3236 results about "Microwave oven" patented technology

A completely digestible highly nutritious dog chew formulated primarily of peanut flour, casein and a vegetable starch carbohydrate, the texture of hardness of which is easily modified to suit a particular dog by the dog owner. By irradiating the chew in a microwave oven, the chew is caused to expand and is thereby rendered more easily chewable.

A microwave oven includes a microwave generation device and a case. Three antennas are provided in the case. The two antennas are opposite each other along a horizontal direction. In the microwave generation device, a power distributor almost equally distributes a microwave generated by a microwave generator among phase variators. Each of the phase variators adjusts the phase of the fed microwave. This causes a phase difference between microwaves respectively radiated from the opposite two antennas to change. The microwaves are respectively radiated from the antennas.

A method for sintering ceramic materials using a microwave hybrid heating system includes the steps of providing a ceramic member to be sintered, providing a microwave furnace, providing a thermal containment box comprising a material that is virtually transparent to microwave energy, providing at least one susceptor comprising a material that directly couples to microwave energy at room temperature substantially immediately within the thermal containment box, positioning the ceramic member within the thermal containment chamber proximate the susceptor, and irradiating the thermal containment box with microwave energy. The susceptor couples to the microwave energy and generates heat within the thermal containment box and the temperature of the ceramic member increases to the microwave coupling-trigger temperature, at which time the ceramic member couples directly to the microwave energy and is directly sintered by the microwave energy in cooperation with radiant energy from the one susceptor.

The present invention relates to a container for cooking food in a microwave oven. The container includes a tray having a bottom wall and a side wall that is attached to the bottom wall and extends upwardly from the bottom wall to define an interior cavity and a support means to provide support for a food product and elevate the food product with respect to the bottom wall. A continuous shielding layer is provided in the bottom wall and the side wall of the tray. The bottom wall and side wall of the tray along with the bottom of the food product define a free space under the food product that totally reflects microwave beams that pass through the food product back in the direction of the food product. The container of the invention reduces the formation of temperature gradients in the food product when it is heated and accelerates the microwave reheating of the food product. The container is particularly useful for reheating large blocks of frozen food.

A chamber formed of a dielectric material is sealed with a lid for use in a microwave oven. The lid contains a pair of translating grip that engage the chamber rim to seal the vessel to contain pressure. The grips can be activated to release the lid by a centrally disposed button type actuator. The grips are coupled to a vent release means formed within the shell like construction of the lid.

A microwave oven, a relay box communicating with the microwave oven and a personal computer communicating with the relay box are provided in private. The personal computer is connected to a host computer storing home page information, through the public Internet. A home page storing unit of the host computer stores, corresponding to each of a plurality of cooking recipes, recipe data directly recognized by microwave oven including heating control data for heating and cooking the cooking recipe by the microwave oven, a button to be operated for transferring the recipe data through the Internet to personal computer and image display data for displaying information related to the cooking recipe as a home page image display. Therefore, in accordance with the heating control data downloaded and supplied to personal computer, microwave oven is controlled to heat and cook the desired cooking recipe.

The invention relates to an apparatus and method for data transmitting/receiving between a microwave oven and an information appliance PDA. The apparatus includes a wireless data transmitting/receiving unit for conducting wireless data communication with an external system including an information appliance; a data storage unit for storing transmitted/received data through the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or downloaded data from Internet; a display unit for displaying transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit; a load drive unit for driving a magnetron and/or a heater; and Micom interfaced with the above elements, and interpreting the transmitted data from the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit and/or checking a state of the microwave oven, and controlling the wireless data transmitting/receiving unit to transmit the data on the state of the microwave oven to an information appliance. According to the invention, although the microwave oven does not include built-in networked communication equipment like a modem, it can interface with Internet through an information appliance, a PDA for example, which download data and transmits to the microwave oven. Thus, increase in price of the microwave oven with the modem is minimized and user interface is provided. Also, repair cost of the microwave oven can be minimized by checking the microwave based on the data on the internal state of the microwave being transmitted to the PDA.

