Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099408000 | With crumb or sediment segregating or handling | 25 |
20080196596 | OIL RECLAMATION DEVICE AND PROCESS - A fryer filtration arrangement includes an oil reclamation system to reclaim used filtered cooking oil. | 08-21-2008 |
20080282905 | CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING FILTERING APPARATUS - A deep fat fryer with continuous oil filtering and purging of sediments therefrom during uninterrupted fryer operation is provided. The filter includes a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end and a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. The screen is disposed coaxially within the hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween. A piston mounted within the screen and reciprocatingly movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the screen. A pump, seal, and associate motor are provided to provide continuous oil flow through the filter and the remainder of the fryer. A heat exchanger is provided downstream of the pump to transfer heat from the fryer to the oil flowing through the heat exchanger. | 11-20-2008 |
20090049994 | OIL FILTERING DEVICE - An oil filtering system for a storage unit configured to receive and hold oil from a fryer in a main storage space thereof includes a filtering unit and a conveying unit. The filtering unit is removably arranged on an inner bottom surface of the storage unit within the main storage space and configured to filter the oil in the storage unit via lower and upper filtering layers thereof. The conveying unit is removably connected to the filtering unit and has a portion extending upwardly from the filtering unit within the main storage space for conveying the filtered oil from the filtering unit. | 02-26-2009 |
20090064871 | Shortening saving fryer with automatic filtration - A deep fryer having a plurality of fryer pots disposed in the deep fryer. Each of the plurality of fryer pots having a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor a drain valve and return valve. The system further has a controller that is pre-programmed to count a number of cooking cycles. After the first temperature sensor senses a first predetermined temperature, oil drains from the fryer pot through the drain valve and when the second temperature sensor senses a second predetermined temperature the oil has substantially returned to the fryer pot through the return valve. | 03-12-2009 |
20090084273 | Low oil volume fryer with automatic filtration and top-off capability - A multi-function system for automatically filtering and maintaining cooking oil in fryer pots of a deep fryer having a deep fryer and a plurality of fryer pots is provided. Each of the plurality of fryer pots contains at least a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor. The deep fryer is capable of operating in an automatic filling mode to maintain an oil level when the first sensor senses a first predetermined oil temperature and an automatic filtration mode to allow filtration of oil in one of the plurality of fryer pots after the first sensor senses a first predetermined oil temperature. | 04-02-2009 |
20090107344 | Filter Assembly for Fryer and Method - A filter system for use in a fryer includes multiple filter apparatus in a container. The filter apparatus each comprise a filter assembly, and a manifold block. Each filter assembly has a drain bracket and drain fitting attached to the lower edge. The drain fitting is shaped to slidably fit into the manifold block. Multiple filter assemblies with associated valves are in fluid communication with a pump each valve operable to close fluid communication. Flow through a filter assembly may be shut off for removal or replacement of the filter assembly during continued operation of the fryer and continued filtration by another filter assembly. | 04-30-2009 |
20090255412 | Circulating filtration type frying machine - Disclosed herein is a circulating filtration type frying machine, which heats oil in a vessel using heating means, such as a heater or a burner, to fry food. The frying machine includes a partition, which is provided in the vessel to partition a space in the vessel into a heating space and a frying space and comprises a horizontal part and a vertical part. An oil inlet is defined between the bottom of the vessel and the end of the horizontal part of the partition. An oil outlet is defined between a sidewall of the vessel and the upper end of the vertical part. The frying machine includes a collection space, which extends downwards from the frying space at a position adjacent to the oil inlet to collect residue of fried food therein. A valve is provided in the collection space to control discharge of the collected residue of the fried food. Thus, oil heated in the heating space is discharged through the oil outlet and is moved into the frying space. When the oil, which is moved into the frying space, fries the food and is moved into the oil inlet, the residue of the fried food contained in the oil can be collected in the collection space more effectively. | 10-15-2009 |
