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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:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eckart Wilhelm Braunisch, Kimstad, SE;
Gunnar Nyren, Norrköping, SE;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 ;
Abstract
A microwave oven for heating foodstuffs, comprising an oven cavity ( ), a loading zone for the foodstuffs arranged in the oven cavity, a microwave unit for feeding microwaves to the oven cavity, and a browning device ( ) having a radiation means ( ) for generating infrared (IR) radiation. The browning device also comprises a reflector ( ) adapted to reflect IR radiation essentially towards the loading zone. At least a surface layer of the reflector is made of a non-metallic, reflective and heat-resisting material.