A self-venting microwaveable pouch, a food product, and a method of preparing a food product utilizing a rupturable or vent seal that is formed in the pouch and along an aperture formed by the pouch. Multiple pouch products can be stored or displayed by placing hanger or hook through apertures defined by the pouch panels, such as apertures in the top sections of the panels. A vent seal is formed along the aperture. Flexible insets extend between bottom sections of the panels. The insets and bottoms of the panels and outwardly extendable to form a base to support the pouch in an upright position. In use, when a food item is heated in a microwave oven, the rupturable seal is reliably broken before other pouch seals. As a result, the pouch can be conveniently shipped and displayed, and the food item can be properly cooked and maintained within the container.

A packaging bag having a steam venting function capable of releasing pressure inside a package even when heating cooking is performed by a microwave oven and preventing the inside of the bag from being contaminated and the package using the packaging bag. The packaging bag 1 comprises two pieces of front and back main body films 2 and 3 having sealant layers 2s and 3s which are opposed to each other with the sealant layers facing inward, side seal parts 5, and a bottom seal part 4. The front body film 2 is folded in the vicinity of the bottom seal part 4 throughout the entire width of the bag and parallel with the bottom seal part to form a fold-in part 8. A steam venting port 11 is formed in the fold-in part 8, and an easily peelable tape 12 covering the steam venting port 11 is disposed on the inside of the fold-in part 8 throughout the width of the bag and parallel with the fold-in part8, and then heat-sealed.

The intelligent fully automatic cooking robot involved in the present invention adopts the intelligent automatic control technology of mechanical and electrical integration, software and hardware combination, conducts intelligent automatic cooking based on microwave ovens and other stoves, and places multiple liquid and solid ingredient boxes and vegetable boxes on the panel , according to the prompts of the intelligent automatic cooking controller, after placing the prepared dishes, in the case of unattended, at any time according to the requirements of the person at the specified time for accurate and precise cooking, one intelligent automatic completion of one or more Cooking dishes, people can enjoy a delicious meal when they go home from work; the invention adopts the concept of a manipulator, which has a simple and efficient structure, small size, and is easy to use. Environmental protection requirements; used at home can save people a lot of time for cooking, so that people can live a higher quality of life or perform more creative work, and use it in commercial operations can reduce labor and save costs.

The invention discloses a microwave oven with an air frying function. The microwave oven with the air frying function comprises an oven body, a heating element and a blower, wherein a cooking cavity and an air circulating cavity are formed in the oven body, and the air circulating cavity is communicated with the cooking cavity through air holes; the heating element is arranged in the air circulating cavity; and the blower is arranged in the air circulating cavity so as to circulate air between the cooking cavity and the air circulating cavity. According to the microwave oven with the air frying function, the air is heated by the heating element arranged in the air circulating cavity and circulated between the air circulating cavity and the cooking cavity by means of the blower arranged in the air circulating cavity, so that food placed in the cooking cavity can be subjected to air frying, the heating time is short, and the cooking effect is good.

An antenna cover assembly for a high-temperature operating environment has a cover plate, gasket portions, and a retainer plate. The cover plate has an inner side and an outer side, the cover plate being translucent to at least one selected frequency of electromagnetic energy. The gasket portions are each located adjacent one of the inner and outer sides, each gasket portion being configured for sealingly engaging the adjacent side. The retainer plate is configured for attachment to a structure located in a high-temperature operating environment. The retainer plate has a sealing flange adapted for clamping the cover plate generally adjacent an antenna portion of a waveguide.

A combination convection/microwave oven in which a food product is cooked by microwave energy from a source thereof and by a heated airflow provided by a thermal energy source and a blower. The food product is located in the near field of the microwave energy. The oven includes a controller that operates the thermal energy source and/or the blower according to temperature and or time to improve cooking results. The cooking procedure includes a soak interval during which the thermal energy source, the blower and/or the microwave energy source is turned off, whereby the temperature of the food product is permitted to equilibrate and thereby provide more uniform cooking. The food product may be located directly on the rack or in a microwave transparent or reflective container.