20090288564 | EXTENDING FILTER BASKET - The present invention is a fryer basket or roaster basket constructed with fine wire mesh to prevent food particles from remaining in the fryer oil once the fried food is removed. The fryer basket is preferably constructed of stainless steel, but other materials could be used including but not limited to copper, brass, glass, fiberglass or the like. | 11-26-2009 |
20100000419 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH ELECTRIC IMMERSION RESISTOR COMPRISING A COOKING VAPOR SUCTION DEVICE - A cooking appliance, particularly an electric fryer, having a vat and a lid enclosing a cooking chamber, the lid having a viewing window. The cooking chamber has an air inlet and an air and cooking vapor outlet connected to a suction device. Air introduced through the air inlet is directed toward the air and cooking vapor outlet while passing under the viewing window. An electric heating resistor is disposed inside the vat and is connected to a control box separable from the vat. Said suction device is supported by said control box. | 01-07-2010 |
20100116148 | FRYER - A fryer for business use is provided which can prevent degradation of cooking oil, secure a good cooking environment and improve a work efficiency. To this end, the fryer of this invention comprises: a water tank | 05-13-2010 |
20100218689 | Screen for deep fat fryers - The specification relates to the commercial preparation of fried foods. Debris from the fried food sloughs off the batter or coating and remains in the fry pot and bum. The burnt food imparts off tastes to the food and decreases the service life of the fry oil. Furthermore, the debris block discharge port of the fry pot making it difficult to change the fry oil and can present a safety hazard. The present invention provides a means to reduce the amount of debris remaining in the fry oil after every fry load. Thus lengthening the service life of the fry oil and preventing clogging of the discharge port. | 09-02-2010 |
20100224080 | FILTER APPARATUS - There is disclosed a liquid filter apparatus ( | 09-09-2010 |
20100326289 | Shortening saving fryer with automatic filtration - A deep fryer having a plurality of fryer pots disposed in the deep fryer. Each of the plurality of fryer pots having a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor a drain valve and return valve. The system further has a controller that is pre-programmed to count a number of cooking cycles. After the first temperature sensor senses a first predetermined temperature, oil drains from the fryer pot through the drain valve and when the second temperature sensor senses a second predetermined temperature the oil has substantially returned to the fryer pot through the return valve. | 12-30-2010 |
20110168032 | COOKING MEDIUM SYSTEMS HAVING A SINGLE MECHANICAL LEVER AND CONTROL ASSISTED FILTERING AND DRAINING - A cooking apparatus includes a first and second cooking vessel, a drain manifold connecting the first and second cooking vessel to a drain container for storing cooking medium, a first drain valve and second drain valve configured to connect the first and second cooking vessel with the drain container. A first drain lever selectively opens and closes the first drain valve, and a second drain lever selectively opens and closes the second drain valve. A first and second drain lever indicator indicate an operational status of the first and second drain valves, respectively. A controller monitors the first and second drain valve. When the first drain valve is open, the second drain lever indicator indicates a warning when the second drain lever is operated. When the second drain valve is open, the first drain lever indicator indicates a warning when the first drain lever is operated. | 07-14-2011 |
20120304871 | DEEP FRYER - A deep fryer to fry food includes a fryer housing to contain oil and water, heating element, cooling element, water draining element and oil draining element. A lower portion of the deep fryer contains water and an upper portion contains oil whereby the side walls of the housing are angled towards each other. The cooling element includes a cooling tunnel located within the side walls of the housing and a baffle including rails located in the oil restricting a lower portion of the oil being circulated in the housing. A cooling apparatus is connected to the cooling tunnel so air can be pushed or pulled there through, to cool a lower part of the oil in the upper portion whereby to allow any scraps or waste from the cooked food to fall down to the bottom end of the housing to be expelled or removed from the deep fryer. | 12-06-2012 |
20130008320 | Cooking Oil Filtration System - A cooking oil filtration system for a cooking apparatus wherein organic contaminants suspended in hot cooking oil are separated and trapped in/on a hollow cylindrical filter made of high temperature food grade and/or FDA approved polymer material as the hot cooking oil is pumped through a filter housing fluidly connected to a cooking oil reservoir. A fryer basket with walls and a bottom constructed of fine wire mesh provide surface filtration of organic contaminants suspended in the hot cooking oil before passing through the filter housing. | 01-10-2013 |
