Patent ID: 11924953
Assignee: AUTOMATED RETAIL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 3:
4. A method of dispensing at least one pre-packaged food product, comprising:
selecting the pre-packaged food product from an inventory area;
raising the selected pre-packaged food product on a platen through a first opening of a housing to a microwave cavity of the housing, the housing having a bottom wall defining the first opening and a stepped interface, the platen having a sealing ledge extending around a perimeter of the platen for engagement with the stepped interface;
emitting microwave electromagnetic radiation to heat the pre-packaged food product; and
preventing the microwave electromagnetic radiation from leaving the microwave cavity thought the first opening via a sealed engagement between the sealing ledge of the platen and the stepped interface of the bottom wall.