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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:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hitoshi Kurita, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Yutaka Takahashi, Nara, JP;
Keijirou Kunimoto, Nabari, JP;
Ikuhiro Inada, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Satomi Uchiyama, Nara, JP;
Shigeki Ueda, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ; H05B 6/80 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ; H05B 6/80 ;
Abstract
A microwave heating apparatus includes a heating chamber,for accommodating an item,to be heated; a microwave generator,for radiating microwaves to the heating chamber,and a vapor generator,for supplying vapor to the heating chamber,. The heating chamber,includes regenerating plates,and,for generating and regenerating heat when radiated by the microwaves from the microwave generator,thereby reducing dew condensation caused by the vapor in the heating chamber