Multi-line microwave heating system with optimized launcher configuration

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10448465
APP PUB NO 20160309549A1
SERIAL NO

15193797

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A microwave heating system configured to heat a plurality of articles and a process for using the same is provided. The heating system includes at least two laterally-spaced parallel convey lines and two or more groups of microwave launchers configured to heat articles transported along each convey line. The groups of microwave launchers can include pairs of oppositely disposed launchers that are spaced apart from one another along the axis of convey. When the system includes multiple convey lines, adjacent launcher groups are staggered relative to one another in the convey direction. Heating articles, such as foodstuffs or medical fluids or equipment in such a system, minimize undesirable interference between launchers of adjacent groups and provide a more uniform heating field.

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  • 915 LABS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimrey,, Jr Harold Dail Knoxville, US 51 126
Wilson, Robert Brian Overland Park, US 2 13

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