The invention discloses a method for optimizing a microwave oven and a set meal cooked by the microwave oven by utilizing near field communication (NFC). The method comprises the steps of respectively putting food materials at the different positions of a cooking ware according to the different fire powers needed by the various food materials in the cookbook set meal; storing the fire power data corresponding to the cookbook set meal into an NFC label, and fixing the NFC label on the cooking ware; pressing an automatic cooking button of the microwave oven, and starting an NFC card reader arranged on the microwave oven to enter an automatic cooking mode; putting the prepared cooking ware into the microwave oven according to the specified direction; if the NFC card reader arranged on the microwave oven can continuously identify the NFC label, proving that the cooking ware is arranged in the microwave oven according to the correct direction; reading the cooking fire power and the cooking time data in the NFC label by using the NFC card reader, and sending the results into the microwave oven to enable the microwave oven to cook according to the cooling fire power and the cooking time. The NFC label comprises the data such as the cooking fire power and the cooking time for the set meal, so that the data is not manually input by a user, and the method is simple and fast.

The invention discloses a cooking control method and system of a microwave oven, a cloud server and the microwave oven, wherein the method comprises the following steps: the microwave oven collects the image information and weight information of food materials in the microwave oven and sends the image information and the weight information to the cloud server; the cloud server calculates the density of the food materials according to the image information and weight information of the food materials; the cloud server calculates the type of the food materials according to the density of the food materials; and the cloud server calculates the corresponding optimum heating time and heating mode of the food materials according to the type of the food materials and sends the corresponding optimum heating time and heating mode to the microwave oven or an application program which controls the microwave oven. The method realizes that the microwave oven intelligently recognizes the type of the food material in the microwave oven and intelligently heats the food materials according to the type of the food materials, so that the food materials can be heated more properly without manual operation of a user, and the user experience is improved.

A Light Emitting Diode light system for a domestic appliance includes a Light Emitting Diode light panel mounted on a first wall of the appliance. Light Emitting Diodes are mounted along a periphery of the panel for emitting light through a first surface of the panel. A second reflective surface is formed opposite the first surface of the panel. A diffuser is provided for diffusing light emitted by the Light Emitting Diodes. A power supply source connected to the Light Emitting Diode panel for providing power to the panel. A method of illuminating the interior of a microwave oven includes providing a first Light Emitting Diode panel mounted on a first wall of the microwave; providing a second Light Emitting Diode panel mounted on the first wall of the microwave; providing a diffuser for diffusing light emitted by the light emitting diodes; and providing a power supply source connected to the Light Emitting Diode panel to provide power to the panel.

The present invention relates to a container and a method for cooling the container contents by microwave radiation. The container (10) includes a lid (20), at least one integrated electrical cooler (70), at least one integrated microwave receiving rectenna (50), and at least one integrated microwave shield (60) for shielding microwaves from reaching the interior of the container (10). The invention also relates to the method of cooling including the steps of sealing the container (10) through closing the container lid (20), and applying microwave radiation onto the outer surfaces of the container by utilizing a microwave oven. The container incident microwaves are received and converted into direct-current voltage through the rectenna (50), which powers the electrical cooler (70) for cooling the interior of the container (10) and its contents.

The invention relates to a method and a device for curing a fiber-reinforced resin-based composite material component by utilizing microwaves. The microwaves which are generated by a microwave source with linearly-adjustable power are guided into a resonant cavity, and the microwaves penetrate through and heat the composite material, so that the composite material can be quickly cured and formed. By adopting the advanced octagonal microwave-mode resonant cavity, the uniformity of an electromagnetic field inside the device can be realized; the interference of the reflection wave on the microwave source can be reduced by adopting an automatic impedance matching system, so that the optimal transmission of the microwave power can be realized. A vacuum pipe connector and a temperature sensor are arranged on the inner side wall of the octagonal multi-mode resonant cavity, a glass worktable is arranged inside the resonant cavity, and the rotation of a ball screw is controlled through a stepper motor to control the back-forth movement of the worktable. A choking groove is adopted to prevent the leakage of the microwave. By adopting the method and the device, the problems of the traditional autoclave forming method that the time for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced composite material is long, the energy consumption is high and the heat is non-uniform can be solved, the curing time can be saved, and the quality and performance of the composite material component can be improved.

