Quasi-optical material treatment apparatus A quasi-optical material treatment apparatus includes a first mirror and a second mirror. The first mirror is arched, and has a focal point in a chamber distance, and a coupling port to receive a high power microwave from an external microwave source that travels al... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368692 | Ridged serpentine waveguide applicator A serpentine waveguide applicator for exposing a material to microwave energy for hearing, drying, or curing. A conveyor transports the material through aligned slots formed in facing sides at consecutive waveguide passes of the serpentine array. Each pass has a rid... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328603 | Systems and methods for residue collection with improved letter handling capability Systems and methods for the detection of substances (particularly particulate substances) within mail pieces, specifically letters and other “flats” of mail. In particular, the systems and methods are for the detection of residues of Chemical or Biological Warfa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320183 | Method for drying honeycomb formed structure The invention provides a honeycomb formed structure drying method including causing undried honeycomb formed structures 10 placed on stands 12 to pass through a drying apparatus 1, thereby drying the undried honeycomb formed structures through h... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7256377 | Coupled-waveguide microwave applicator for uniform processing An apparatus providing uniform microwave processing of products especially those that are likely to absorb microwave energy such as meat and the like. The apparatus uses at least a pair of complimentary processing waveguides. The waveguides are offset along at least... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7227109 | Microwave ovens The oven cavity (1) of a microwave oven includes an apertured launch wall (3) on the external side of which a launch box (5) is mounted so as to cover the aperture. Two three or four magnetrons supply microwave energy to the launch box (5... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222738 | Sorting system for multiple conveyor belts An apparatus and a method for sorting workpieces (204) includes multiple conveyors (201, 202), a scanner (208), an offloading device (216), a workpiece processor (218), and a computer (210). The computer has instructions for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7183518 | System of food storage preparation and delivery in finished cooked state A system configured to provide food storage, preparation, and delivery in a finished cooked state includes a computer control interface, a freezer/refrigeration module, a food transport mechanism, a heating/cooking module, and a delivery area. The meal system is con... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183527 | Installation for microwave heating of a product held in containers The installation includes a microwave heater station (14) having a microwave applicator, and a support (10) suitable for supporting the receptacles (12) in the heater station. The support (10) has at least one receptacle zone (20) ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7176425 | Method and device for regulating the temperature of a drive element The invention relates to a device (11) and a method of regulating a temperature of a drive element (2) which can be employed in a deep-freezing application in particular, such as a band, belt or similar, in which at least a part-region of the drive ele... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152794 | Automated bar code label canceller, and method of cancelling bar codes A method and apparatus for heat-treating a thermal-direct-printed bar code label, upon which a bar code has been pre-printed by previously exposing predetermined portions of the thermal-direct-printed bar code label to a predetermined temperature level, to a similar... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7119313 | Apparatus and method for heating objects with microwaves Apparatus for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing foodstuffs. In one representative embodiment, an apparatus for pasteurizing or sterilizing a packaged foodstuff includes at least one cavity in which the foodstuff to be pasteurized or sterilized is positioned. The cavit... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108598 | PDC interface incorporating a closed network of features A superhard compact having an improved superabrasive-substrate interface region design for use in drilling bits, cutting tools and wire dies and the like. This compact is designed to provide an interface design to manipulate residual stresses to enhance the working ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086325 | Single sensor press system A tortilla press utilizing a single sensor provides improved efficiency and accuracy. The press has a belt driven by a motor and a platen driven by a hydraulic cylinder. The motor is controlled by an AC inverter. A programmable logic controller (PLC) controls the AC... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087874 | Apparatus for drying ceramic molded articles using microwave energy An apparatus and a method, for drying ceramic molded articles, are disclosed. A drying apparatus (1) comprises a drying chamber (10) for accommodating ceramic molded articles (8), a plurality of microwave generators (20) for supplying mic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7081605 | Microwave intensification system for a conveyorized microwave oven A microwave oven includes an oven cavity arranged within a housing. The oven includes a door and a motorized conveyor belt for transporting food items through the oven cavity. A microwave energy intensification system is provided below the conveyor belt to concentra... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7051866 | Cafeteria tray accumulator A cafeteria tray accumulator includes a plurality of tray holding cages that are suspended from a drive track that moves in a loop with one transverse leg disposed above another transverse leg. Each tray-holding cage includes a plurality of shelves that hold cafeter... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7034266 | Tunable microwave apparatus Disclosed is a method and apparatus for tuning a microwave apparatus. The chamber volume of the microwave apparatus can be changed by moving a flexible portion of a flexible wall while a perimeter portion of the flexible wall remains fixed. ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7002122 | Choke assembly for continuous conveyor microwave oven A continuous feed microwave applicator having a choke formed along a longitudinal gap. A conveyor may be fit to run along the length of the applicator, within the gap. