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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Terrence P. Lafferty, Winneconne, WI (US);
Inventor:
Terrence P. Lafferty, Winneconne, WI (US);
Assignee:
Graphic Packaging International, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/80 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01); A47J 36/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/6494 (2013.01); A47J 36/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for preparing a food item in a microwave oven comprises a tray including a plurality of elevated heating areas and a plurality of channels disposed between the elevated heating areas, the elevated heating areas each including a microwave energy interactive material, a cover pivotably connected to the tray for pivoting the cover relative to the tray between an open position and a closed position, and a locking feature operative for releasably maintaining the cover in the closed position.