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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaru Ohkubo, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Akihiko Ueno, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 73352 ; 219 / ;
Abstract
A temperature detecting unit extended, through a cable, from an inside wall of the microwave oven has a probe formed at end portion thereof for inserting the probe into an object such as food items to be heated for detecting the temperature of the object during the heating, so as to produce a signal indicative of the temperature of the object. The cable of the temperature detecting unit is formed by comparatively thin wires having sufficient flexibility and durability so as to facilitate the manipulation of the unit during inserting thereof into the object.