Abstract: A system and a method for generated synchronized audible communications are provided. In one aspect, a system includes a suite of appliances, including at least a first and second appliance. Each appliance has a speaker operable to generate one or more audible communications. The system includes one or more controllers that output one or more sound commands that cause the speakers of the appliances to generate their respective audible communications. One or more of the appliances include a proximity device operable to detect whether a user is within a proximity range thereof. In some instances, the speakers can generate audible communications to amplify their audible communications. In other instances, the speakers can generate audible communications to create localization cues for directing a user's attention to a particular appliance.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus is disclosed. The cooking apparatus according to one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: an inner wall for forming a cooking chamber; an outer wall for encompassing the inner wall; a microwave generating part for emitting a microwave at a passage, which is a space surrounded by the inner wall and the outer wall; and an absorbing layer absorbing the microwave to be propagated along the passage, so as to emit an infrared ray at the cooking chamber.

Abstract: Systems and methods of using active infrared (AIR) sensors to map a room of a home or building and determine whether an external portal (e.g., window and/or door) of the room is open or closed are provided. In particular, the systems and methods include outputting infrared (IR) light from an IR light source of an active infrared (AIR) sensor, receiving reflected IR light with a light sensor, and determining, with a processor coupled to the light sensor, whether a window of a room is open according to the received reflected IR light.

Abstract: An energized dispersive extraction method for sample preparation for analysis is disclosed. The method includes the steps of placing an extraction solvent, sorbent particles, and a sample matrix containing an analyte in a heat conductive sample cup; positioning the sample cup in a pressure-resistant reaction chamber; dispersing the solvent and the sample matrix in the sample cup in the reaction chamber; heating the sample matrix and the solvent in the sample cup in the reaction chamber to a temperature that generates an above-atmospheric pressure; draining the solvent extract from the sample cup at atmospheric pressure; and collecting the solvent extract for analysis.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a carbon fiber manufacturing device in which fiber to be carbonized is irradiated with microwaves and thereby heated, wherein the carbon fiber manufacturing device is compact and capable of performing carbonization at atmospheric pressure without requiring an electromagnetic wave absorber or other additives or preliminary carbonization through external heating. This carbon fiber manufacturing device (200) includes: a cylindrical furnace (27) comprising a cylindrical waveguide in which one end is closed, a fiber outlet (27b) being formed in the one end of the cylindrical waveguide and a fiber inlet (27a) being formed in the other end of the cylindrical waveguide; a microwave oscillator (21) for introducing microwaves into the cylindrical furnace (27); and a connection waveguide (22) having one end connected to the microwave oscillator (21) side and the other end connected to one end of the cylindrical furnace (27).

Abstract: A microwave irradiating and heating device including: a reaction furnace containing a sample material to be irradiated with a microwave passed through an opening and to be heated; a microwave irradiating source disposed outside the reaction furnace; a rotated quadric surface mirror reflecting microwave emitted from the microwave irradiating source toward the opening, and disposed above the reaction furnace; a lid for the opening, at least a portion of the lid made from dielectric to transmit microwave reflected on the rotated quadric surface mirror into the reaction furnace; wherein an angle of incidence of the microwave, reflected on the rotated quadric surface mirror and irradiated at the portion of the lid made from the dielectric, is at an angle causing a polarized wave of the microwave to pass through the portion.

Abstract: An over-the-range microwave oven including a duct unit configured to direct air from the back of the oven to the front and further includes an integrated duct module. The duct unit includes: a first panel at the bottom, a pair of second panels forming both lateral side surfaces of the duct unit. Water vapor generated from food being cooked flows along an enclosed flow path and thus is unaffected by the exhaust air flow. A humidity sensor is disposed on the first panel and operable to detect water vapor in the cooking unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for fabricating semiconductor devices includes a chamber having a bottom plane, a side wall and a lid. An irradiating unit is at an interior of the chamber. A substrate mounting unit is between the bottom plane of the chamber and the irradiating unit. The irradiating unit includes an irradiating tube and a hole penetrating the central region of the irradiating tube. The irradiating tube has a hollow disk shape, and a lower surface of the irradiating tube is opened to the substrate mounting unit.

Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus includes, within a heating room, a placement table having a horizontal placement surface for placing an object to be heated, and a plurality of feeding portions which are placed on a wall surface of the heating room for supplying microwave electric power to the heating room. The microwave heating apparatus is adapted to relatively move the position of the straight line connecting two feeding portions to each other, with respect to the object to be heated, through a movement mechanism portion, and to detect a phase difference between the microwave electric powers which minimizes reflected electric power returning from the heating room to the two feeding portions, for detecting the state of placement of the object to be heated on the placement table.

Abstract: A splatter guard for a microwave oven has a container. The container has an open bottom surface and an opening formed on a side area of the container.

Abstract: A splatter guard for a microwave oven has a container. The container has an open bottom surface and an opening formed on a side area of the container.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for popping kernels, comprising a heating chamber configured to contain kernels, a microwave emitter configured to produce microwave energy within the heating chamber and heat the kernels, a single-mode resonant microwave applicator configured to generate a stable focused high intensity microwave region within the heating chamber, and an air blower configured to create airflow within the heating chamber sufficient to move the kernels within the heating chamber.

Abstract: An oven which runs on a 20 ampere single phase electrical service includes a cooking chamber comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, at least one microwave generator, at least one set of nozzles, tubes or apertures disposed above a food product disposed within the oven, at least one blower having an RPM in the range between about 3000 to about 4000 at 100 percent velocity, wherein the blower circulates at least a portion of gas from the nozzles, tubes or apertures into the cooking chamber substantially toward the food product and back to the nozzles, tubes or apertures, and a thermal energy source that heats the gas, wherein the heated gas at or near the food product disposed in the cooking chamber exhibits a flow rate of at least about 150 CFM.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate processing apparatus and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device that are capable of uniformly heating a substrate while reducing an increase in substrate temperature to reduce a thermal budget. The substrate processing apparatus includes a process chamber configured to process a substrate; a substrate support unit installed in the process chamber to support the substrate; a microwave supply unit configured to supply a microwave toward a process surface of the substrate supported by the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit including a microwave radiating unit radiating the microwave supplied from a microwave source to the process chamber while rotating; a partition installed between the microwave supply unit and the substrate support unit; a cooling unit installed at the substrate support unit; and a control unit configured to control at least the substrate support unit, the microwave supply unit and the cooling unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for continuously carrying out chemical reactions. The device comprises a microwave generator, a microwave applicator accommodating a microwave-transparent tube, and an isothermal reaction section which is arranged such that the material to be reacted is guided inside the microwave-transparent tube through a microwave applicator which is used as the heating zone and in which it is heated to reaction temperature by means of microwaves that are emitted from the microwave generator into the microwave applicator. The material to be reacted, which is heated and optionally under pressure, is transferred from the microwave applicator to an isothermal reaction zone once it has left the heating zone, said reaction zone being arranged downstream of the heating zone, and is cooled once it has left the isothermal reaction zone.

Abstract: A microwave heater and method of heating are provided. The microwave heater includes a non-resonant enclosure and a continuous helical antenna within the non-resonant enclosure. The continuous helical antenna is configured to receive therein a load to be heated by microwaves radiated from the continuous helical antenna.

Abstract: An oven appliance with a pair of doors is provided. The doors slide along a track in order to open and close and are coupled with a linkage assembly. The linkage assembly allows movement of one of the doors to be transferred to the other door such that the doors open and close simultaneously. When the doors are open, the doors are stored in pockets defined in the oven appliance.

Abstract: A heating system for hot water and conditioned air uses electromagnetic energy created by one or more magnetrons operated by high voltage transformers. The heating system includes oil cooled transformers and magnetrons. Using radiators in the form of heat exchangers, heat recovered from the transformers and magnetrons is dissipated directly into the path of the return air and the air handler blower. The magnetron heating system includes a coiled conduit sized to allow complete heating of the fluid flowing therethrough. The conduit has a conical shape to allow upper magnetrons to heat the outside of the conduit and lower magnetrons to heat the inside of the conduit.

