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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:
May. 11, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
James E Staats, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 / ; 219 / ;
Abstract
A microwave cooking appliance having bypass waveguides oriented vertically within the cooking cavity to more evenly distribute microwave energy. The waveguides are supported from the sidewalls of the cavity and are provided with slots for supporting a food holding shelf. Microwave energy is introduced into the cavity through a feed aperture in the top wall and an energy directing plate is arranged opposite the opening to direct microwave energy toward the bypass waveguides.