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Filtering systems and methods for fryer apparatus

US9161659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

20Claims

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Assignee

Henny Penny Corporation · US

Inventors

Keith Lambert · Eaton, US
Gary L. Mercer · Eaton, US
Tim A. Landwehr · West Alexandria, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2011
Grant date	Oct 20, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 24, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47J37/1223
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber, at least one heating element in the cooking chamber, a filter pan that filters cooking medium from the cooking chamber, a drain valve that controls flow of cooking medium from the cooking chamber, and a filter pump that pumps filtered cooking medium from the filter pan to the cooking chamber. Inlet orifices are disposed in the cooking chamber, and selectively eject filtered cooking medium into the cooking chamber. A controller controls the drain valve to adjust the rate of flow from the cooking chamber, and selectively activates at least inlet orifice of the plurality of inlet orifices to eject filtered cooking medium into the cooking chamber. The controller is configured to control the drain valve and the selective activation of the at least one inlet orifice to maintain a substantially constant level of cooking medium in the cooking chamber throughout a filtering operation.

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