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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shalva Gedevanishvili, Richmond, VA (US);
Dinesh K. Agrawal, State College, PA (US);
Rustum Roy, State College, PA (US);
Balasubramaniam Vaidhyanathan, Loughborough, GB;
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/64 ;
Abstract
A method of heating an article with microwave energy is described in which a thin layer of highly microwave absorbent powdered material is provided around at least a portion of a container made of microwave transparent material. The article to be heated is placed at a position within the container where the article is adjacent the thin layer of highly microwave absorbent powdered material, and microwave energy is applied to the container.