Patents by Inventor William Yout

William Yout has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • UNIFORM MICROWAVE HEATING OF FOOD IN A CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20090114644
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for ensuring more uniform heating of food by microwaves. The method includes providing food in a portion having a predetermined size and shape; and providing a container adapted for receiving and reheating the portion of food in a microwave oven. The container forms a supporting cavity having peripheral sides and a bottom side, with the portion of food placed within the supporting cavity. The peripheral sides of the container are circumferentially shielded by a microwave reflective material that forms a circumference having axial and transverse distances that are determined so as to change the wavelength of resonant modes inside the food thereby resulting in a more uniform heating food pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Laurence Hayert-Bonneveau, William Yout, Gary Helstern, Gerard Loizeau
  • Uniform microwave heating of food in a container
    Publication number: 20050040162
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for ensuring more uniform heating of food by microwaves. The method includes providing food in a portion having a predetermined size and shape; and providing a container adapted for receiving and reheating the portion of food in a microwave oven. The container forms a supporting cavity having peripheral sides and a bottom side, with the portion of food placed within the supporting cavity. The peripheral sides of the container are circumferentially shielded by a microwave reflective material that forms a circumference having axial and transverse distances that are determined so as to change the wavelength of resonant modes inside the food thereby resulting in a more uniform heating food pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Laurence Hayert-Bonneveau, William Yout, Gary Helstern, Gerard Loizeau
  • Uniform microwave heating of food in a container
    Patent number: 6777655
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for ensuring more uniform heating of food by microwaves. The method includes providing food in a portion having a predetermined size and shape; and providing a container adapted for receiving and reheating the portion of food in a microwave oven. The container forms a supporting cavity having peripheral sides and a bottom side, with the portion of food placed within the supporting cavity. The peripheral sides of the container are circumferentially shielded by a microwave reflective material that forms a circumference having axial and transverse distances that are determined so as to change the wavelength of resonant modes inside the food thereby resulting in a more uniform heating food pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Laurence Hayert-Bonneveau, William Yout, Gary C. Helstern, Gérard Loizeau
  • Uniform microwave heating of food in a container
    Publication number: 20030189042
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for ensuring more uniform heating of food by microwaves. The method includes providing food in a portion having a predetermined size and shape; and providing a container adapted for receiving and reheating the portion of food in a microwave oven. The container forms a supporting cavity having peripheral sides and a bottom side, with the portion of food placed within the supporting cavity. The peripheral sides of the container are circumferentially shielded by a microwave reflective material that forms a circumference having axial and transverse distances that are determined so as to change the wavelength of resonant modes inside the food thereby resulting in a more uniform heating food pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Laurence Hayert-Bonneveau, William Yout, Gary C. Helstern, Gerard Loizeau