Abstract: A device for the extraction of a compound from a solid material, which includes a microwave unit enclosing an inner vessel that is configured to hold a solid and that is fluidly sealed within an outer vessel configured to hold a solvent to be vaporized, and a condenser that is arranged to condense the vaporized solvent and deliver the condensed solvent to the inner vessel is described. The inner vessel has a solvent outlet configured to deliver condensed solvent that contains an extracted compound back to the outer vessel. The device includes a stirrer within the outer vessel and a stirrer within the inner vessel to provide agitation during the extraction process.

Abstract: An OLED package heating device and process, this device includes a microwave generator and a reaction chamber. There is a mask in the bottom of the reaction chamber. At the bottom of the mask there is a quartz layer, and on the surface of the mask there is a metal layer. This metal layer is set with at least one opening. At the top of the reaction chamber there provides a reflective plate, and the lower surface of the reflector plate is made of a metal material. In the sintering process, first of all, coating a plurality frit in the reaction chamber, wherein the position of the frit is right above the openings on the mask, then using the microwave generator emit the microwave, wherein the microwave is transmitted through the tube into the reaction chamber to heat the frit.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a unidirectional multi-path kiln with two or more chambers and generally parallel flow paths extending through the kiln, on opposite sides, from charge entry portals at a first end of the kiln to charge exit portals at a second end of the kiln. Moist heated air flowing from the second heated chamber is received in the first chamber and circulated around the lumber charges with one or more fans. The lumber charges proceed in the same direction on the flow paths through the heated second chamber, which may be an existing kiln. Charge exit portals at the distal end of the kiln and/or intermediate charge portals between the second chamber and a third chamber may be provided with insulating members configured to reduce airflow from the second chamber through the charge exit portals.

Abstract: An apparatus for thermal treatment of dielectric films on substrates comprises: a microwave applicator cavity and microwave power source; a workpiece to be heated in the cavity, comprising a porous coating on a selected substrate; and, a means of introducing a controlled amount of a polar species into the porous coating immediately before heating by the microwave power. The interaction of the polar species with the microwaves enhances the efficiency of the process, to shorten process time and reduce thermal budget. A related method comprises the steps of: depositing a porous film on a substrate; soft baking the film to a selected state of dryness; introducing a controlled amount of a polar species into the soft baked film; and, applying microwave energy to heat the film via interaction with the polar species.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO) analyzer for an accurate control of electromagnetic fields inside a multimode resonant chamber with two or more cavities coupled in an accurate way through a slotted piece with slots or waveguide. The MIMO analyzer may include broadband antennas, different types of lenses, and different stirrers, which may be both metallic and non-metallic. These elements, together with some processes such as precise location of under-test elements out of the lower cavity allow for controlling the electromagnetic fields on its interior. This control permits the emulation of the behavior of wireless communication terminals under different fading scenarios, both indoors and outdoors. Some of the features and procedures of the MIMO analyser may be used in industrial microwave heating processes for drying and curing of materials, also known as microwave ovens, allowing a greater efficiency and homogenization in the processes.

Abstract: The invention provides a drawer type cooking device, wherein the mounting positions of roller-shaped shock absorbing members 10b and 10b attached to a drawer body 2 are either aligned with portions of the side walls 3b and 3b of the heating chamber 3 where fixing angles 8 of the slide rails 7 are attached and thus having enhanced rigidity, or arranged close to a bottom wall 3c of the heating chamber 3, so that when a biased operation force is applied to the door, the generation of a gap between a front side panel of the cooking device body 1 and the inner side of the door is suppressed, and the occurrence of a microwave leakage through the gap caused by not stopping the generation of microwave until the operation of a latch is thereby prevented in advance.

