Alkar-rapidpak, Inc.

Microwave Ovens Limited

Graham Christopher Eke

Kenneth Ian Eke

Dennis Conohan

Tom Sonntag

Greg Campbell

Paul Kjorlie

In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.

Ovens with metallic belts and microwave launch box assemblies for processing food products

A microwave oven comprises a magnetron for delivering microwave power to a cavity of the oven, a rotatable phase modular () an electrical resistance heating element () and a rotatable fan () for forcing air over the resistance heating element () and though the cavity. The phase modulator () and the fan () are mounted on a common driveshaft (). A matchplate () is mounted in the cavity.

Microwave oven with phase modulator and fan on common driveshaft

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Franklin, TN, United States of America

Graham Christopher Eke