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Microwave heating structure

CA 2048978 C · Owner: Beckett, Gregory D. · Inventors: Beckett, Gregory D.

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A novel structure for use in the microwave cooking of foodstuffs for consumption is described. The structure includes a layer of flexible electroconductive material normally opaque to microwave radiation and having a plurality of apertures therethrough dimensioned to permit microwave energy to pass through to the interior of the foodstuff and to produce thermal energy at the surface of the foodstuff: Both a microwave shielding effect and a combined microwave energy heating and thermal energy heating effect are obtained, enabling close control of the manner and extent of microwave cooking of the foodstuff to be obtained. The plurality of apertures comprises a first plurality of elongate …

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  • Filed August 9, 1991 and granted December 7, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 9, 2011.
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FiledAugust 9, 1991
GrantedDecember 7, 1999
Term endedAugust 9, 2011
Patent numberCA 2048978 C
Classification (IPC)H05B6/80 +1 more

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1992199419961998200020022004200620082010Application filedAug 9, 1991Patent grantedDec 7, 1999Term endedAug 9, 2011

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