Filter screen modification to improve filtration performance
US10517432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/1285
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber to hold cooking medium and cook food products within, a filter pan removably attached to the cooking chamber, a tube connecting the filter pan to the cooking chamber, and a pump configured to circulate cooking medium. The filter pan has a bottom wall surrounded by four side walls and an inlet passage configured to receive cooking medium into the filter pan. A filter element is removably attached to the bottom wall of filter pan and extends in a lateral direction along a length of the fryer apparatus and may have two bends spaced laterally from each other. A plug may be attached to the filter element and an outlet passage attached to the plug and configured to discharge the cooking medium.
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