Keith Glenn Lambert

US Patent:

20130098251, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Oct 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/279032

Inventors:

Keith LAMBERT - Lebanon OH, US
Tom GORT - Carlisle OH, US
Brian BROOKS - Wilmington OH, US
Mark KILLION - Richmond IN, US

Assignee:

Henny Penny Corporation - Eaton OH

International Classification:

A47J 37/12

US Classification:

99408

Abstract:

A fryer apparatus includes a cooking chamber and a filter pan. The filter pan includes an outlet passage, formed through a bottom portion of the filter pan, configured to allow cooking media to be discharged; a groove formed in the bottom portion of the filter pan and surrounding the outlet passage; and a removable, two-sided filter screen having an adaptor configured to couple the filter screen to the bottom portion of the filter pan at the outlet passage. The adaptor includes an engaging portion protruding from the filter screen and configured to fit at least partially into the outlet passage and a raised segment configured to fit at least partially in the groove, such that the filter screen does not contact the bottom portion of the filter pan. Further, the engaging portion includes a connector configured to create a seal between the adaptor and the outlet passage.

US Patent:

20130098847, Apr 25, 2013

Filed:

Oct 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/278971

Inventors:

Keith LAMBERT - Lebanon OH, US
Gary L. MERCER - Eaton OH, US
Tim A. LANDWEHR - West Alexandria OH, US

Assignee:

Henny Penny Corporation - Eaton OH

International Classification:

A47J 37/12
B01D 37/04

US Classification:

210744, 99408, 99330

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.

US Patent:

20170127883, May 11, 2017

Filed:

Jan 20, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/411291

Inventors:

- Eaton OH, US
Ben Krupp - Mason OH, US
Bradley Loase - Dayton OH, US
David B. Winter - Eaton OH, US
Gary L. Mercer - Eaton OH, US
Tim A. Landwehr - West Alexandria OH, US
Keith Lambert - Springboro OH, US

International Classification:

A47J 37/12

Abstract:

Systems and methods for adjusting the pressure in a cooking chamber of a pressure fryer. The pressure inside the cooking chamber is determined in response to detecting closure of a valve that vents the cooking chamber. The pressure in the chamber is compared to a predetermined pressure. If the pressure in the chamber is less than the predetermined pressure, a pressure assist system is activated. The pressure assist system includes an air pump and/or pressure source, and when activated, supplies a gas to the cooking chamber to increase the pressure in the cooking chamber. The pressure may be determined at a predetermined time after closure of the valve, and an amount of gas to be added to the cooking chamber determined based on a difference between the measured pressure and the predetermined pressure. Use of the pressure assist system allows for optimal cooking of batches of food of many sizes.