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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2021
Duke Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
James W. Bigott, Fenton, MO (US);
Benjamin Kingbay Wann, St. Louis, MO (US);
Thomas Earl Kieffer, St. Louis, MO (US);
Jeffrey Allen Stafford, St. Louis, MO (US);
Alan Stolzman, Robertsville, MO (US);
DUKE MANUFACTURING CO., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A food holding apparatus and associated components and methods. The food holding apparatus includes multiple food receivers configured to be independently controlled to heat or cool food received therein. The food holding apparatus includes a refrigeration system. Components of the refrigeration system are mounted on a sled movable between stowed and access positions to facilitate access to the components. The food holding apparatus can include touch screen controls, serpentine-shaped bar heating elements, and/or other features.