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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7775154 | Pivot block assembly of an electric fryer A pivot assembly for use in an electric fryer that rotates heating elements out of a frypot, and a pivot housing that prevents the passage of outside contaminants from entering the pivot assembly. The pivot assembly comprises a tube that has mounting position for he... | 08/17/2010 |
| 6958166 | Frying apparatus with closed loop combustion control and method Frying apparatus for frying food, such as French fries, vegetables, bakery goods, meat fish, poultry and the like, in a heated fluid contained in a fry pot. The fluid is heated by a combustion burner that has a heat exchanger removably disposed in the heating fluid.... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6595117 | High speed variable size toaster A cooking appliance which is capable of rapidly toasting a food product disposed therein by air impingement and infrared heating to provide a cooked food product having the desired color and crunchiness about its surface. The appliance is particularly ada... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6281478 | Food cooking apparatus Food cooking apparatus having a two conveyor belts, one of which is heated by a platen to provide a moving cooking surface. Since both belts are movable, they are operable to grip a bun heel or crown and convey it along a cooking path between the two belt... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6261621 | Method and apparatus for providing extended fried food holding times Apparatus for holding fried food product for a holding time, defined as the time between the completion of cooking and the time that the food product no longer has a desired warmth, crispness and interior moisture for serving to a customer. The fried food... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6201218 | Food cooking apparatus with removable conveyor assembly and serpentine heater providing non-uniform heating Food cooking apparatus comprises two conveyor belts, one of which is heated by a platen to provide a moving cooking surface. Since both belts are movable, they are operable to grip a bun heel or crown and convey it along a cooking path between the two bel... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6153244 | Method for conditioning food products Apparatus for high speed grilling and/or conditioning of a food product which comprises: a heatable surface which is capable caramelizing the food product at a temperature in the range between about 425° F. to 575° F.; a chamber for enclosing the food p... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6114659 | Device and method for keeping food warm A food warming device having a bin for holding food products. The bin has an air delivery port and an air intake port located at first and second end walls that are disposed at first and second opposite edges of the bottom portion. The regions above the b... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5931083 | Apparatus and system for conditioning food products Apparatus for high speed grilling and/or conditioning of a food product which comprises: a heatable surface which is capable caramelizing the food product at a temperature in the range between about 425° F. to 575° F.; a chamber for enclosing the food p... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5776530 | Deep fat frying apparatus with automated oil management and methods An automated deep fat frying apparatus comprises a plurality of cooking vats in a housing having a filter pan pump assembly. The apparatus has an oil distribution system and a control system having a computer programmed to operate and control oil transfer... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5617777 | Deep fat frying apparatus with automated oil management An automated deep fat frying apparatus comprises a plurality of cooking vats in a housing having a filter pan pump assembly. The apparatus has an oil distribution system and a control system having a computer programmed to operate and control oil transfer... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5544567 | Early product removal alarm The present invention relates to a system to warn of early removal of food from a cooking medium. The system is a combination of a frypot, a basket sensor and an alarm where the frypot is a container holding a cooking medium such as oil or shortening. Foo... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5490449 | Temperature controller for cooking appliance In accordance with the present invention a cooking appliance 10 is disclosed comprising heating element 14 in thermal communication with a cooking medium 12 for cooking food, temperature sensing element 18 for detecting a cooking medium temperature and co... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5313876 | Spaghetti cooking system A pasta cooking system including an automatic control which permits a cooking vat containing water to be automatically filled to a predetermined level in response to turning the system on, maintained at a constant level by the addition of water during rep... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5101558 | Method for making a flashback resistant infrared gas burner apparatus A flashback inhibiting fuel fired infrared burner has a housing with a base wall, a side wall section extending outwardly from the base wall periphery, and a side opening positioned opposite the base wall. Retained in and covering the housing side opening... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4976609 | Flashback resistant infrared gas burner apparatus A flashback inhibiting fuel fired infrared burner has a housing with a base wall, a side wall section extending outwardly from the base wall periphery, and a side opening positioned opposite the base wall. Retained in and covering the housing side opening... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4974501 | Deep fat frying apparatus with improved under-fryer cooking liquid pumping and filtration system A deep fat fryer structure includes a floor mounted housing having an upper internal portion in which a side-by-side pair of large capacity metal frypots are operatively supported, each of the frypots having an upper, heated cooking portion from which an ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4913041 | Deep fat frying apparatus A gas fired deep fat fryer has an upper heating section with a bottom wall from which a spaced pair of well sections depend. To efficiently melt solid shortening material initially disposed in the upper frypot section, the frypot is provided with an elect... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4899649 | Deep fat frying apparatus having an improved cooking fluid filtration system A multi-frypot, deep fat frying assembly is formed by operatively interconnecting a filtered, multiple frypot cooking module with one or more nonfiltered, multiple frypot cooking modules, each module having headered cooking fluid supply and drain piping s... | 02/13/1990 |
