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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7365293 | Wall-mounting type microwave oven having a lamp supporter The present invention relates to a wall-mounting type microwave oven including a main body, a bottom plate provided on a bottom portion of the main body and having an opening, and a lamp supporter to support a lamp provided in the opening. The bottom plate being int... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7294813 | Microwave oven having an illuminated guide line A microwave oven includes a main body, a door opening and closing the main body, and a control panel placed in one side of the main body and provided with a plurality of function operators. A guide line is provided on the control panel and lights up to guide manipul... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267450 | Lamp assembly and cooking apparatus having the same A cooking apparatus having a lamp assembly. The lamp assembly includes a lamp casing having elastic tongues at both sides thereof and mounted with a lamp therein, and a transparent cover having locking depressions at both sides thereof and inserted into the lamp cas... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252402 | Lighting device for baking oven A lighting device for illuminating the inside of a baking oven containing an oven muffle and a front flap or door including a viewing window. The lighting device having a light beam path inside of the front flap and at least one mirror arranged in the front flap for... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251019 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method utilizing a continuous light beam in combination with pixel grid imaging A continuous source of radiation, for example a lamp, is used in conjunction with pixel grid imaging. In one example, the individually controllable elements operate at a frequency of at least about 50 kHz. To compensate for any distortion of an exposed spot a point ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7157667 | Cooking device A cooking device including a cooking area, a door for closing the cooking area and a lighting system for lighting the cooking area. The lighting system includes a light source and at least one reflector arranged in the internal space of the door, which reflects ligh... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7129452 | Wall-mounted microwave oven A wall-mounted microwave oven including a fixing member having an improved structure for fixing an oven body to a vertical wall. The wall-mounted microwave oven achieves a reduction in manufacturing costs and convenient and simple manufacturing, transporting and ins... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7091459 | Cooking apparatus A cooking apparatus, in which lamps are conveniently and quickly replaced, including a lamp assembly having a lamp casing accommodating lamps and covering an irradiation hole formed in a front panel, and a transparent plate completely covering the irradiation hole. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7030349 | Combination oven illumination in microwave only cooking mode A combination oven includes radiant cooking lamps and a magnetron for delivering cooking energy to a cooking cavity. The oven is operable in a speed cooking mode utilizing both radiant and microwave energy, a microwave only cooking mode utilizing only microwave ener... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6949730 | Wall-mounted type microwave oven A wall-mounted type microwave oven has an improved assembling structure of a lighting device to afford reduction of manufacturing cost and ease of assembly. The lighting device includes an opening formed at a bottom panel of the microwave oven, a lamp housing mounte... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6903321 | High-frequency heating apparatus with illumination device To realize an air guide of a radio-frequency heating apparatus that enables fixing of a lamp without use of a vis though it is made of a metal plate material. An air guide 9 made of a metal plate material is formed with two inverted-L-shaped nails 15. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6849840 | Microwave oven with inverter and cooling assembly Microwave oven including a main cabinet having a plurality of air inlet openings and a plurality of air outlet openings, for accommodating and protecting various components, an inner case provided in an upper space of the main cabinet to form a cooking chamber there... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6825453 | Microwave oven and method for controlling the same Disclosed herein is a microwave oven and method for controlling the same. The microwave oven is used to heat and cook food using high frequency waves generated by high frequency generating means provided in an oven body. The microwave oven includes body sensing mean... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6734408 | Wall-mounted type microwave oven A wall-mounted type microwave oven including an improved coupling structure of a guide bracket to reduce manufacturing cost and manufacturing time is provided. The guide bracket has a hook protrusion at a front end, which is extended forwardly by a certain length. T... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6707019 | Ventilation structure of microwave oven and lamp fitting structure therefor A microwave oven is provided which can prolong a lifetime of the oven's lamp by elimination of heat resistant tape fitted to the lighting window, and by optimizing cooling of the lamp. A ventilation structure of the microwave oven includes an air inlet, which also f... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6700107 | Wall-mounted type microwave oven A wall-mounted type microwave oven includes an oven body and a single lighting device which illuminates a cooking chamber of the oven body and a kitchen space below the oven body. The lighting device is provided at a lower portion of the oven body to illu... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6657172 | High frequency heating apparatus equipped with oven hood A high frequency heating apparatus equipped with the oven hood comprises a heating chamber, a power supply apparatus for controlling high frequency output power by way of a semiconductor element, ventilation, and illumination for illuminating an object to... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6201225 | Air duct in multi-purpose microwave oven An air duct in a multi-purpose microwave oven is disclosed, which prevents an oven lamp from being overheated. The air duct in a multi-purpose microwave oven includes a main body having an air inlet and an air outlet to communicate a cooking chamber with ... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6087643 | Method for controlling cavity lamp of microwave oven A method for controlling a cavity lamp of a microwave oven has a step of determining whether a door is opened. A cooking state is identified by determining whether a cooking key of a key input portion is selected when the door is opened. Whether the cooki... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6066837 | Method and apparatus for sabbath compliance cooking process A method and apparatus for controlling a cooking apparatus operates at least one cooking energy source with a control including switches that reduce the input manipulations required by a user and responses to component manipulations in order to operate on... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6025582 | Output control for a microwave oven, a hood device and associated lamp A wall type microwave oven having a hood device and an output control method thereof are disclosed. The microwave oven includes a first switch section for switching a power supply to a hood motor of the hood device, and a second switch section for switchi... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6005235 | Cooling apparatus for a microwave oven having lighting lamps This invention relates to a cooling apparatus for a microwave oven using lighting lamps as a heat source other than microwaves. According to this invention, the microwave oven comprises a pair of lighting lamps set on the upside and downside of a cavity a... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5747783 | Methods and apparatus for changing the color of illumination of a cooking chamber of a microwave oven A cooking chamber of a microwave oven is illuminated during a given cooking operation. During that cooking operation the color of the illumination is changed in accordance with the progress of the cooking operation, such as the progress of the cooking tim... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5712468 | Microwave oven illumination A high-illumination lighting system for microwave ovens which employs a small, low-voltage microwave-immune incandescent lamp located within the oven cavity, thereby utilizing up to the full 4π steradians of emitted light. The lamp, which may be integrat... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5616270 | Microwave oven having a lamp and door-operated switch mounted on a circuit board A microwave oven includes a cooking chamber closed by a door. The magnetron is operated by a control mechanism which includes a circuit board and safety switches which permit the magnetron to be operated only when the door is closed. The opening and closi... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5149930 | Microwave oven with lamp and microwave seal A microwave oven with a lighting device for illumination of the oven cavity. The lighting device comprises a smaller hole in the cavity wall, the small dimensions of said hole substantially eliminating leak of microwave through the hole, and a light-inten... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4880955 | Baking oven having a lighting device with a low voltage and/or halogen bulb A baking oven includes at least one boundary wall defining a baking space and at least one lighting device each including a first part in the form of a low-voltage bulb, a second part in the form of an electrical connection for the bulb, and a lamp socket... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4853508 | Lighting device for an oven to be exposed to microwave energy, in particular a household oven A lighting device for an oven, in particular a household oven, includes a baking chamber with a wall to be exposed to microwave energy, a lamp socket protruding freely into the baking chamber without a microwave shielding covering, electrical connecting l... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4814952 | Lighting device for an oven capable of being acted upon by microwave energy, in particular a household oven An oven has a baking space wall at least partly defining a closed baking chamber to be acted upon by microwave energy with a given basic microwave frequency capable of being radiated into the baking space with a given wavelength. A lighting device for the... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4795873 | Light enhancing means for microwave utensils A utensil for supporting microwave heatable material in a microwave oven is provided with a microwave responsive illuminator including a light source connected to a suitable antenna for receiving microwave energy and directing it to the light source. The ... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4711979 | Microwave oven video viewing device A microwave viewing device and, more particularly, an arrangement facilitating the internal viewing of a microwave oven during the preparation of a food product or the like in a microwaving process. The viewing device incorporates a tubular support which ... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4695694 | Structure for minimizing microwave leakage Apparatus for using microwave energy to energize a light source which minimizes microwave leakage from a microwave cavity and yet permits a high percentage of light to be emitted from the cavity. The light transmitting window is made of two spaced-apart p... | 09/22/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4559585 | Illuminating arrangement in microwave ovens An arrangement for illuminating the interior of a microwave oven cavity comprises a lamp (21) mounted in a lamp holder (19, 20) which is disposed outside the oven cavity behind a window in a cavity wall (10). The lamp holder (19, 20) is arranged axially w... | 12/17/1985 |
| 4529855 | Microwave radiation detector A self-contained microwave radiation detector is adapted for use in a microwave oven. The detector includes a non-metallic electrodeless sealed chamber in which a microwave-responsive gas mixture, such as a mixture of neon and argon, is located. In respon... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4254450 | Lamp assembly for combination microwave oven and exhaust vent A lamp mounting assembly for a microwave oven which permits easy replacement of the illuminating lamps including a lamp housing which attaches to the top wall of a microwave oven structure and is located in a space between the top wall of the oven structu... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4129769 | Timer arrangement in a combination microwave oven and electric heating oven A combination microwave oven and electric heating oven comprises a selection lever for selectively performing microwave heating cooking and electric heating cooking. A switching means is associated with the selection lever so as to intermittently energize... | 12/12/1978 |
| 3978305 | Microwave oven A microwave oven has an oven-defining housing structure having an electric lamp used to illuminate the interior of the oven-defining housing structure, that is, a heating chamber. The oven-defining housing structure has a control panel at the front thereo... | 08/31/1976 |
