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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wayne L Covington, Boise, ID (US);
Glen R Green, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Ore-Ida Foods, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99357 ; 99407 ; 99408 ; 99409 ; 99427 ; 9944 / ; 99447 ; 99450 ; 99476 ; 126 / ; 219389 ; 219400 ; 392379 ;
Abstract
A closed-loop air cooking system for use in a vending machine that vends french fried potatoes and the like, including: a) a closed-loop air duct assembly; b) a cooking basket mounted for rotation within the air duct assembly; c) a fan for forcing air through the air duct assembly; d) a separator for removing entrained particulates from the air stream within the air duct assembly; and e) a heater for heating air that circulates within the air duct assembly. In addition, the cooking system includes a separator for removing oil and other particulates from the closed-loop air stream.