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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:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert K Newton, Beloit, WI (US);
Mark T Erickson, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Assignee:
Taylor Company, Auroria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99349 ; 99374 ; 99379 ; 99422 ;
Abstract
A clamshell or two-sided cooking system utilizes an upper platen and a lower platen The upper platen is movable to a non-cook and to a cook position. In the cook position, the upper platen is separated from the lower platen by a gap. The gap can be electronically adjusted for various thicknesses of foodstuffs. Preferably, an electronic adjustment mechanism is located within the upper platen assembly. The adjustment mechanism utilizes a stepper motor.