# US 2014/0190962 A1 · Microwave mat > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190962 A1 - Document ID: US20140190962A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/149,652 - Filed: 2014-01-07 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07 - Assignees: Cl Trading LLC - Applicants: Cl Trading LLC - Inventors: Cyndi J. Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190962A1 ## CPC - A47J 36/027: {Cooking- or baking-vessels specially adapted for use in microwave ovens; Accessories therefor} - A47J 36/34: Supports for cooking-vessels - Y10T 428/219: Edge structure - Y10T 428/2457: Parallel ribs and/or grooves - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven includes a mat portion and a lip portion. The mat portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion. The mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The lip portion includes a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion. The lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface. The mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material and the material is a heat resistant material. The mat portion and the lip portion are flexible. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven, the microwave mat comprising: a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; and wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the material of the mat portion and the lip portion of the microwave mat is silicone. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the heat resistant material resists heat up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the microwave mat is round. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion and lip portion are round. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the top side of the mat portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 6, wherein each of the plurality of ridges on the top side of the mat portion aligns with ridge on the bottom side of the mat portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 1, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the top side of the lip portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The microwave mat for removing items from a microwave oven of claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of ridges on the top side of the lip portion aligns with a ridge on the bottom side of the lip portion. ### Claim 10 A system for microwaving items using a microwave mat, the system comprising: a microwave oven containing a microwave mat and a container for heating wherein the microwave mat comprises: a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; and wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible; and wherein the container rests on top of the mat portion of the microwave mat. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 10, wherein the material of the mat portion and the lip portion of the microwave mat is silicone. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 10, wherein the microwave mat is round, and wherein the plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion and lip portion are round. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 10, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the top side of the mat portion. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of ridges on the top side of the mat portion aligns with ridge on the bottom side of the mat portion. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 10, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the top side of the lip portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system for microwaving items using a microwave mat of claim 15, wherein each of the plurality of ridges on the top side of the lip portion aligns with a ridge on the bottom side of the lip portion. ### Claim 17 A method for utilizing a microwave mat in the heating of items in a microwave oven and the transport of items from the microwave oven, the method comprising: inserting the microwave mat into the microwave oven, the microwave mat comprising: a mat portion, wherein the mat portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the mat portion, wherein the mat portion lays flat when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; a lip portion, wherein the lip portion comprises a plurality of ridges on the bottom side of the lip portion, wherein the lip portion is raised from the flat surface when the microwave mat is placed on a flat surface; and wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are made from a single material, wherein the material is a heat resistant material, wherein the mat portion and the lip portion are flexible; and inserting a container into the microwave oven, wherein the container rests on the mat portion of the microwave mat; heating the container in the microwave oven; and removing the microwave mat and the container from the microwave oven by contacting only the microwave mat.