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Method of fire detection in a microwave oven
Assignee: Goodman Co LP
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Filing: 1977-08-30
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Granted: 1979-01-09
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Expires: 1997-08-30
Abstract
Abstract A method for detecting a fire in a microwave oven heating cavity by sensing the time dependent "in-situ" humidity and the temperature environmental conditions of a microwave oven heating cavity in a microwave oven. The humidity sensor and the temperature sensor connect to a programmable controller in the microwave oven. When the sensed "in-situ" relative humidity decreases and the sensed temperature increases within a predetermined time interval, there is a fire in the cavity. The programmable controller processing the sampled humidity and temperature signal information turns off the microwave oven upon sensing the decreasing humidity and increasing temperature within the predetermined time interval indicating a fire.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald G. Buck
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 08:06
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05B; H05B6/00; H05B6/64; H05B6/66; H05B6/666
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of fire detection in a microwave oven comprising the steps of: a. comparing a sampled and sensed in-situ temperature with a previous sampled and sensed in-situ temperature of a microwave oven heating cavity; b. comparing a sampled and sensed in-situ previous relative humidity with a sampled and sensed in situ relative humidity of said microwave oven heating cavity; c. indicating that a fire exists when said sampled and sensed temperature is increasing and said sampled and sensed relative humidity is decreasing, and; d. turning off the oven.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
89 words
A method of fire detection in a microwave oven comprising the steps of: a. comparing a sampled and sensed in-situ temperature with a previous sampled and sensed in-situ temperature of a microwave oven heating cavity; b. comparing a sampled and sensed in-situ previous relative humidity with a sampled and sensed in situ relative humidity of said microwave oven heating cavity; c. indicating that a fire exists when said sampled and sensed temperature is increasing and said sampled and sensed relative humidity is decreasing, and; d. turning off the oven.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising the step of: a. said increasing temperature and said decreasing relative humidity occuring within a predetermined time interval.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising the step of: a. turning off a microwave power source coupling microwave energy to said microwave oven heating cavity when a fire is indicated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising the step of: a. turning off a air exchange control circulating air through said microwave oven heating cavity when a fire is indicated.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising the step of: a. measuring a decrease of said in-situ relative humidity of 10 to 20%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 comprising the step of: a. measuring an increase of said in-situ temperature of ten to twenty degrees centigrade.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 2 comprising the step of: a. said predetermined time interval being ten seconds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 2 comprising the step of: a. said predetermined time interval being a range of ten to thirty seconds.
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