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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:
Apr. 11, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald P Smith, Dallas, TX (US);
Jarald E High, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
John R Norris, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
Patentsmith II, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21C / ; A21D / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99483 ; 99422 ; 99432 ; 99467 ; 99DI / ; 126281 ; 219387 ; 219521 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for maintaining a food product at or above a desired serving temperature wherein a volume of dehumidifier material, such as calcium sulfate, is heated to a temperature greater than the predetermined serving temperature of the food product and positioned in heat exchange relation with the food product, such that heat is transferred from the heated dehumidifier material to the food product and moisture is transferred from the food product to the dehumidifier material.