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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1987
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sanjeev R Chitre, San Jose, CA (US);
Behrooz Minaee, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Superwave Technology, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219 / ; 219 / ; 219 / ; 219 / ; 219 / ; 219388 ; 426241 ; 99DI / ; 99451 ;
Abstract
A system for heating objects serially within a plurality of separate heating zones is described. Objects are placed on pallets and sequentially moved through the plurality of heating zones. In a preferred embodiment, the pallets are fabricated of a microwave absorptive material and sequentially moved through a plurality of microwave cavities. The microwave cavities are provided with a source of microwave energy which heats the pallets, and by conduction, the objects placed thereon.