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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ollie Niklasson, Finspong, SE;
Ulf Nordh, Norrkoping, SE;
Fredrik Hallgren, Kolmarden, SE;
Hakan Carlsson, Norrkoping, SE;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/64 (2006.01); H05B 6/68 (2006.01); H05B 6/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/686 (2013.01); H05B 6/6488 (2013.01); H05B 6/688 (2013.01); H05B 6/705 (2013.01); Y02B 40/143 (2013.01); Y02B 40/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a microwave oven and a microwave oven are disclosed. The microwave oven comprises a magnetron for providing microwave power to heat a load placed in the microwave oven, and a solid-state microwave generator for providing microwave power to sense presence and/or determine nature of the load in the microwave oven.