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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:
Jun. 25, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 16, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alvin D Wyland, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
Amana Refrigeration, Inc., Amana, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 / ; 426243 ; 426524 ; 99325 ; 99DI / ;
Abstract
A method for defrosting in a microwave oven wherein maximum or 100 percent power is applied until the surface temperature of the food reaches 110.degree. F. and the the power is reduced to a level which holds the surface at 110.degree. F. until the food is defrosted. The time periods are calculated in a microcomputer in accordance with the weight which is provided by an oven based scale. The reduced power level is either 10 percent or 20 percent as determined by the food category as input to the microcomputer by the operator.