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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:
Mar. 06, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F Bowen, Burlington, MA (US);
George Freedman, Wayland, MA (US);
Wesley W Teich, Wayland, MA (US);
Thomas J Martel, North Reading, MA (US);
E Eugene Eves, II, Nabnasset, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 / ; 993235 ; 99DI / ; 426243 ;
Abstract
An appliance for heating seeds, nuts, grains and the like such as popcorn kernels, for example, by means of microwave radiation, comprising a bowl which is transparent to microwave energy and which has in its lower region an area of restricted size for holding unheated seeds in a clump, the area of the bowl above the restricted area being larger to allow heated seeds to expand, and means for directing the microwave energy upon the clump of seeds.