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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:
Feb. 03, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William S. Schjerven, Sr., Elgin, IL (US);
Mark A. Sieron, Elgin, IL (US);
Tony Bruno, Elgin, IL (US);
Bruce Gray, Elgin, IL (US);
Gerald J. Schneeweiss, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
Middleby Corporation, Elgin, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/00 ; A23L 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A21B 1/00 ; A23L 3/00 ;
Abstract
An automatic oven cooks or bakes a food product over a timed period of time during which a burner delivers heat to the oven cavity. Thermocouple sensors in the cavity control a modulator which regulates the amount of gas flowing to the burner to maintain a uniform temperature in the oven. A conveyor carries the food product in order to time the baking period.