Abstract: A rotary cooking apparatus for a microwave oven including a hollow drum for holding food, said drum including a first open end and a second closed end, a lid detachably securable onto said first end of said drum, wherein said lid includes a support shaft protruding from said lid operatively arranged to engage in a freely rotatable manner with a support means, and wherein said lid includes a ventilation hole, a ventilation insert secured between said cooking drum and said lid when said lid is secured onto said drum, wherein said ventilation insert includes a ventilation means, and a socket in said second end of said drum, wherein said socket has a shape corresponding to a cross-section of a head on a driving shaft of a motor, wherein said head of said driving shaft complimentarily engages in said socket for rotating said drum via said motor.

Abstract: A temperature control device which can control the temperature of an object to be processed even after supply of radio waves or electromagnetic waves from a high-frequency heating apparatus is stopped. The temperature control device includes a temperature sensor detecting the temperature of the object to be processed heated by radio waves generated from the high-frequency heating apparatus, a signal processing circuit comparing the temperature detected by the temperature sensor with a standard temperature, a rechargeable battery charged by electric energy generated by reception of the radio waves by an antenna, a charging circuit controlling charging of the rechargeable battery, and a heater supplied with electric power from the rechargeable battery to heat the object to be processed so that the temperature thereof gets closer to the standard temperature, in accordance with a comparison result by the signal processing circuit.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for customizing microwave energy distribution within a chamber to accommodate various load characteristics. Aspects of the present invention customized configurations of ports, deflectors, waveguides, conducting rods, and slots to shape and distribute energy.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for customizing microwave energy distribution within a chamber to accommodate various load characteristics. Aspects of the present invention customized configurations of ports, deflectors, waveguides, conducting rods, and slots to shape and distribute energy.

Abstract: Microwave energy is used to affix an ethylene-vinyl acetate (“EVA”) item to a rubber item by placing an at least partially cured EVA item in contact with a less than cured rubber item forming a bi-component member. The bi-component member is enclosed in a cavity formed from a material having a first dielectric constant less than or equal to a second dielectric constant of the partially cured EVA item. Microwaves and pressure are applied through the cavity to the at least partially cured EVA item and the less than cured rubber item for a predetermined amount of time to cause the affixing of the portions forming the bi-component member.

Abstract: A processing system is disclosed, having a process chamber that houses a substrate for exposure of a surface of the substrate to a travelling electromagnetic (EM) wave. The processing system also includes an EM wave transmission antenna configured to launch the travelling EM wave into the process chamber for the travelling EM wave to propagate in a direction substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate. The processing system also includes a power coupling system configured to supply EM energy into the EM wave transmission antenna to generate the travelling EM wave at a prescribed output power and in a prescribed EM wave mode during treatment of the substrate. The processing system also includes an EM wave receiving antenna configured to absorb the travelling EM wave after propagation through the process chamber.

Abstract: A method of generating an RF field reflection, including positioning a grid wall in front of a conductive wall, launching RF energy at the grid wall and said conductive wall, including first and second linearly polarized orthogonal components, and highly reflecting one component from the grid wall set and allowing the other component to pass through the grid wall set with little reflection to reflect from the conductive wall. A microwave oven includes an oven cavity, defined by flat, electrically conductive oven walls. A microwave source generates microwave energy including orthogonal linearly polarized components into the oven cavity from a port formed in a first one of the oven walls. A grid wall of conductive lines parallel to a polarization direction is spaced from a second oven wall by a distance nominally equivalent to a quarter wavelength of the microwave energy.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems and methods for customizing microwave energy distribution within a chamber to accommodate various load characteristics. Aspects of the present invention customized configurations of ports, deflectors, waveguides, conducting rods, and slots to shape and distribute energy.

