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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2006
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Applicants:
Rex E. Fritts, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Thomas Miller, Wellman, IA (US);
Inventors:
Rex E. Fritts, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Thomas Miller, Wellman, IA (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microwave oven includes an oven cavity arranged within a housing. The oven includes a door and a motorized conveyor belt for transporting food items through the oven cavity. A microwave energy intensification system is provided below the conveyor belt to concentrate and intensify a microwave energy field directed into the oven cavity in order to minimize temperature deviations within the food item.