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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 1994
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
D Gregory Beckett, Oakville, CA;
Assignee:
Beckett Industries Inc., Oakville, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219728 ; 219748 ; 426107 ; 426234 ;
Abstract
A microwave heating element is described which permits a more uniform microwave cooking of a foodstuff to be achieved. The element comprises a layer of electroconductive material having circular openings formed therethrough and arranged in an array that generates thermal energy when exposed to microwave energy and adjacent a foodstuff. An antenna is provided in at least some of the openings to guide microwave energy to and through the openings. The electroconductive material layer usually is adhered to a paperboard layer with an overlying polymeric film layer.