Multidirectional fuse susceptor
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1. A susceptor structure comprising:
- a plurality of microwave energy transparent segments spaced apart within a layer of microwave energy interactive material, the layer of microwave energy interactive material comprising a susceptor that is operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent segments define interconnected resonant loops having a peripheral length configured to induce resonance of microwave energy along the interconnected resonant loops within the layer of microwave energy interactive material; and
a substantially cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element disposed within each loop of the interconnected resonant loops,wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent segments that define the interconnected resonant loops and the substantially cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element disposed within each loop of the interconnected resonant loops are circumscribed by the microwave energy interactive material.
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Abstract
A susceptor structure includes a layer of conductive material supported on a non-conductive substrate. The conductive layer includes a resonant loop defined by a plurality of microwave energy transparent segments and, optionally, a microwave energy transparent element within the resonant loop.
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1. A susceptor structure comprising:
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a plurality of microwave energy transparent segments spaced apart within a layer of microwave energy interactive material, the layer of microwave energy interactive material comprising a susceptor that is operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent segments define interconnected resonant loops having a peripheral length configured to induce resonance of microwave energy along the interconnected resonant loops within the layer of microwave energy interactive material; and a substantially cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element disposed within each loop of the interconnected resonant loops, wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent segments that define the interconnected resonant loops and the substantially cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element disposed within each loop of the interconnected resonant loops are circumscribed by the microwave energy interactive material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A susceptor structure comprising:
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a plurality of microwave energy transparent segments within a layer of microwave energy interactive material, the layer of microwave energy interactive material comprising a susceptor that is operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent segments are arranged as a pattern of interconnected hexagonal loops; and a substantially cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element substantially centered within each hexagonal loop of the interconnected hexagonal loops. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A susceptor structure comprising:
an electrically continuous layer of conductive material supported on a non-conductive substrate, the conductive material comprising a susceptor that is operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, wherein the susceptor structure includes a repeating pattern of microwave energy transparent areas within the layer of conductive material, the microwave energy transparent areas being circumscribed by the conductive material, the repeating pattern includes a plurality of cross-shaped microwave energy transparent elements and a plurality of microwave energy transparent, segmented hexagonal loops, each cross-shaped microwave energy transparent element being disposed within a respective one of the segmented hexagonal loops, and at least some of the segmented hexagonal loops have a peripheral length configured to promote resonance of microwave energy across the susceptor structure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A susceptor structure comprising:
a susceptor supported on a non-conductive substrate, the susceptor being operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, wherein the susceptor circumscribes both a plurality of microwave energy transparent areas that define interconnected resonant loops, each loop of the interconnected resonant loops having a peripheral length configured to induce resonance of microwave energy along the interconnected resonant loops within the susceptor, and a pair of orthogonally overlapping, substantially rectangular microwave energy transparent segments within each loop of the interconnected resonant loops. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A susceptor structure comprising:
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a layer of conductive material supported on a non-conductive substrate, the layer of conductive material circumscribing a plurality of microwave energy transparent areas that define a plurality of interconnected resonant loops and a plurality of substantially cross-shaped elements, the substantially cross-shaped elements each being disposed within a respective one of the interconnected resonant loops, wherein the plurality of microwave energy transparent areas that define the interconnected resonant loops include side areas and corner areas, the corner areas having a substantially tri-star shape, the layer of conductive material comprises a susceptor that is operative for converting microwave energy to thermal energy, and the interconnected resonant loops have a peripheral length configured to induce resonance along the interconnected resonant loops. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A susceptor structure comprising:
a layer of conductive material supported on a non-conductive substrate, the conductive layer including a plurality of spaced apart microwave energy transparent segments that define a pattern of interconnected hexagonal loops, and a substantially centrally located microwave energy transparent element within at least one of the loops. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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