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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. 05, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2009
Michael E. Harlamert, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric S. Elwell, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Brett J. Gregory, Hudson, KY (US);
Lawrence R. Kaiser, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Halpin, Burlington, VT (US);
Jiri Rabas, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Michael E. Harlamert, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric S. Elwell, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Brett J. Gregory, Hudson, KY (US);
Lawrence R. Kaiser, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Halpin, Burlington, VT (US);
Jiri Rabas, Lynnwood, WA (US);
KFC Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A self-cleaning convection oven includes a cabinet defining an interior cavity for cooking a food product; a door moveable between an open position and a closed position for allowing access to the interior cavity; one or more heating elements positioned in the interior cavity for delivering heat to the interior cavity; a fan positioned within the interior cavity; and a plumbing system operably connected to a water supply for delivering water into the interior cavity of the oven through a first nozzle positioned near the fan. The plumbing system of the self-cleaning convection oven further also delivers a cleaning solution into the interior cavity of the oven.