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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Todd Vincent Graves, Louisville, KY (US);
Dennis Patrick Kill, Louisville, KY (US);
Jesse Spalding Head, Louisville, KY (US);
Charles Ray Smith, Shelbyville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/68 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an oven that includes both radiant cooking elements and a microwave cooking element. The cooking elements are controlled to provide reduced cooking time as compared to known radiant ovens, yet a wide variety of foods can be cooked in the oven. The oven is operable in a speed cooking mode wherein both radiant and microwave cooking elements are utilized, a microwave only cooking mode wherein only the magnetron is utilized, and a radiant only cooking mode wherein only the lamps are utilized.