Filtering systems and methods for fryer apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9161659
APP PUB NO 20130098847A1
SERIAL NO

13278971

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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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HENNY PENNY CORPORATION1219 US 35 WEST PO BOX 60 EATON OH 45320

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lambert, Keith Lebanon, US 6 107
Landwehr, Tim A West Alexandria, US 17 298
Mercer, Gary L Eaton, US 29 555

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