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Automatic food fryer
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1968-10-21
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Granted: 1971-06-22
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Expires: 1988-10-21
Abstract
Abstract An automatic food fryer is provided with a feed conveyor that fills a weighing device that controls the feed. The weighing device dumps a measured weight of food into the hot cooking oil, through which it is moved by an endless conveyor. The food discharges into a receptacle on a gated conveyor, the cycle being controlled by the feed of containers to that gated conveyor.
Inventors
- 👤 Leo R Waller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:31
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J37/00; A47J37/12; A47J37/1214
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A food fryer comprising a tank for hot cooking oil, conveyor means for delivering a predetermined quantity of food to the tank for frying the food in the oil, conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank, packaging means for placing said predetermined quantity of fried food from the tank in a portable container for the food, said conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank including an endless powerdriven conveyor having a plurality of partitions thereon that define between them compartments for the food, said delivering conveyor means including a vertically swinging member for delivering said predetermined quantity of food into a single said compartment, and means responsive to a predetermined position of one or said partitions for swinging said vertically swinging member thereby to deliver the whole of said
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A food fryer comprising a tank for hot cooking oil, conveyor means for delivering a predetermined quantity of food to the tank for frying the food in the oil, conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank, packaging means for placing said predetermined quantity of fried food from the tank in a portable container for the food, said conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank including an endless powerdriven conveyor having a plurality of partitions thereon that define between them compartments for the food, said delivering conveyor means including a vertically swinging member for delivering said predetermined quantity of food into a single said compartment, and means responsive to a predetermined position of one or said partitions for swinging said vertically swinging member thereby to deliver the whole of said
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
A food fryer comprising a tank for hot cooking oil, conveyor means for delivering a predetermined quantity of food to the tank for frying the food in the oil, conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank, packaging means for placing said predetermined quantity of fried food from the tank in a portable container for the food, means responsive to the introduction of a portable container into said packaging means for actuating said delivering conveyor means, and register means for counting the number of containers introduced into said packaging means and for discontinuing the operation of said delivering conveyor means when said delivering conveyor means has delivered to the tank a number of said predetermined quantities of food equal to the number of said introduced containers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
130 words
A food fryer comprising a tank for hot cooking oil, conveyor means for delivering a predetermined quantity of food to the tank for frying the food in the oil, conveyor means for moving the food through and out of the tank, packaging means for placing said predetermined quantity of fried food from the tank in a portable container for the food, means responsive to the introduction of a portable container into said packaging means for actuating said delivering conveyor means, and register means for counting the number of containers introduced into said packaging means and for discontinuing the operation of said delivering conveyor means when said delivering conveyor means has delivered to the tank a number of said predetermined quantities of food equal to the number of said introduced containers.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-06-21 | 1974-12-21 | 1975-06-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-06-21 | 1978-12-21 | 1979-06-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-06-21 | 1982-12-21 | 1983-06-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |