Spiral oven apparatus and method of cooking
US8646383B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J37/045
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A spiral oven and a method of cooking a food product in a spiral oven using a cooking medium wherein (a) the food product is conveyed within the oven cooking chamber by a spiral conveyor having a plurality of spiral flights and (b) the cooking medium is discharged either upwardly and/or downwardly within, or laterally into, one or more vertical gaps between adjacent pairs of spiral flights using one or more delivery duct structures which extend inside the interior of the cooking chamber.
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