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US 2495429

How Percy Spencer Invented the Microwave Oven

This 1945 patent describes the process of using concentrated microwave energy to cook food, the fundamental technology behind the modern microwave oven.

Statusexpired

Granted1950

Expires1965

Claims2

Forward citations20

Prior art9

AssigneeRaytheon Manufacturing Co

InventorsPercy L Spencer

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