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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Sterling L.c., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Stephen C. Jacobsen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
John McCullough, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Sterling, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/70 (2006.01); H05B 6/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/647 (2013.01); H05B 6/6485 (2013.01); H05B 6/70 (2013.01); H05B 6/701 (2013.01); H05B 6/707 (2013.01); H05B 6/782 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus for popping kernels, comprising a heating chamber configured to contain kernels, a microwave emitter configured to produce microwave energy within the heating chamber and heat the kernels, a single-mode resonant microwave applicator configured to generate a stable focused high intensity microwave region within the heating chamber, and an air blower configured to create airflow within the heating chamber sufficient to move the kernels within the heating chamber.