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Microwave apparatus for heating liquid in a closed plastic container

  • US 4,336,435 A
  • Filed: 03/23/1981
  • Issued: 06/22/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Microwave apparatus for thawing liquid frozen in a plastic bag comprising:

  • microwave means having a microwave cavity for receiving the plastic bag and a microwave power source for energizing the microwave cavity to thaw the frozen liquid in the bag;

    holder means within the microwave cavity for retaining the plastic bag in a substantially vertical position and for shielding strategic areas of the plastic bag from microwave energy;

    means fixed to the holder means within the microwave cavity for imparting a motion to plastic bag thereby agitating the thawing liquid in the plastic bag; and

    temperature means for detecting the temperature of the thawing liquid in the bag and for deenergizing the cavity at a preselected temperature.

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