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公开(公告)号:US12035447B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US17276525
申请日:2019-09-17
Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Inventor: Steven Romel Givens , Clayton Keith Burnett , Ryan West , Michael J. Goclon , John Foster Gerling , George Clarke Monroe, IV
CPC classification number: H05B6/6447 , H05B6/6441 , H05B6/645 , H05B6/664 , H05B6/686 , H05B2206/044
Abstract: A microwave appliance provides safe heating of packaged food products at an efficiency greater than 90%. A temperature sensor positioned about a product holder is configured to sense a temperature of the package. A product identification scanner identifies a type of food product, a type of packaging, and/or a size of packaging being inserted into the microwave appliance. The product identification may be used to obtain a dielectric constant and/or electrical conductivity of the product. An electric field detector verifies that a suitable product has been inserted into the microwave appliance and is used to estimate a volume of the packaged food product. Accordingly, even partially full packaged food products may be safely re-heated to a desired temperature. As opposed to a time-based operation with traditional microwave appliances, operation of the microwave appliance may be adjusted based on the product identification scanner, temperature sensor, and electric field detector.
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公开(公告)号:US12096540B2
公开(公告)日:2024-09-17
申请号:US17276525
申请日:2019-09-17
Applicant: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Inventor: Steven Romel Givens , Clayton Keith Burnett , Ryan West , Michael J. Goclon , John Foster Gerling , George Clarke Monroe, IV
CPC classification number: H05B6/6447 , H05B6/6441 , H05B6/645 , H05B6/664 , H05B6/686 , H05B2206/044
Abstract: A microwave appliance provides safe heating of packaged food products at an efficiency greater than 90%. A temperature sensor positioned about a product holder is configured to sense a temperature of the package. A product identification scanner identifies a type of food product, a type of packaging, and/or a size of packaging being inserted into the microwave appliance. The product identification may be used to obtain a dielectric constant and/or electrical conductivity of the product. An electric field detector verifies that a suitable product has been inserted into the microwave appliance and is used to estimate a volume of the packaged food product. Accordingly, even partially full packaged food products may be safely re-heated to a desired temperature. As opposed to a time-based operation with traditional microwave appliances, operation of the microwave appliance may be adjusted based on the product identification scanner, temperature sensor, and electric field detector.
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