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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Duke Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Robert J. Reese, Edwardsville, IL (US);
John Edward Wright, St. Louis, MO (US);
Philip Tiberio, St. Charles, MO (US);
Steven M. Shei, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Ralph Lee Macy, St. Peters, MO (US);
Christopher Seay Green, Affton, MO (US);
Gregory Glen Stettes, Pacific, MO (US);
Jeffrey Steven Markwardt, Maryland Heights, MO (US);
Duke Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
Methods, ovens, and associated apparatus. Ovens and methods are adapted for maintaining the quality of a pre-cooked food product. Rapid temperature and/or relative humidity restoration may be used. Ovens may include a partition movable to vary sizes of oven cavities. Ovens may include removable interior panels. Humidification mechanisms are adapted for generating water vapor which may be used to maintain the quality of a pre-cooked food product.