The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jong Uk Bu, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Gyun Jung, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219711 ; 219754 ; 374149 ; 99325 ;
Abstract
A microwave oven includes at least two sensors for detecting heat rays emitted from the food which is being heated, a signal processor for obtaining a precise surface temperature of food, irrespective of the deviation of distances between the sensors and food, using output signals from the sensors, and a controller for receiving the output signal of the signal processor to recognize the cooking status of the food and controlling the heating of the food in accordance with the recognized cooking status.