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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zakaryae Fathi, Cary, NC (US);
Robert J. Lauf, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
April D. McMillan, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for thawing a frozen material includes: a microwave energy source; a microwave applicator which defines a cavity for applying microwave energy from the microwave source to a material to be thawed; and a shielded region which is shielded from the microwave source, the shielded region in fluid communication with the cavity so that thawed material may flow from the cavity into the shielded region.