| 4898151 | High heating efficiency deep fat cooking frypot Cooking oil contained in a fuel-fired deep fat frypot is heated utilizing a recirculating flow of combustion gas produced by an induced flow fuel-air burner. A squirrel cage type centrifugal fan draws a fuel-air mixture inwardly through the burner into an... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4890548 | Deep fat frying apparatus having an improved cooking fluid filtration system A deep fat fryer structure includes a floor mounted housing having an upper internal portion in which a side-by-side pair of large capacity metal frypots are operatively supported, each of the frypots having an upper, heated cooking portion from which an ... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4858119 | Intelligent cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a heating source to provide heat to a cooking medium for cooking food, temperature sensing circuitry for detecting the cooking medium temperature and control circuitry connected to the temperature sensing circuitry for cooking... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4848318 | High efficiency frying apparatus with supercharged burner system A cooking apparatus having a frypot or assembly for heating a quantity of cooking oil including well center section arranged to have enclosed burner assemblies disposed on each side of the center section and forming combustion chambers for the combustion ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4751915 | Gas fired fryer and gas fired burner useful therefor In a fryer, a conduit extends through a frypot so as to be immersed in a frying oil. Combustion occurs in an inlet portion of the conduit. Products of combustion are exhausted through an outlet portion of the conduit and through serpentine channels along ... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4702827 | Portable filter A portable filter has an oil remove/return wand for insertion into a cooking apparatus utilizing hot oil. A flexible hose connects the wand to a motor pump and supports a motor direction control switch adjacent to the wand. A compartmentalized housing inc... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4672540 | Intelligent cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a heating source to provide heat to a cooking medium for cooking food, temperature sensing circuitry for detecting the cooking medium temperature and control circuitry connected to the temperature sensing circuitry for cooking... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4663710 | Intelligent cooking appliance A cooking appliance includes a heating source to provide heat to a cooking medium for cooking food, temperature sensing circuitry for detecting the cooking medium temperature and control circuitry connected to the temperature sensing circuitry for cooking... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4549527 | Solid state temperature controller A temperature controller for a deep fat fryer including a temperature sensing circuit that determines the temperature of cooking oil in the deep fat fryer and which is connected to a temperature control circuit that controls the deep fat fryer heat source... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4437159 | Cooking computer A cooking computer for use with a deep fat fryer having a temperature sensing probe as disclosed herein. The temperature sensing probe feeds a signal to a microprocessor. The microprocessor provides internal cook cycle timers which are alterable by signal... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4420006 | Spray cleaning system for frying apparatus Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4324173 | Filter system for frying apparatus Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4289477 | Cooking system A cooking system includes a frypot comprising heat transfer walls which are spaced to facilitate cleaning of the frypot. Each heat transfer wall comprises a lower vertically extending portion and an upper outwardly curved portion shaped to cause wastes to... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4287818 | Automatic fryer for breaded products Frying apparatus including a fry pot and rack handling means for inserting a vertical stack of frying racks into and withdrawing the frying racks from the fry pot is disclosed. The rack handling means includes a frying rack assembly and a rack support ass... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4259567 | Positive reset safety control circuit for frying apparatus Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4210177 | Positive reset safety control system for frying apparatus Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4210123 | Filter system for frying apparatus Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4195667 | Solenoid valve with safety control circuit Frying apparatus including a fry pot and a filter system operable during a cleaning cycle for dislodging food particles which cling to the fry pot and for removing food particles suspended in the cooking oil is disclosed. The filter system includes a show... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4058703 | Control system for frying apparatus In apparatus for deep fat frying, control circuitry is provided for regulating the temperature of heating elements. During cooking the heating elements are immersed in cooking fluid and are maintained at a selected temperature by an operating thermostat. ... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4032749 | Frying apparatus with compensated thermostat A frying apparatus includes a frypot for containing cooking oil positioned in a support housing. Heating elements are pivotally attached to said housing and suspended within the frypot to heat the cooking oil for deep fat frying. A thermostat is mounted t... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4013861 | Microwave oven door seal The present invention is a device for sealing the door of a self-cleaning combination thermal and microwave oven from microwave energy leakage. The invented device provides in combination a wavelength choke, a conductive gasket and a microwave absorber. T... | 03/22/1977 |
