Right. Because the patent office would never allow a patent on toast.
Patent number: 6080436
Filing date: Jun 14, 1999
Issue date: Jun 27, 2000
What is claimed is:
1. A method of refreshing bread products, comprising:
a) placing a bread product in an oven having at least one heating element,
b) setting the temperature of the heating elements between 2500 F. and 4500 F., and
c) ceasing exposure of the bread product to the at least one heating element after a period of 3 sec. to 90 sec.
2. The method of claim 1 including the step of exposing the bread product to electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range between 1.2 and 3.4 microns.
3. The method of claim 1 including the step of selecting said bread products from rolls, muffin, buns and bagels.
Yeah, the patent office fails to find prior art all the time. But the OP wasn't saying any different. He was only pointing out that the first to file change doesn't affect prior art.
Patent number: 6080436 Filing date: Jun 14, 1999 Issue date: Jun 27, 2000
What is claimed is: 1. A method of refreshing bread products, comprising:
a) placing a bread product in an oven having at least one heating element, b) setting the temperature of the heating elements between 2500 F. and 4500 F., and c) ceasing exposure of the bread product to the at least one heating element after a period of 3 sec. to 90 sec. 2. The method of claim 1 including the step of exposing the bread product to electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range between 1.2 and 3.4 microns.
3. The method of claim 1 including the step of selecting said bread products from rolls, muffin, buns and bagels.