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US 12,551,056 B2Granted
High-efficiency heating apparatus
AssigneeHyper Fryer, LLC
InventorsDavid H. McFadden, David A. Bolton
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Abstract
A high-efficiency heating apparatus for heating fluids and cooking mediums, such as oil or shortening within a fryer, includes a natural draft (non-powered) or a powered draft combustion chamber that is affixed to an exterior surface of a fry tank.
Claims18
A deep fryer, comprising:
- a cooking vessel for holding a cooking medium;
- and
- a natural draft combustion system comprising:
- at least one supply conduit for receiving and distributing a combustion gas;
- at least one burner in fluid communication with the at least one supply conduit;
- and
- at least one generally horizontal combustion chamber in fluid communication with the at least one burner, each combustion chamber forming a discrete enclosed chamber and being exterior to and in heat transfer communication with an exterior surface of the cooking vessel;
- wherein each combustion chamber comprises:
- an inlet portion located near one end of the cooking vessel;
- and
- an outlet portion located near the other end of the cooking vessel;
- and
- wherein the combustion gas flows continuously in a generally horizontally orientation along the exterior surface of the cooking vessel from the inlet portion to the outlet portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.