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6956191 | Microwave oven having a projection door which extends a cooking chamber of the microwave oven A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber and a door. The cooking chamber includes a front opening and a bottom plate. The bottom plate is projected forward from the cooking chamber. The door selectively opens and closes the cooking chamber, and is projected forwa... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6930296 | Apparatus, method and system for food management and food inventory An automated food handling system for food servings comprising a transfer means for transporting food servings therealong; a plurality of treatment modules coupled in parallel to the transfer means; means for sensing and recognizing the type of food servings being t... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922033 | Barbeque cover support device A cooking apparatus for controlling the opening of a cover over a barbecue grill includes a motor for opening and closing the cover over the barbecue grill, with the motor connected to the cover by a coupling rod. The cooking apparatus includes, in one embodiment, a... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906297 | Method and device for microwave-heating prepared meals sealed in trays Trays placed in an autoclave are coupled with microwaves from microwave generators and move back and forth as they are processed to ensure even heating. The generators are placed at the side of the autoclave so each generator connects to a wave guide in the autoclav... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6891140 | Sintering furnace, method of manufacturing sintered objects, and sintered objects A sintering furnace for sintering an object to be sintered formed of ceramics, fine ceramic materials, etc. to produce a sintered object and a method therefor. An insulating wall (28) and an inner shell (25) define a sintering chamber (16) for s... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872927 | Systems and methods for processing pathogen-contaminated mail pieces Systems and methods for neutralizing pathogen-contaminated mail pieces via variable frequency microwave processing are provided. Mail pieces are initially screened to identify suspicious characteristics or indications of potentially harmful contents. Mail pieces are... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6852958 | Microwave heating container Container designed to contain a product having to be heated by applying microwaves, the container having a side wall (10) and an end wall (12) formed by a base or a lid and means (10A) for limiting the penetration of the microwaves through the s... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6844534 | Process for microwave cooking and vacuum packing of food A method for the cooking and vacuum packing of food includes placing food that is to be cooked and vacuum packed inside a container; passing the container into a microwave tunnel which is suitable for the application of microwave energy to the container and food for... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6831259 | Apparatus for the heating of pressed stock in the manufacture of boards of material An apparatus for the heating of pressed stock in the manufacture of boards of material or in the manufacture of veneer panels. The apparatus includes a microwave preheating device having rod antennae disposed in series, reflective shields, and a heating cell configu... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6822207 | Continuous product conveyor having a brick baking hearth A method and apparatus for merging the processes of hearth baking and conveyor baking to offer the benefits of the two processes while eliminating many of the shortcomings. In one aspect, the present invention is a horizontal food-grade product conveyor to transport... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6768089 | Microwave continuous heating apparatus A microwave continuous heating apparatus is provided with a heating compartment having openings at its front and rear portions and a transfer device which carries a to-be-heated object held thereon through the heating compartment, and microwave electric power is irr... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6744025 | Apparatus for hot-pressing a planar product The invention relates to an apparatus for hot-pressing a planar product in a process using microwave heating. The apparatus comprises a constant-volume, box-like microwave resonant cavity divided into two opposed subcavities by an elongated gap suitable for passing ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6717120 | Shielding system for protecting select portions of a food product during processing in a conveyorized microwave oven A conveyorized microwave oven incorporates a shielding system mounted within an oven cavity of the microwave oven. The shielding system is provided to prevent select portions of a food item traveling through the microwave oven from overheating relative to the remain... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6713741 | Conveyorized oven with automated door The invention is directed to an oven, and in particular, a microwave oven, having an oven cavity, two doors disposed on opposite sides of the oven cavity, and a conveyor belt passing through the oven cavity and the two doors. The two doors are preferably mechanical ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6596975 | Method for increasing the permeability of wood A method for increasing the permeability of wood which comprises subjecting wood with a moisture content (based on dry weight) of at least 15% to microwave radiation at a frequency (f) in the range of from about 0.1 to about 24 GHz with a power intensity ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6586713 | Apparatus for high quality, continuous throughput, tissue fixation-dehydration-fat removal-impregnation A process and apparatus for rapid, continuous flow histological processing of tissues is disclosed. The steps of fixation, dehydration, clearing and impregnation are performed in less than one hour; this allows a pathologist to evaluate samples shortly af... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6473994 | Method for drying saw timber and device for implementing said method The invention relates to a process for drying wood, characterized in that it comprises a pressurizing step to place a sealed chamber (1) under a predetermined pressure by injecting or generating saturating steam and maintaining this pressure for a predete... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6463677 | Method and device for moisture profiling Method and device for moisture profiling of fibrous material web to be dried in machines for manufacturing and/or refining of fibrous material web. Method includes subjecting fibrous material web to electromagnetic waves in the form of high-frequency wave... | 10/15/2002 |
