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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435933 | Enhanced sample processing devices, systems and methods Devices, systems, and methods for processing sample materials. The sample materials may be located in a plurality of process chambers in the device, which is rotated during heating of the sample materials. ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7385164 | Revolving base of microwave oven A revolving base of microwave oven, including an upper chassis, a nether chassis movably located under the upper chassis, an upper distribution box locating on the bottom of the upper chassis, a nether distribution box locating on a top side of the nether chassis, i... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361873 | Linearly reciprocating tray for microwave oven A microwave oven in which a power transmission transmitting driving force of a motor moves a tray right and left without direct contact with the tray. The microwave oven includes a support disposed between a bottom plate and the tray to support the tray and the powe... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7342208 | Linearly Reciprocating Tray for Microwave oven A microwave oven in which there is substantially no difference between time when a linearly traveling tray travels from the right side to the left side of a cooking chamber and time when the linearly traveling tray stays at the right side or the left side. The micro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7276678 | Turntable device of microwave oven A turntable device of a microwave oven including: a motor mounted at a lower portion of a cabinet; an arm connected with a rotational shaft of the motor so as to be rotatably moved and having first and second rollers at an end thereof; a first tray disposed to be li... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7265326 | Oven enclosure for a broiling oven with microwave capability Oven enclosure with microwave functionality, in which, at a short distance from an enclosure bottom panel, support elements are provided for accommodating a microwave-permeable base plate serving as a food holder. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7238269 | Sample processing device with unvented channel A device includes a substrate having first and second major surfaces and a hub that defines an axis of rotation for the substrate, and an unvented channel having a plurality of connected compartments. Methods for using devices of the invention are also disclosed. | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210403 | Flair-up resistant front loading roasting system A flair-up resistant front loading roasting system for roasting large quantities safely with a reduced potential for grease induced flair-ups during cooking. The system includes a roasting enclosure adapted for receiving meat to be roasted. The roasting enclosure ha... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202455 | Microwave oven Microwave oven including a case with a door, a cooking chamber in the case openable/closable with the door, and having a microwave applicable thereto, a first tray mounted in the cooking chamber to reciprocate therein, a second tray rotatably mounted on the first tr... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7164107 | Enhanced sample processing devices, systems and methods Devices, systems, and methods for processing sample materials. The sample materials may be located in a plurality of process chambers in the device, which is rotated during heating of the sample materials. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155842 | Microwave mixer/dryer reactor for industrial use The invention relates to a microwave mixer/dryer/reactor for industrial use. The inventive machine has a three-fold purpose, namely to: a) mix solid products with solids, solids with liquids and solids with very viscous fluids; b) dry aforementioned products; and c)... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153086 | High speed turnover apparatus and method A turnover apparatus and method for inverting articles such as lumber or board pieces being conveyed sideways on two or more conveyor chain loops in which each article is advanced on the conveyor chain loops by speed up belts engaging the underside of the articles t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7053349 | Microwave oven A microwave oven according to the present invention includes a body, an inner case provided in the body and partitioning the interior of the body into an inner space defining a cooking chamber and an outer space defining an electric component chamber, and a magnetro... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032459 | Structures including network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a plurality of segments. Each segment is constructed to exhibit a unit valu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6998593 | Microwave oven with inner container A microwave oven includes a cooking cavity, a skewer which receives food therethrough to hold the food, and a container which contains the food therein so as to prevent oil produced from the food from being adhered to an inner wall of the cooking cavity. Accordingly... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6987253 | Enhanced sample processing devices, systems and methods Devices, systems, and methods for processing sample materials. The sample materials may be located in a plurality of process chambers in the device, which is rotated during heating of the sample materials. ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6933484 | Microwave oven with food stirring device A stirring device for use in combination with a microwave oven and a carousel device either integral or portable having a base member with an integral attachment device for attachment to said microwave. A shaft depends from the base member, terminating in a blade me... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917024 | Heating apparatus in microwave oven A heating apparatus for use in a microwave oven includes a tray which is used as a medium of an ultrasonic oscillator. The heating apparatus has a cavity formed inside of a case of the apparatus. A tray is installed inside of the cavity, on which the article to be h... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6518553 | Food cooking device and method of use A device for treating sausage in a hot dog dispensing machine has a substantially closed chamber for receiving a sausage, a unit associated with the chamber and operative for providing a microwave radiation into an interior of the chamber so as to provide... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6242724 | Microwave oven A microwave oven capable of selectively adjusting capacity of a cooking chamber of a microwave oven, including a case; a body formed by front and rear panels which are arranged in front/back of the case, the body having a cooking chamber having a first ca... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6218650 | High speed oven using a jet of heated air A heating apparatus of the present invention relates to a high speed oven having a turntable mechanism for heating food products by utilizing a combination of jet impingement of heated air (a jet impingement) and microwaves or either of them, the apparatu... | 04/17/2001 |
