H05B 6/6426
Aspects relating to the exterior of the microwave heating apparatus
Official title: {Aspects relating to the exterior of the microwave heating apparatus, e.g. metal casing, power cord}
H05B6/6426 (Aspects relating to the exterior of the microwave heating apparatus) appears on 223 US grants and 193 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cooking apparatus28 Jul 2026US 12,696,360 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Portable microwave oven30 Jun 2026US 12,672,211 B1
- Cooking apparatus12 May 2026US 12,628,248 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Mounting arrangement for over-the-range cooking appliance5 May 2026US 12,616,300 B2Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Over the range microwave oven with improved hood ventilation27 Jan 2026US 12,535,226 B2Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Cooking appliance17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282178 A1Guangdong Galanz Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd
- Microwave Oven13 Aug 2026US 2026/0239497 A1Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Combination microwave and hood system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214760 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Microwave oven appliance and filter assembly therefor14 May 2026US 2026/0132935 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Universal and Adjustable Mechanism for Mounting a Microwave Oven12 Feb 2026US 2026/0046987 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ventilation system for combination microwave oven and exhaust vent100US 4,327,274 AGeneral Electric Company · 1982
- Microwave oven with a projection for uniform heating within the cavity55US 5,698,128 ASanyo Electric Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Cooking apparatus and exhaust system49US 4,143,646 AHome Metal Products Company a Division of Mobex Corporation · 1979
- High-frequency heating appliance46US 4,409,452 AHitachi Heating Appliances Co., Ltd. · 1983
- Microwave heating apparatus45US 5,180,895 AUnilever Patent Holdings B.V. · 1993