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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2011
Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr., Knoxville, TN (US);
David Carl Attride, Jonesborough, TN (US);
Brad William Overturf, Kingsport, TN (US);
Mark Robert Shelton, Kingsport, TN (US);
Harold Dail Kimrey, Jr., Knoxville, TN (US);
David Carl Attride, Jonesborough, TN (US);
Brad William Overturf, Kingsport, TN (US);
Mark Robert Shelton, Kingsport, TN (US);
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Abstract
A microwave heater capable of heating a bundle of wood and equipped with an optimized system for launching and/or dispersing microwave energy. The microwave launching system can include one or more split microwave launchers at least partly disposed in the interior of the heater. The microwave dispersing system can include one or more moving reflectors for rastering microwave energy emitted from the split launchers.