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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6689994 | Antenna radiation heater for heating a material by using resonance Disclosed is an antenna radiation heater (2) to heat material using molecular resonance. A plurality of surface antenna elements (3), each having a carrier surface material (11) and a radiation coating (10) applied thereon are connected by two spaced apar... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6559430 | Foil edge control for microwave heating A method for controlling heating and avoiding arcing in microwave food packaging having a conductive material such as a metal foil on the packaging by controlling the cross-sectional shape of the foil to have a predetermined shape at the edge portion of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6429370 | Self-adhering electromagnetic interference door seal Using a new compound to produce a magnetic tape having low electrical resistivity and high magnetic absorptivity. The magnetic tape self-adheres around a cabinet door opening such that when a cabinet door is closed, the magnetic tape provides an EMI seal ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6265703 | Arc suppression in waveguide using vent holes A technique for passive suppression of arcs within a microwave frequency waveguide section. The waveguide is configured to have a bend at a point where the naturally, relatively high location occurs within the run. The bend at the high point causes arcs t... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5965056 | Radio wave absorbent A radio wave absorbent comprises an Ni--Cu--Zn base ferrite having a major composition comprising 49 to less than 50 mol % of Fe2 O3, 32 to 35 mol % of ZnO, 3 to 9 mol % of CuO and 9 to 14 mol % of NiO. The radio wave absorbent furth... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5961872 | Metal container and use thereof in a microwave oven A metal container which can be utilized in a microwave oven has an interior and an exterior defined by a bottom and at least one side wall. Each side wall has a height which does not exceed 40 percent of the wavelength of the microwave radiation. The cont... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5951906 | Collapsible microwave oven A collapsible microwave oven includes a main body, a cooking chamber defined within the main body, a magnetron for radiating high frequency microwaves to the cooking chamber, a high voltage transformer for applying high voltage to the magnetron, and an el... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5844216 | System and apparatus for reducing arcing and localized heating during microwave processing An apparatus for reducing arcing and localized heating as a result of applying microwave energy to a microelectronic substrate having electronic components thereon is provided. A microwave furnace having a chamber is configured to secure a microelectronic... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5811769 | Container for containing a metal object while being subjected to microwave radiation A method of sterilizing an object having the steps of providing a container with an exterior surface that has a microwave interactive layer and defines an interior space having an initial temperature. An object is then placed within the interior space of ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5750968 | System and apparatus for reducing arcing and localized heating during microwave processing A system and apparatus for reducing arcing and localized heating as a result of applying microwave energy to a microelectronic substrate having electronic components thereon is provided. A microwave furnace having a chamber is configured to secure a micro... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5645749 | Heat pack capable of being recharged by microwave energy A heat pack including a flexible water-tight plastic bag, saturated sodium acetate solution contained in the plastic bag, and an activator disposed in contact with the saturated sodium acetate solution and operated to activate the saturated sodium acetate... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5645748 | System for simultaneous microwave sterilization of multiple medical instruments A microwave sterilization system including a microwave oven having a microwave source that produces microwave radiation. The oven encloses a first chamber and a second chamber. Each chamber has a pouch containing an object and is positioned therein so as ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5591361 | Sealing arrangement for a laser enclosure A protective enclosure is provided for a laser system having a laser generator for generating and directing a laser beam to a laser workstation. The enclosure includes a housing having an inner cavity for containing the laser workstation. The housing furt... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5523548 | Electromagnetic wave heater having a cone-shaped container whose tapered portion is pointed and directed toward the electromagnetic wave generator An electromagnetic wave heater comprises an electromagnetic wave generator a wave guide being connected to the generator for guiding the generated electromagnetic wave to be propagated in a uniform direction, at least one container being provided in the w... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5516495 | Case for use in disinfecting soft contact lenses A case for use in disinfecting soft contact lenses including a pair of lens-receiving compartments formed by a first pair of substantially dome-shaped members mounted on a first cover member and a second pair of substantially dome-shaped members mounted o... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5464963 | Sealing arrangement for a laser enclosure A protective enclosure is provided for a laser system having a laser generator for generating and directing a laser beam to a laser workstation. The enclosure includes a housing having an inner cavity for containing the laser workstation. The housing furt... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5424515 | Method and apparatus for the prevention of scorching of fabric subjected to microwave heating The present invention features a UV tube detector for sensing a resonant arcing condition in a microwave environment. Where clothing or fabric is being dried in a magnetron-powered, microwave chamber, the UV tube detector is placed in proximity to the fab... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5357088 | Method for melting a photographic composition gel to a sol using microwave energy A method for making a photographic composition gel ready for use in production from a good preservative frozen state, causing no change in photographic properties, wherein a photographic composition gel is melted to a sol by placing a light shielding diel... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5256846 | Microwaveable barrier films Shelf stable packaging films and packages which are microwaveable yet are substantially impermeable to gases and ultraviolet energy and selectively permeable to microwave energy are described. The films include a water vapor and oxygen barrier substrate h... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5164166 | Apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses using microwave energy An apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses by use of microwave energy is disclosed wherein a disinfecting fluid is stored in a first chamber and transferred to a second compartment when exposed to microwave energy. The second compartment holds the lense... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5136133 | Microwave heating apparatus A microwave-powered heating chamber has a ceramic support (12) for foodstuff (10), and a curved surface (20) of microwave absorbing material disposed opposite a waveguide (16) which is connected to a microwave energy source, such as a magnetron (14). A re... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5039495 | Apparatus for sterilizing articles such as dental handpieces Method and apparatus for sterilizing articles such as dental handpieces include introducing the article and liquid sterilant solution into a collapsible pouch formed of vapor-impermeable sheet material, sealing the collapsible pouch to form a gas-tight as... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5025489 | Transformer having shielding wall for driving a magnetron A stationary induction apparatus for supplying and receiving high frequency power of several tens KHz, wherein a partition wall made of a non-magnetic metallic foil in a thickness less than 1/10 the depth of penetration in the using freqency for electroma... | 06/18/1991 |
| 5019344 | Method for sterilizing articles such as dental handpieces Method and apparatus for sterilizing articles such as dental handpieces include introducing the article and liquid sterilant solution into a collapsible pouch formed of vapor-impermeable sheet material, sealing the collapsible pouch to form a gas-tight as... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5019359 | Method and apparatus for rapid sterilization of material Method and apparatus for rapidly sterilizing material including articles such as dental handpieces include introducing the article and liquid sterilant solution into a collapsible pouch formed of vapor-impermeable sheet material, sealing the collapsible p... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4940868 | Insulating food items wrapped in metallic foil from a grid in a microwave oven Disclosed is an insulation plate for insulating food items wrapped in metallic foil from a grid in a microwave oven, the insulation plate has a pair of elongate element with an arcuate shape, an element including a L shaped protrusion that discourages edg... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4934829 | Method of determining resonant lengths of microwave shielding material A food container for use in a microwave oven is disclosed. The container contains a plurality of food substances, and employs a metal shield to shield at least one of the food substances from microwave radiation. Arcing and other problems associated with ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4894503 | Packages materials for shielded food containers used in microwave ovens A package for heating food in a microwave oven is disclosed. The package includes metal shielding or other metal components which cause a gain in electric field strength which is greater than 3. The present invention also involves low load microwave envir... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4886948 | Portable turntable with shielded drive motor for microwave ovens Portable turntable for rotating food in a microwave oven, including a self-contained motor which drives a rotatable platform upon which the food is mounted. The turntable is made of a material having a low loss tangent at microwave frequencies, and the dr... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4851631 | Food container for microwave heating and method of substantially eliminating arching in a microwave food container A food container for use in a microwave oven is disclosed. The container contains a plurality of food substances, and employs a metal shield to shield at least one of the food substances from microwave radiation. Arcing and other problems associated with ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4761529 | Grilling or browning apparatus suitable for use in a microwave or convection oven A grilling compartment includes two tungsten-halogen lamps emissive of infra-red radiation and separated from a grilling area by a ceramic protective screen. Infra-red radiation emitted by the lamps passes through the protective screen to irradiate the gr... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4754111 | Portable turntable for ovens Turntable for rotating food being cooked in a microwave oven, including a rotatable platform upon which the food is mounted and a drive motor positioned to the side of the platform. The turntable is made of a material having a low loss tangent at microwav... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4728763 | Microwave oven having a source of infra-red radiation A microwave oven consists of an oven cavity containing a turntable, a source of microwave energy and a waveguide for directing microwave energy into the oven cavity. Two lamp units accommodate tungsten-halogen lamps for browning food cooked by the microwa... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4713512 | Microwave stable tableware Microwave-resistant tableware of siliceous material. The tableware has a precious metal decoration which consists of a pattern of dots. The distance between two adjacent dots amounts to at least 0.2 mm, and the maximum breadth of a dot amounts to 5 mm.... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4686356 | Heating appliance with internal non-volatile memory A heating appliance has a control system which is arranged such that when an internal electrically rewritable nonvolatile memory is utilized in the heating appliance for cooking foods with heat, the protection of data, an the rewriting of data and the col... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4621180 | Cavity illumination means for microwave oven Apparatus for illuminating the interior of a microwave oven cooking cavity, including a light bulb and socket assembly that are inserted into the cavity interior through an opening in a side wall of the cavity during assembly of the oven and a metallic sh... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4517432 | Cavity antenna microwave powered turntable A portable turntable for use in microwave ovens which is used as a supporting base for a container of food which is cooked within the oven and adapted to gradually rotate the same, the apparatus including an electric motor which is mounted in and enclosed... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4511779 | Microwave oven shelf A metal rod rack shelf for a microwave oven wherein extension support rods are substantially prevented from being excited with high electric currents. The rack is embodied with quarter wavelength choking structures in the regions where the extension suppo... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4503307 | Shielding apparatus for microwave thawing A shielding apparatus is provided for containing frozen bags of fluid and re particularly for containing frozen bags of blood components during microwave thaw. The apparatus includes a metal box for receiving a blood bag, the box having a bottom and sides... | 03/05/1985 |
