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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7626149 | Non-invasive sensor and method of use A method of temperature and/or composition measurement of an at least partially aqueous target (6) using a system (1) including; a transmitter and receiver mechanism (2) including one or more transmitting (3) and receiving antenna(e) (... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7279666 | Vacuum microwave thawing method and vacuum microwave thawing machine A thawing cycle, wherein after reduced-pressure process (G) is carried out to reduced-pressure balanced range (B), pressure restoration process (F) is started, and when the reduced-pressure of pressure restoration process (F) reaches a lower limit (P1) at whi... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262150 | Secure thermally imaged documents susceptible to rapid information destruction by induction A thermally image record material such as a secure document is taught which is susceptible to rapid and bulk destruction of confidential or sensitive information by microwave or high energy absorption. The thermally responsive record material comprises a heat sensit... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7202454 | Method and device for determination of the time of turning of a cooking product A method for the determination of a turning time of at least one cooking product, to which heat is supplied from one side during a cooking process includes a) determination of a first temperature TA in the cooking product at the beginning of the cooking p... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199341 | High-frequency heating apparatus A high-frequency heating apparatus comprises a heating chamber, a high-frequency generator, a waveguide, an antenna, a motor for rotating the antenna, and a stage (6) provided above and near the antenna to partition the heating chamber and made of dielectric.... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199342 | Self-aligned mechanical joint between die and substrate exposed to mixed microwave energy The present invention includes a mechanical joint between a die and a substrate that is reflowed by microwave energy and a method of forming such a mechanical joint by printing a solder over a substrate, placing the solder in contact with a bump over a die, reflowin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7124983 | Hybrid electrical ice protection system and method including an energy saving mode A hybrid electrical ice protection system implements three ice protection methods in various combinations. The ice protection methods include the fully-evaporative anti-ice protection method, the wet running anti-ice protection method, and the de-ice method. The par... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7019271 | Insulating microwave interactive packaging The combination of insulating material with microwave interactive food packaging for enhanced cooking properties is disclosed. An insulating microwave packaging material (200) and a method of making the same are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the insulati... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7012229 | Vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the same A vacuum cooking apparatus and cooking method using the vacuum cooking apparatus, which automatically performs cold storage, thawing, cooking, and warming functions in a single cooking apparatus, thus improving cooking convenience. In the cooking method, a temperatu... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6946082 | Apparatus and method for demetallizing a metallized film A system and method for at least partially demetallizing a metallized film that has a metallized side and an opposite support side. In one embodiment, the method includes rotating a heat transfer roller about an axis such that a surface of the heat transfer roller p... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6909076 | Microwave oven and control method thereof A microwave oven and control method thereof in which the microwave oven has a magnetron initially driven for a preset period of time to generating an output of at least 20% of a rated output of the magnetron when a cooking mode requiring a low output of less than 20... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6825451 | Microwavable defrosting apparatus A microwave-heatable apparatus for defrosting a windshield includes a housing that has first and second sections integral with each other and selectively movable between open and closed positions. The first and second sections each has an elongated slot formed there... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812436 | Temperature control apparatus for exhaust gas sensor A temperature control apparatus for an exhaust gas sensor can promptly heat the exhaust gas sensor with an electric heater up to an activation temperature while preventing thermal shock damage thereof due to water immediately after engine starting. Energization of a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6787744 | Microwave device for de-icing, or keeping hollow bodies free from ice and method for the operation of the device A microwave device for de-icing and keeping areas of hollow body structures free from ice keeps atmospherically exposed leading edges and adjacent areas free of ice by means of a coolant circuit. The surface segments between the adjacent areas are kept free from ice... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6764702 | Thawing method in microwave oven A microwave oven and a method of processing frozen food in a microwave oven (1), which microwave oven comprises a microwave source (3), an oven cavity (2), and a control unit (5). The control unit is provided with an input signal containi... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6744027 | Microwave thawing apparatus and method An apparatus for thawing a frozen material includes: a microwave energy source; a microwave applicator which defines a cavity for applying microwave energy from the microwave source to a material to be thawed; and a shielded region which is shielded from the microwa... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6707018 | Microwave thawing package and method A package for containing frozen liquids during an electromagnetic thawing process includes: a first section adapted for containing a frozen material and exposing the frozen material to electromagnetic energy; a second section adapted for receiving thawed liquid mate... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6642490 | Compact millimeterwave system for De-icing and for preventing the formation of ice on the outer surfaces of shell structures exposed to meterological influences In a millimeter wave de-icing system for the front areas of exposed shell structures, at least one independently operable millimeter wave generator is disposed in each shell structure closely adjacent the surfaces of the shell structure to be de-iced or k... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6610969 | Compact microwave system for de-icing and for preventing icing of the outer surfaces of hollow or shell structures which are exposed to meterological influences In a microwave de-icing system for the front areas of exposed shell structures, at least one independently operable microwave generator is disposed in each shell structure closely adjacent the surfaces of the shell structure to be de-iced or kept free of ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6559429 | Microwave defrosting under reduced pressure A method of defrosting frozen products of the present invention is the method of carrying out microwave heating while reducing the pressure, terminating microwave heating upon detection of a microwave-induced electrical discharge during the microwave heat... