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General Mills Inc

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1981

materialsconsumer_electronics

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William A. Brastad1

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1 patents, in 1981

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US 4267420·1981

How Microwave Crisping Sleeves Work

General Mills' 1978 patent on using a thin, metal-coated plastic wrap that converts microwave energy into intense surface heat to crisp and brown food like Hot Pockets.

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