The invention discloses a novel barbecue type microwave oven. The microwave oven comprises a cooking control module (100), which is connected with a barbecue copper tube (10), a straight barbecue tube and a magnetron (30) respectively for selectively combining at least one of the barbecue copper tube (10), the straight barbecue tube and the magnetron (30) for heating a food. The novel barbecue type microwave oven disclosed by the invention can cook the food in the microwave oven by using multiple cooking modes, so that the cooked food has uniform mouthfeel, elements of measurable cooking quality such as color, aroma, taste and the like of the food and the like are ensured, the product using experience of the microwave oven user is greatly enhanced, and the microwave oven has great production practice significance.

The invention discloses an ultrahigh heat-resistant and flame-retardant ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) composition and a preparation method thereof. The ultrahigh heat-resistant and flame-retardant ABS composition comprises the following component in parts by weight: 100 parts of ABS resin, 10-25 parts of environment-friendly bromine containing flame retardant, 2-8 parts of flame-retardantsynergist, 5-30 parts of heat-resistant modifier, 0.1-2 parts of dispersant, 1-10 parts of toughening agent, 0.1-1 parts of antioxidant, 0.1-1 parts of light stabilizing agent and 0.5-5 parts of processing adjuvant. The preparation method comprises the following steps of fully mixing the components in parts by weight; sending the mixture to a double-screw extruder; performing mixed smelting; extruding and granulating; drawing into strips; cooling; cutting granules; and packaging to obtain a finished product. The ultrahigh heat-resistant and flame-retardant ABS composition is high in heat resistance, low in cost, low in smoke density, good in flame-retardant effect and high in stability; mechanical properties of the ultrahigh heat-resistant and flame-retardant ABS composition are kept in an optimal balance; and the ultrahigh heat-resistant and flame-retardant ABS composition can be extensively applied to storage batteries, power supplies, rowed sockets, decorative lights, electric cookers, microwave ovens and other flame-retardant and heat-resistant apparatuses and products.

A microwave oven and method for heating a load using microwaves are provided. The microwave oven comprises a cavity adapted to receive a load. The cavity is designed to support at least two predefined mode fields. For each predefined mode field, a resonance frequency in the cavity is known. Further, the microwave oven comprises a frequency-controllable microwave source for feeding microwaves into the cavity via at least one feeding port. The method comprises the steps of measuring a signal reflected from the cavity as a function of the operating frequency of the microwave source and identifying resonance frequencies in the cavity based on the measured signal. Further, the method comprises the steps of selecting, for the predefined modes, at least two of the identified resonance frequencies based on the known resonance frequencies and switching the operating frequency of the microwave source using the selected frequencies. The present invention is advantageous in that it enables uniform heating of the load in the cavity.

The combination of insulating material with microwave interactive food packaging for enhanced cooking properties is disclosed. An insulating microwave packaging material (200) and a method of making the same are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the insulating microwave packaging material (200) is formed by bonding a microwave interactive material substrate (205) that creates sensible heat upon exposure to microwave energy to a second substrate (210) along bond lines (212) arranged in a pattern to form closed cells (214). Upon impingement of the insulating microwave packaging material (200) by microwave energy in a microwave oven, the closed cells (214) expand to form insulating pockets (216). One side of the insulating pocket (216) bulges and lofts above the opposite side. When a food product is situated on the insulating microwave packaging material (200), the insulating pockets (216) insulate the food product from the microwave oven environment.

A microwave oven and method are described wherein the microwave oven includes an interface unit interfacing with a plug and play drive to read out cooking information stored in the drive that does not necessitate a separate recognition device. The drive has a large storage capacity and a fast processing rate. The microwave oven also includes a display unit displaying the cooking information, a key input unit selecting one or more pieces of cooking information from the cooking information displayed on the display unit, and a control unit controlling the cooking information stored in the USB drive to be read out and displayed on the display unit through the interface unit, and controlling cooking on the basis of cooking information selected through the key input unit. The microwave oven conveniently and rapidly stores and executes various large-sized cooking information without an additional recognition device.

