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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2008
Applicant:
William R. Corcoran, Jr., Kennett Square, PA (US);
Inventor:
William R. Corcoran, Jr., Kennett Square, PA (US);
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A self-supporting field director for use in heating an article in a microwave oven is characterized by a plurality of vanes, each vane extending radially outwardly from a central axis and being angularly adjacent to two other vanes. The vanes are supported by a plurality of bracing members, each bracing member extending between adjacent vanes and being attached thereto. Each vane has a substrate formed from an electrically non-conductive material. A portion of at least one of the first and second major surfaces is covered by an electrically conductive material.