Granted December 1, 2015 with claims directed to an oven for
applying microwave energy to a product. The claims focus on the geometry of the oven itself.

Granted January 14, 2020 with claims directed to a system for
applying microwave energy to a product. These claims focus on the innovative relaxation tunnel technique invented by CTC which allows the product to absorb microwave energy without
damaging the cellular structure of the product.

Granted August 8, 2023 with claims directed to a system for protecting microwave magnetrons. These claims focus on the innovative dummy load technique invented by CTC which allows the system to ramp up the magnetrons safely to full power without wasting any product in the process or damaging the magnetrons. The same innovative technique can be used to ramp down the magnetrons once production is complete.

Filed August 7, 2023 with claims directed to a system
for applying microwave energy to a product. The claims are directed to the overall system structure including the oven, conveyor and waveguide placement.