The invention can establish a default retransmission algorithm and an interference retransmission algorithm. The default retransmission algorithm can be a Distributed Coordination Function (DCF) based algorithm implemented in a MAC layer in conformance with an IEEE 802.11 based standard. The minimum cumulative back-off time for the default transmission algorithm can be less a minimum cumulative back-off time for the interference retransmission algorithm. The minimum cumulative back-off time for the interference retransmission algorithm can be greater than an on-cycle of the PII and less than a sum of the one and off-cycles of the PII (e.g., between ˜8.3 ms and ˜16.7 ms for microwave oven generated PII). A determination can be made whether periodic intermittent interference is present. If so, the default retransmission algorithm can be automatically utilized for wireless data conveyances. When PII is present, the interference retransmission algorithm can be automatically utilized.

The thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention is obtained by graft polymerizing a monomer that composes a polymer that is compatible with or has affinity for polycarbonate resin in the presence of a polymer that is incompatible with polycarbonate resin; wherein, the weight average molecular weight of a soluble component that dissolves in chloroform is 10,000 to 100,000. In the case of using this thermoplastic resin composition in an engineering plastic, fluidity can be improved without impairing the characteristics of the engineering plastic. The engineering plastic composition of the present invention is preferably used in the field of housings and various parts of OA equipment, telecommunications equipment and home appliances such as photocopiers, facsimiles, televisions, radios, tape recorders, video decks, personal computers, printers, telephones, information terminals, refrigerators and microwave ovens, as well as in other fields such as automotive parts.

The present invention provides a food packaging bag, which can hermetically seal and pack foods therein for long-term storage of the foods and can realize cooking in a safe manner, a food-packaged body, and a method for manufacturing the food-packaged body. Preferably, the present invention provides a food packaging bag, which, in a food packed state, does not undergo breakage of the seal upon exposure to pressure or impact applied during transport or storage and, at the time of serving, even when placed in the hermetically sealed state in a microwave oven followed by heating, can automatically lower the internal pressure to prevent the burst of the bag, and a food-packaged body, and a method for manufacturing the food-packaged body. The food-packaged body consists essentially of: a food packaging bag formed of a laminated film comprising at least a base layer and a sealant layer, the sealant layer being located on the interior side of the packaging bag, the packaging bag having therewithin a point seal part connected to or independently of its edge, the point seal part having in its inside an easy-vapor-passing part; and a food which has been packed and hermetically sealed in the packaging bag.

A system for ablating tissue using interferential electromagnetic fields, comprises tumor shape information; radiation tip shape and position information; a mathematical model for computing first frequency and phase information, second frequency and phase information, and mixing information based on the tumor shape information and on the radiation tip shape and position information. The system further comprises a first generator mechanism for generating a first tone based on the first frequency information and on the first phase information; a second generator mechanism for generating a second tone based on the second frequency information and on the second phase information; a mixer for mixing the first and second tones based on the mixing information; and a radiation tip for generating an interferential electromagnetic field pattern based on the first and second tones. The radiation tip may include radiation coils affixed to the distal end of a conduction member. The conduction member may include a set of nesting conductors for transmitting current to the radiation coils within the radiation tip, the current being selected based on the interferential electromagnetic field pattern desired. Also, using interferential electromagnetic field patterning, non-medical and/or non-cell-destroying systems, e.g., a tissue warmer, a faster microwave oven, an effective security gateway, and/or a safer cellular telephone, may be created.

A wrap for a microwavable container, such as a cup with a removable lid, the wrap having a separable hinged portion to allow the lid of the container to be removed. The separable portion can then be returned to its original position, and the wrap and enclosed container heated in a microwave oven. During heating, the wrap remains relatively cool to the touch, so that the wrap and container can be removed from the oven by grasping the wrap, without contacting the hot exterior of the container.

A constraint mechanism for holding products as they are processed through a microwave applicator, used specifically for constraining products as they travel on one or more continuous conveyors.

The microwavable shipping and/or retail package described here for heating food includes a material suitable for use in a microwave oven. The food disposed in the package is preferably at least partially raw. Taking into account the water content of the food, enough liquid is present in the package for the food to be cooked in a steam atmosphere which develops in the package when heated in a microwave oven. The package has a one-way valve in a wall, which opens automatically to the outside when there is an internal excess pressure, then closes again automatically after the pressure drops, thus limiting and/or reducing the vapor pressure that develops in the package during heating in a microwave oven. The valve membrane may automatically open and automatically close until the membrane deforms during heating, thereby causing said valve to remain open.