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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Goranson, Williamsburg, IA (US);
Assignee:
Amana Company, L.P., Amana, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
219700 ; 219388 ; 219518 ; 219704 ; 219762 ; 99451 ; 9944 / ;
Abstract
A microwave apparatus and system that monitors the amount of food products within a cavity and adjust the microwave power provided to the cavity. The apparatus and system uses a product sensor system and a movement sensor system to accurately determine the product load in the microwave cavity. A computer controller, based on the product load information provided by the product sensor system and the movement sensor system, operates to adjust the amount of power provide to the microwave cavities by the microwave transmitters.