Patents by Inventor Robert E. Boblenz

Robert E. Boblenz 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).

  • Patent number: 4159406
    Abstract: A waveguide structure for use in a microwave oven wherein a portion of the wall structure defining the oven cavity also forms a portion of the waveguide. The waveguide is formed of a plurality of wall members cooperatively defining a waveguide conduit for delivering microwave energy from a generator through an inlet opening in the oven cavity wall. The several wall members of the waveguide conduit are press-formed and secured together by mechanical fastening structure to provide high accuracy in the waveguide configuration. The conduit wall further includes a mounting flange secured to the cavity wall to provide further precise accurate association of the waveguide conduit with the cavity wall opening. An external paint coating on the cavity wall defines with a mounting flange of the waveguide conduit wall a capacitive seal therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1979
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Edwin H. Tate, Robert E. Boblenz