Microwave heating device and method for operating a microwave heating device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11627645
APP PUB NO 20200245417A1
SERIAL NO

16847775

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A microwave heating device includes at least two radiating portions that are adapted to radiate microwaves to the heating chamber and can be operated according to a plurality of operational configurations that differ in frequency and/or in phase shift(s) between the radiated microwaves. Data of energy efficiency, as a function of operational configurations, can be obtained for a product in the heating chamber. For example, energy efficiency data are obtained through a learning procedure. The obtained data can be processed to select one or more operational configurations ranking high in energy efficiency and a heating procedure for the product inside the heating chamber can be executed by operating the at least two radiating portions according to the selected one or more operational configurations.

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ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC3600 WEST LAKE AVENUE GLENVIEW ILLINOIS 60025-5811

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baccara, Andrea Chicago, US 10 19
DeMassari, Chiara Costermano, IT 4 7
Flipot, Benoît La Bazouge des Alleux, FR 4 7
Gambato, Francesco San Giorgio in Bosco, IT 9 27
Lanza, Nicola Chioggia, IT 6 10
Sclocchi, Michele San Donato Milanese, IT 24 57

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