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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Ramesh M. Gunawardena, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Inventor:
Ramesh M. Gunawardena, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 27/16 (2006.01); A47J 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cooking apparatus includes a rapid activation module in communication with a continuous oven. The rapid activation module includes a steam chamber having an inlet and an outlet and a plurality of steam knives disposed at select position within the steam chamber. The steam knives may be selectably adjusted to achieve and maintain a desired level of steam condensation within the steam chamber by isolating a main body of the steam chamber from air and/or vapor infiltration from an associated oven and/or the outside environment.