| 5977529 | Method, device for the heat treatment of materials in a microwave oven and use of this method and device A method and apparatus for the heat treatment of hard metals, cermets and ceramics in a microwave sintering furnace, the material to be treated being moved together with the resonator relative to one or a plurality of microwave sources. The material to be... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5935480 | Specialized cooking pot including a metallic and nonmetallic portion A metallic supplementary pot having superior heat conductivity is newly provided which is attached in the conventional nonmetallic specialized pot which is placed on a turn table mechanism of the microwave oven. When bread is made in the microwave oven, t... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5906764 | Method of and apparatus for baking dough An apparatus and method for baking dough capable of easily adjusting the texture of dough without changing the mixture of ingredients of the dough. The apparatus includes a microwave irradiation part provided with a downstream belt conveyor and an upstrea... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902510 | Rotary microwave oven for continuous heating of materials A microwave furnace for heating materials has a microwave chamber with two microwave compartments made of microwave reflective material for retaining microwaves. One of the compartments is fixed and has an opening for discharging heated material. The othe... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5837980 | Microwave oven rotisserie and stirring apparatus Portable apparatus for use in a microwave oven removably supports and rotates a food treatment attachment simultaneously about first and second orthogonally related axes within the oven. A wheel of the apparatus frictionally engages the oven floor as the ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5796082 | Microwave oven having partitions in cooking chamber for carrying rotary trays A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber in which a plurality of removable horizontal partition plates are mounted to divide the cooking chamber into vertically adjacent compartments. A tray is rotatably mounted on each partition plate. A drive shaft c... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5786580 | Packaging holder for positioning and protecting microwave oven internal elements such as a glass tray and a rotating ring within an oven cavity for handling and shipping A packaging holder for protecting and positioning internal elements, such as a glass tray and a rotating ring in the cooking cavity, of a packaged microwave oven is disclosed. The holder has a side holder part, a bottom seat part and a retaining flap part... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5643486 | Motion transfer mechanism for domestic oven tray The oven comprises a housing (1) enclosing an open cavity (4) which is closed by a door (6) pivotally mounted about a horizontal shaft (8) placed in the housing. The cavity includes a food-carrying tray (5) horizontally translatable via at least one motio... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5567338 | Method for controlling the microwave feed in a microwave oven, and microwave oven with such control A method for controlling the microwave feed in a microwave oven, as well as a microwave oven for implementing the method, is disclosed. The power level (P) of the microwaves is controlled by periodic activation or inactivation of the microwave radiation s... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5463821 | Method and apparatus for operating a microwave dryer A method and apparatus for operating a microwave dryer having a rotating drum with radially inwardly extending baffles for tumbling and turning over clothes, the baffles housing microwave magnetron tubes for emitting microwaves into the drum. Air can be c... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5365042 | Installation and method for heat treating parts made of a composite material having a ceramic matrix by using microwave energy A heat treatment installation for parts made of a composite material having a ceramic matrix and including a treatment enclosure which is connected to a microwave generator by a waveguide and which includes a press for hot pressing a part to be treated in... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5304766 | Methods and apparatus for simultaneously treating a plurality of samples in a moist medium A plurality of samples in a moist medium are treated simultaneously in a microwave cavity. The samples are conducted into the cavity through apertures formed in an upper wall of the cavity. Each aperture is surrounded by a chimney configured to create a b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5254820 | Artificial dielectric tuning device for microwave ovens An apparatus is suitable for use in a microwave oven. An artificial dielectric is located adjacent or within a food product cooking stack in the microwave oven. A support media supports the artificial dielectric in the cooking stack at a desired distance ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5244682 | Cooking apparatus and process for cooking food therewithin A cooking apparatus and process for cooking food therewithin, wherein the apparatus facilitates cooking of various types of food in cooking containers, in which at least minimal agitation of the food to be cooked is desired, and wherein the food, as well ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5187879 | Fabric dryer with rotary microwave choke seal A fabric drying system employs a rotating chamber for containing fabric to be dried, a source of microwave energy for heating the moisture in the fabric and rotary choke seals that contain the microwave energy within the rotating chamber. The rotary seals... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5159165 | Control circuit for a microwave oven having barbecue and fish-broiling options The present invention relates to a micro-wave oven having a barbecue function, and more particularly to a heating device capable of not only the barbecuing but also broiling a fish by controlling the motor-driving duration and driving the motor, which is ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5152074 | Raw sewage drying apparatus A raw sewage drying apparatus having a first air tight casing, a rotatable drive shaft unit provided in the first casing, a stirring structure fixed to the drive shaft unit and having a plurality of blades for stirring raw sewage stored in the first casin... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5064981 | Method and apparatus for uniform heating in a microwave field The present invention relates to an apparatus for heating an object in a microwave oven which includes microwave transparent fiber means for suspending the object to enable chaotic motion during microwave heating.... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4996779 | Plastic material dryer A method of and apparatus for effectively drying pelletized or powdered plastic material by irradiation of the plastic material by microwaves while agitating it in a rotating drum that provides for sealing against leakage of plastic material or microwaves... | 03/05/1991 |
