Patent ID: 7122146

Claim:
An injection molding process comprising the steps of: a) providing a plasticizing vessel comprising a circumferential wall and first and second end members wherein said first end member has an outlet opening formed therein and said second end member is advanceable toward and away from said first end member; at least a portion of said plasticizing vessel being formed from microwave absorbing material to allow heating of said plasticizing vessel by microwave energy; b) filling at least a portion of said plasticizing vessel with granules of a selected polymer; c) positioning said plasticizing vessel within a resonance cavity of a microwave oven and exposing said plasticizing vessel and said granules therein to a sufficient amount of microwave energy to heat said plasticizing vessel and said granules of the selected polymer to an injection temperature of the selected polymer; d) forcing said selected polymer heated to said injection temperature out of said plasticizing vessel and into a mold cavity of a mold.