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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Victoria S Stenkamp, Maplewood, MN (US);
Curtis L Larson, Hudson, WI (US);
Pierre H LePere, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219730 ; 219727 ; 426107 ; 426234 ; 426243 ; 99DI / ;
Abstract
A microwave susceptor having projections such as linear ridges which define circulation channels such as linear grooves. The susceptor may include apertures at the ridge apexes and the groove nadirs for allowing food secretions such as grease and steam, to pass through the susceptor. A strut may be releasably coupled to the susceptor for increasing the structural integrity of the susceptor.