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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2022
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Beijiao, CN;
Felix Conde Zelocuatecatl, Louisville, KY (US);
Richard W. Cowan, Louisville, KY (US);
Vern A. Neal, Louisville, KY (US);
Jody Anne Swann, Prospect, KY (US);
Charles Cardwell, II, Louisville, KY (US);
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Beijiao, CN;
Abstract
A cooking appliance is provided that includes a cooktop and a double oven. A first oven may be a standard radiant or convection oven. A second oven comprises a combined toaster-oven and air fryer. The combined toaster-oven and air fryer can include a heat source that is the same as or different from the heat source of the first oven. The heat source of the second oven can include a plurality of graphite bake heating elements and a plurality of graphite broil elements. The second oven includes a fan disposed configured to provide targeted air flow directly onto a food load that is placed inside said second oven.