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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Sumeet Dhawan, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Ulrich Johannes Erle, Cleveland, OH (US);
Erich Heinze, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Christine Frances Kunetz, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a vessel having an area for holding at least one food item for being heated in a solid state microwave oven. Additionally, disclosed is a method for heating a food item in a solid state microwave oven. Particularly, the vessel comprises a tray having an area for holding at least one food item and a susceptor wherein there is a thermal insulation between the susceptor and the food item. The tray may include two- or multi-compartment configurations wherein the susceptor only spans at least along a portion of one compartment to heat various food item simultaneously within a solid state microwave oven.