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6501058 | Method for controlling defrosting in microwaven oven Method for controlling defrosting in a microwave oven having an infrared sensor, including the steps of (a) controlling a first defrosting up to a preset temperature upon reception of defrosting key application from a user, (b) turning over frozen food up... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6479805 | Microwave defrosting under reduced pressure A defrosting method and apparatus for defrosting frozen food products which is based on a pressure reducing chamber in which the frozen food products are placed for defrosting; a vacuum pump for reducing the pressure in the pressure reducing chamber to a ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6472650 | Food amount detector of a microwave oven, a microwave oven employing a food amount detector and a control method thereof A food amount detector for automatically detecting the amount of a food placed in a cooking chamber of a microwave oven, a microwave oven employing the food amount detector, and control method thereof. Output voltage of a microwave generator is detected w... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6249710 | Method and apparatus for managing the thermal activity of a microwave oven The present invention provides an interpretive BIOS machine for controlling the cooking of food in a microwave oven or the conduct of a physical, chemical, or thermodynamic process stream wherein the microwave oven or process stream functionally operates ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6207940 | Microwave de-icing system for aircrafts In a de-icing system for preventing the formation of ice on, or for de-icing, icing-prone areas of an airplane, the icing-prone areas include dielectric composite structural materials, which are highly permeable for electromagnetic waves, and at least two... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6198084 | Defrosting method for a microwave oven using an infrared sensor Defrost method for accurately defrosting food to be defrosted, regardless of frozen degree and presence/absence of receptacle for food to be defrosted. The defrosting method includes the steps of: determining an initial value by detecting a surface temper... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6166363 | Defrosting method for a microwave oven A defrosting method for a microwave oven capable of variably adjusting a level of output power of a magnetron in accordance with data detected from a sensor, comprising the steps of (a) detecting a change degree of output data from a sensor for a predeter... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6166362 | Automatic cooking control method for a microwave oven An automatic cooking control method for a microwave oven using data pattern of food, including the steps of: (a) collecting data outputted from a data detecting section for a predetermined time; (b) comparing the collected data with at least one prestored... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6066838 | Microwave oven A microwave oven including a defrosting step in which a target which must be heated is irradiated with microwaves which are irregular in terms of time at least when the phase of water in the target is shifted from a solid body to liquid. The microwave ove... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6013907 | Microwave oven equipped with thermopile sensor and thawing method using the same An improved microwave oven equipped with a thermopile sensor and a thawing method using the same which make it possible to detect a food surface temperature by using a thermopile sensor, optimizing the output from the magnetron based on the detected food ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5783807 | Cooking device for appropriately processing pre-cooked frozen food After the initial temperature T0 of a heating chamber is sensed (S34), heating by microwaves is conducted until the sensor output of a humidity sensor exhibits a prescribed humidity change amount of 1.0 V (S35-S39). Then, an additional time period is oper... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5780821 | Method of controlling food thawing and cooking operations of a microwave oven A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber, a tray disposed in the cooking chamber upon which food can be placed, and a magnetron for supplying high frequency waves to the cooking chamber. The microwave oven has a food-thawing mode and a food-cooking mod... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5702626 | Automatic cooking controlling apparatus and method employing a narrow viewing angle of an infrared absorptive thermopile sensor In an automatic cooking controlling apparatus and method for a cooker, the apparatus includes a turntable installed within a chamber of the cooker for placing a to-be-cooked object thereon, an infrared filter for filtering only the infrared wavelength ban... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5616268 | Microwave blood thawing with feedback control A microwave thawing system for thawing bags of frozen blood products features non-invasively monitoring the internal temperature of the blood product during thawing, and controlling the level of warming energy applied to the blood product based on the mon... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5552584 | Method for humidity-emission control of a microwave oven, and microwave oven with humidity-sensor control according to the method In a microwave oven, a procedure for cooking or heating food is controlled by means of one or more humidity sensors (11) which sense the humidity emission from the food or dish. The control is based on the sensing of relative humidity variations and requi... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5545881 | Heating time control apparatus and method thereof for microwave oven An improved heating time control apparatus and method thereof for a microwave oven capable of advantageously computing an optimum cooking time without controlling the amount of food to be cooked. The invention includes: a sensor for detecting a predetermi... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5545880 | Method for automatic control of a microwave oven This invention relates to a method for automatic control of a microwave oven which can make precise cooking control available by classifying the cooking control into cases when cooking is completed below the boiling point of water, such as thawing or warm... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5519194 | Automatic thawing apparatus for a microwave oven An improved automatic thawing apparatus for a microwave oven capable of advantageously thawing food which includes a heating chamber for a food placement therein; a microwave generator for providing microwave energy into the heating chamber in order to he... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5506390 | Thawing control apparatus and method for a microwave oven A control apparatus and method for a microwave oven capable of fixing an optimum thawing time, coping with unexpected voltage variation of an input AC source. According to the aforesaid apparatus and method, a weight factor corresponding to an input sourc... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5496576 | Method for thawing food in microwave oven A method of automatically thawing a food in a microwave oven, is disclosed. The method of optimally thawing the food and preventing a phenomenon that the food is partially boiled. The method includes by primarily heating the food for a predetermined time ... | 03/05/1996 |
