Aspects include a system that allows a microwave oven to intelligently self-choose the optimal cooking time for various items to prevent over/under cooking as well as overcoming cooking inconsistencies that are inherent in non-intelligent microwave ovens. Cooking time optimizations can be performed by controlling radio-frequency emission, cooking time, and/or rotation or movement of a turntable or platter within a microwave cavity of a microwave oven to more evenly heat the contents therein.

An automated microwave oven configured to autonomously determine a duration of time for heating an object based on a location of the object in a microwave cavity. The heating duration may be a function of cumulative energy estimated to be experienced by the object due to the object location, e.g., radial distance from center, under rotational motion of the rotating tray. A concentric energy visualization is provided on an interior surface of the microwave cavity, representing a function of cumulative energy experienced under rotational motion of a rotating tray about its center-line. The visualization may comprise a plurality of rings concentric about the center-line, each concentric ring representing a constant value of the function of cumulative energy, oscillating in value along the radial length of the rotating tray.

A sous vide assembly for use in a microwave oven includes an outer tank and an inner tank positioned inside the outer tank to define a heating gap therebetween. The inner tank and the outer tank are filled with water and are in fluid communication with each other through one or more apertures. One or more vertical dividers are positioned within the inner tank and extend along the vertical direction to define a plurality of food chambers and a cover is mounted over the one or more vertical dividers and is movable between an open position and a closed position to provide selective access to the plurality of food chambers and keep food submerged during the sous vide cooking process.

Disclosures of the present invention describe a coaxial microwave rotary applicator for material processing, mainly comprising: a waveguide unit, a microwave generator connected to one end of the waveguide unit, a bearing unit, a chamber, a rotary shaft, a driver unit, a sampling unit. The bearing unit is connected to the waveguide unit through a non-rotary ring, and the chamber is connected to a rotary ring of the bearing unit, and the microwave generator is configured for supplying a microwave to the chamber. By such arrangements, it is able to uniformly heat a specific material disposed in the chamber by driving the chamber to rotate. It is worth noting that, a user is allowed to clearly observe the processing progress via the sampling unit during the heating process of the specific material.

Embodiments disclosed herein include a housing for a source assembly. In an embodiment, the housing comprises a conductive body with a first surface and a second surface opposite from the first surface, and a plurality of openings through a thickness of the conductive body between the first surface and the second surface. In an embodiment, the housing further comprises a channel into the first surface of the conductive body, and a cover over the channel. In an embodiment, a first stem over the cover extends away from the first surface, and a second stem over the cover extends away from the first surface. In an embodiment, the first stem and the second stem open into the channel.

Disclosed are systems and methods that optimize electrical component compartment cooling in a cooking device, such as a combi-steamer. The systems and methods according to the present disclosure provide supplemental air movement devices, such as fans, in the electrical component compartment and, optionally, in the mechanical compartment. These supplemental air movement devices allow reducing the energy consumption of cooking ovens such as combi-steamers by reducing the effort required by a main cooling fan to cool the electrical compartment. Reducing the effort required by the main cooling fan to cool the electrical compartment also reduces or avoids the cooling effect that over-use of the main cooling fan has on the cooking chamber. Also, temperature fluctuations in the electrical compartment are reduced which can also prolong the effective life of the electrical components, again reducing operating and repair costs for the cooking device.

A dielectric constant estimation device which can estimate a dielectric constant of an object with high accuracy in a non-contact state even when a shape of the object is indefinite, and a microwave heating device equipped with the dielectric constant estimation device. The dielectric constant estimation device includes a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna which can switch a polarized wave of an electromagnetic wave between a TE wave and a TM wave. Based on a reflected wave of the TE wave and a reflected wave of the TM wave from the object, the dielectric constant estimation device calculates a TM/TE reflection ratio, and compares the calculated TM/TE reflection ratio and dielectric constant data of theoretical values stored in a memory part in advance in the form of database with each other so that a dielectric constant of the object is estimated.

A heating cooker includes a drawer body, a turntable, a magnetron, and a rotor. The turntable is arranged in the drawer body. The magnetron heats a to-be-heated object Hm placed on the turntable. The rotor rotates the turntable. Power of the rotor acts on a side surface of the turntable.

A substrate processing technology including: transferring a substrate to a process chamber and mounting the substrate on a substrate holder; heating the substrate with a heating device to perform predetermined substrate processing; determining the number of times of the predetermined substrate processing that has been performed that the predetermined substrate processing has been performed a preset number of times or more, determining whether it is necessary to adjust a mounting position at which the substrate is mounted on the substrate holder; and when it is determined that a mounting position adjustment is necessary, determining the mounting position by comparing the substrate temperature measured at the performing the predetermined substrate processing with a premeasured temperature of the substrate which corresponds to the mounting position and is stored in a memory.

A system for processing food additive material is disclosed that includes at least one microwave generator, at least one microwave guide operatively connecting the at least one microwave generator to at least a first conveyor unit. The first conveyor unit is provided in a first housing that includes at least one opening configured to receive microwave energy via a first microwave guide and the first conveyor unit is configured to receive and process a quantity of food additive material, which includes heating the food additive material to a first temperature by applying microwave energy to the food additive material within the first housing.