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Digitally programmed microwave oven

CA 1087254 A · Owner: Amana Refrigeration, Inc. · Inventors: Fritts, Rex E.

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Abstract of the Disclosure A digitally programmed microwave oven having a microwave generator energized by a high voltage power supply connected to an alternating current source through mechanically actuated oven door interlock switches with the, power supply regulating the current supplied to the microwave generator to compensate for peak voltage variations in the alternating current source by resonating the output of the power supply in the region of the frequency of the alternating current source in which the power supply is initially energized by a semiconductor switch actuated by a computer to accurately control the time of initial supply of power to said power supply at a point which …

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  • Granted October 7, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 7, 1997.
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FiledFebruary 21, 1977
GrantedOctober 7, 1980
Term endedOctober 7, 1997
Patent numberCA 1087254 A
Classification (IPC)H05B1/02 +2 more

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1978198019821984198619881990199219941996Application filedFeb 21, 1977Patent grantedOct 7, 1980Term endedOct 7, 1997

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