20130098251 | FILTER PANS FOR USE IN FRYER APPARATUS AND FRYER APPARATUS - A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber and a filter pan. The filter pan includes an outlet passage, formed through a bottom portion of the filter pan, configured to allow cooking media to be discharged; a groove formed in the bottom portion of the filter pan and surrounding the outlet passage; and a removable, two-sided filter screen having an adaptor configured to couple the filter screen to the bottom portion of the filter pan at the outlet passage. The adaptor includes an engaging portion protruding from the filter screen and configured to fit at least partially into the outlet passage and a raised segment configured to fit at least partially in the groove, such that the filter screen does not contact the bottom portion of the filter pan. Further, the engaging portion includes a connector configured to create a seal between the adaptor and the outlet passage. | 04-25-2013 |
20130327225 | Fryer with Removable Filter - A deep fryer having a removable electric heating element may incorporate a removable mesh filter below the heating element. Lifting the filter, through the flyer's oil, removes unwanted waste from the oil. In preferred embodiments, a mesh filter is carried by a frame that fits snugly within the interior of the flyer's cooking chamber. | 12-12-2013 |
20140102319 | FILTER GROUP FOR DEEP FAT FRYER - A filter group ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140208959 | WATERFLOW DISTRIBUTION VARIABLE FRYER - Water jetted from holes of a rotating pipe strikes against the inclined surfaces of blade plates to be radially jetted from a water supplier. The water radially jetted from the water supplier produces water jet flows (jet flows) under an intermediate layer. The striking of the water jetted from the holes against the inclined surfaces of the blade plates causes the rotation of a circular plate, the blade plates, and the rotating pipe. The directions of the water jet flows change in accordance with the rotation of the circular plate, the blade plates, and the rotating pipe. | 07-31-2014 |
20140373731 | COOKING DEVICE - A cooking device is provided, the cooking device comprising a first container ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150128816 | AUTOMATED SELF-CONTAINED COOKING ASSEMBLY - A cooking assembly comprises a container for receiving cooking fluid therein and comprising a vat and a reserve tank in fluid communication with the vat such that overflow of cooking fluid from the vat flows into the reserve tan. The vat provides for cooking food products therein. The reserve tank includes at least a two stage filter for filtering the cooking fluid overflow so as to return it back to the vat. A mobile basket provides for receiving food product and positioning it within the cooking vat and removing it therefrom when cooked. A three stage air filtering system is provided for suctioning air above the container during cooking and filtering it to provide clean air to the outside of the assembly. The assembly can be provided in a single enclosed unit with an in-feed for food products and an out-feed to discharge cooked food products therefrom. | 05-14-2015 |
20150144008 | DIVERTERS AND COOKING CHAMBERS AND COOKING APPARATUS INCLUDING DIVERTERS - A diverter, and a cooking chamber and cooking apparatus including the diverter, is capable of diffusing liquids, semi-solid substances, and the like. The diverter includes a diverter plate and an orifice that projects from a surface of the diverter plate. The orifice has an open sidewall portion. The diverter further includes a recessed portion formed in the diverter plate, extending from the orifice, and a bumper portion that projects from a surface of the recessed portion and is disposed proximate to the orifice. The cooking chamber includes a heating element, a wall, an inlet port formed in the wall, and a cooking chamber fitting disposed adjacent to the inlet port. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking chamber, a filter pan, a filter pump, and an inlet port formed in a wall of the cooking chamber. | 05-28-2015 |
20150335201 | FRYER DEBRIS CATCHER - A fryer debris catcher to trap particles in a fryer vat comprising a basket, where the basket receives at least one fryer basket; a plurality of holes on every surface of the basket, where the plurality of holes drain oil in the fryer vat and catch the particles in the oil; and a handle extending from a rim of the basket, where the handle is coating in an insulating material. The fryer debris catcher may be coated in silicone or made from a molded silicone form. | 11-26-2015 |
20160051092 | FRYING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a frying device which can prevent the sediments of cooked food from sticking to the upper side of an inclined lower plate that forms an oil cask through the circulation of oil filled inside the oil cask, the frying device comprising: a case; an oil cask; two ultrasonic vibration units provided in the front part and the rear part of the oil cask; two heater units provided on both sides of the oil cask; a sediment collection cask fixed so as to communicate with the oil cask; a filtering circulation unit provided between the sediment collection cask and the oil cask; and a control unit for controlling the ultrasonic vibration units, the heater units, and the filtering circulation unit, and having an operating portion connected thereto. | 02-25-2016 |