Abstract: A method of popping kernels, comprising moving kernels within a heating chamber with airflow, and subjecting the kernels to focused microwave energy sufficient to cause the kernels to pop, resulting in popped flakes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for popping kernels, comprising a heating chamber configured to contain kernels, a microwave emitter configured to produce microwave energy within the heating chamber and heat the kernels, a single-mode resonant microwave applicator configured to generate a stable focused high intensity microwave region within the heating chamber, and an air blower configured to create airflow within the heating chamber sufficient to move the kernels within the heating chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for popping kernels, comprising generating a standing microwave energy field in a single-mode resonant microwave applicator, wherein the standing microwave energy field comprises an array of one or more high intensity microwave regions; and subjecting kernels to the microwave energy in the one or more high intensity microwave regions, sufficient to cause the kernels to pop and produce popped flakes.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring the proximity of a user to an appliance is provided. A motion detector is activated. The motion detector detects when a user is within a predetermined proximity of an appliance. A timer is initiated when the motion detector does not detect that the user is within the predetermined proximity to the appliance. It is determined from the timer whether a first predetermined period of time has elapsed since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of said appliance. A warning alert is sent to the user indicating that the first predetermined period of time has been exceeded since the motion detector determined that the user was not within the predetermined proximity of the appliance.

Abstract: A microwave oven includes a cavity having a cooking chamber; a magnetron oscillating microwave radiation used for cooking food in the cooking chamber; and a plurality of radiation openings through which the microwave radiation is radiated into the cooking chamber, each of the radiation openings having a length in a direction where the microwave radiation is guided by a waveguide, the length being greater or less than ?/4.

Abstract: A microwave heating apparatus (101) includes a burning chamber (103) in which an object (102) to be burned is placed, a magnetron (116) for applying microwaves into the heating apparatus, a cooling gas introducing mechanism (112b) for introducing a cooling gas from outside the heating apparatus into the heating apparatus, a cooling gas channel (113b) through which the cooling gas flows to the burning chamber (103), heat-generating members (114a to 114e) for self-heating with microwaves applied thereto to heat the cooling gas flowing through the cooling gas channel (113b) and a control section (117) for, when the burning chamber (103) having the object (102) to be burned placed therein is cooled, causing the cooling gas introducing mechanism (112b) to introduce the cooling gas into the heating apparatus, and causing the magnetron (116) to intermittently apply microwaves into the heating apparatus.

Abstract: A shielding system for microwave ovens includes a first layer of parallel grounded conductors and a second layer of parallel grounded conductors substantially perpendicular to the conductors of the first layer and, for high frequency, electrically insulated therefrom, each layer presenting a plurality of parallel metal wires connected at one end and grounded.

Abstract: An observation window for a microwave device exhibiting microwave radiation of a predetermined frequency, the observation window comprising two optically transparent panels to which an optically transparent conductive film has been applied to a single side thereof, each of the transparent conductive films primarily reflecting incident microwave radiation and being substantially parallel and spatially separated from each other by a predetermined distance, the predetermined distance being equal to an odd integer multiple of one quarter of the wavelength of the microwave radiation of the predetermined frequency in the interstice between the transparent films, the predetermined distance having a tolerance of plus or minus 0.15 of the wavelength in the interstice.

Abstract: A cooker and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The cooker may include a cavity having a cooking chamber, an electrical chamber, in which a part to provide heat to the cooking chamber may be disposed, the electrical chamber being defined in one side of the cavity, and a door disposed on a side of the cavity to selectively open or close the cooking chamber. The cavity may include a bottom portion that defines a bottom surface of the cavity, a side portion that extends backward from each of both sides of the bottom portion, and a rear portion rounded to extend backward from the side portion.

Abstract: A cooking oven system with a master-slave power assembly therebetween to allow for a single power connection to a 30 ampere single phase electrical outlet includes: a first oven which runs on about 15 amperes; and a second oven which runs on about 15 amperes with an electrical power system which includes a power cord that extends from the second oven to the electrical inlet of the first oven, thereby allowing the first oven to act as a power master to the second oven which acts as a slave by obtaining power from the first oven; wherein the heated gas at or near the food product disposed in the cooking chamber of either the first or second oven exhibits a flow rate of at least about 100 CFM at 100 percent velocity.

Abstract: A high-frequency cooker includes: a heating chamber; a high-frequency generating device; a waveguide which is formed on a surface opposite to the heating chamber and which guides a microwave generated by the high-frequency generating device; a power feed port which is formed on a wall of the heating chamber and which allows the microwave guided by the waveguide to be supplied into the heating chamber; a microwave transmitting cover which closes the power feed port; and an umbrella-shaped member which is provided on a surface upper than the power feed port so as to cover an upper edge of the microwave transmitting cover. The umbrella-shaped member includes a step provided at both end portions of the umbrella-shaped member to reduce a gap with a wall surface of the heating chamber, and the microwave transmitting cover is fixed so as to be inserted into the gap.

