Kurt H Jensen

US Patent:

20080282905, Nov 20, 2008

Filed:

May 13, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/119679

Inventors:

Steven J. Savage - Concord NH, US
Charles E. Pierce - Boscawen NH, US
John P. Gardner - Franklin NH, US
Mark E. McCabe - Nashua NH, US
Rory A. Longe - Epsom NH, US
Kurt H. Jensen - Hudson NH, US

International Classification:

A47J 37/12

US Classification:

99408, 426438

Abstract:

A deep fat fryer with continuous oil filtering and purging of sediments therefrom during uninterrupted fryer operation is provided. The filter includes a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end and a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. The screen is disposed coaxially within the hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween. A piston mounted within the screen and reciprocatingly movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the screen. A pump, seal, and associate motor are provided to provide continuous oil flow through the filter and the remainder of the fryer. A heat exchanger is provided downstream of the pump to transfer heat from the fryer to the oil flowing through the heat exchanger.

US Patent:

20170095117, Apr 6, 2017

Filed:

Dec 2, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/368100

Inventors:

- Bow NH, US
Charles E. Pierce - Boscawen NH, US
John P. Gardner - Franklin NH, US
Mark E. McCabe - Nashua NH, US
Rory A. Longe - Epsom NH, US
Kurt H. Jensen - Hudson NH, US

Assignee:

Pitco Frialator, Inc. - Bow NH

International Classification:

A47J 37/12
B30B 9/06
A23L 5/20

Abstract:

A deep fat fryer with continuous oil filtering and purging of sediments therefrom during uninterrupted fryer operation is provided. The filter includes a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end and a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. The screen is disposed coaxially within the hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween. A piston mounted within the screen and reciprocatingly movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the screen. A pump, seal, and associate motor are provided to provide continuous oil flow through the filter and the remainder of the fryer. A heat exchanger is provided downstream of the pump to transfer heat from the fryer to the oil flowing through the heat exchanger.

US Patent:

20150060350, Mar 5, 2015

Filed:

Sep 8, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/480160

Inventors:

- Concord NH, US
Charles E. Pierce - Boscawen NH, US
John P. Gardner - Franklin NH, US
Mark E. McCabe - Nashua NH, US
Rory A. Longe - Epsom NH, US
Kurt H. Jensen - Hudson NH, US

Assignee:

Pitco Frialator, Inc. - Concord NH

International Classification:

A47J 37/12

US Classification:

2104165

Abstract:

A deep fat fryer with continuous oil filtering and purging of sediments therefrom during uninterrupted fryer operation is provided. The filter includes a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end and a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. The screen is disposed coaxially within the hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween. A piston mounted within the screen and reciprocatingly movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the screen. A pump, seal, and associate motor are provided to provide continuous oil flow through the filter and the remainder of the fryer. A heat exchanger is provided downstream of the pump to transfer heat from the fryer to the oil flowing through the heat exchanger.