Abstract: There is provided a high-frequency heating apparatus including a heating chamber that houses an object to be heated, a rotating turntable provided on a bottom surface of the heating chamber, on which the object to be heated is rotatably mounted; a high-frequency heating section (21) that heats the object to be heated which is housed in the heating chamber, a convection heater (27) for heating the heating chamber, a circulating fan (28) for supplying the heating chamber with heat of the convection heater (27) as hot air, and a grill heater (33) for heating the object to be heated, wherein the convection heater (27) and the grill heater (33) are separately disposed on an upper surface of the heating chamber, thereby allowing reduction in size of an external shape of the heating apparatus without sacrificing grill cooking performance and oven cooking performance.

Abstract: A radio frequency heater is disclosed including a vessel for containing material to be heated and a radio frequency radiating surface. The vessel has a wall defining a reservoir. The radio frequency radiating surface at least partially surrounds the reservoir. The radiating surface includes two or more circumferentially spaced petals that are electrically isolated from other petals. The petals are positioned to irradiate at least a portion of the reservoir, and are adapted for connection to a source of radio frequency alternating current. A generally conical tank or tank segment having a conically wound radio frequency applicator is also contemplated. Also, a method of heating an oil-water process stream is disclosed. In this method a radio frequency heater and an oil-water process stream are provided. The process stream is irradiated with the heater, thus heating the water phase of the process stream.

Abstract: A pressure vessel for receiving samples to be heated is provided, the pressure vessel has a closable reaction chamber as a pressure chamber for initiating and/or promoting chemical and/or physical pressure reactions, and the pressure vessel has a microwave-permeable region, by way of which microwaves can be coupled into the reaction chamber. A hollow light guide pipe extends from the microwave-permeable region towards an infrared sensor, which is arranged outside the pressure chamber, and by way of which the infrared radiation emitted by the heated samples in the reaction chamber is guided during a pressure reaction to the infrared sensor. In the microwave-permeable region, an infrared-permeable pressure receiving part is provided, between the reaction chamber and the light guide pipe and lies against the reaction chamber, in order to support the light guide pipe in the microwave-permeable region.

Abstract: Provided are a ventilation hooded microwave oven and a cooling system for the ventilation hooded microwave oven. In the ventilation hooded microwave oven, a pull-up door is provided, and various components of a cavity assembly, the pull-up door, and a door handle can be cooled by airflows induced by a cooling fan assembly. Therefore, outside areas of the ventilation hooded microwave oven can be efficiently used, and the ventilation hooded microwave oven can be reliably prevented from overheating.

Abstract: There is provided a device for curing an alignment film comprising a microwave heating chamber (1) and a microwave heating part (2) located within the microwave heating chamber (1); the microwave heating part (2) is used to perform microwave heating on the substrate (201) having alignment liquid to be cured located within the microwave heating chamber (1), until the alignment liquid to be cured is cured into an alignment film. Also, there is provided a method for curing an alignment film.

Abstract: A resonator unit includes a resonator chamber with a first opening for receiving container in a predefined position and for heating the container with microwaves coupled into the resonator chamber. The chamber has a second opening via which the microwaves are coupled into the resonator chamber, wherein the geometry of the resonator chamber relative to the predefined position of the container in the first opening is adapted by a device for adapting the geometry so that an electric field produced in the resonator chamber in a working mode is symmetrical in relation to the container or the impedance of the resonator unit equipped with container is approximately constant for containers of different configurations.

Abstract: A microwave oven including an extendable/retractable hood assembly is provided. The microwave oven draws contaminated air through intake ports that are provided in a hood casing and a hood. The hood is slidably received in the hood casing. Thus, the hood is retracted or extended from the hood casing to more efficiently perform an air exhaust function.