Abstract: Devices for prolonging the quality of a warm food item contained within the device, the devices include an enclosure, a convection heat source, a ventilation system, and a radiant heat source. The enclosure is configured to receive the warm food item. The convection heat source is mounted inside the enclosure and configured to direct heated air within the enclosure. The ventilation system is mounted to the enclosure and configured to move air through the enclosure. The radiant heat source is mounted inside the enclosure in a position to irradiate the warm food item received in the enclosure. In some examples, the devices include an enclosure, a convection heat source, and a radiant heat source with the convection heat source configured to direct heated air within the enclosure from a plurality of positions along a sidewall from a back to a front of the enclosure.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 8, 2023
Publication date:
August 10, 2023
Applicant:
Thermonator Holdings, LLC
Inventors:
Paul Gromowski, Hemal Brahmbhatt, Gary Plassmeyer
Abstract: Devices for prolonging the quality of a warm food item contained within the device, the devices include an enclosure configured to receive the warm food item, the enclosure including a floor, a ceiling opposite the floor, sidewalk extending from the floor to the ceiling and defining an opening, the sidewalls, the floor, and the ceiling collectively defining an interior void of the enclosure, and a door operatively connected to the sidewalk in a position covering the opening in a closed position and configured to selectively move to an open position to provide access to the interior void through the opening, a convection heat source mounted inside the enclosure and configured to direct heated air within the enclosure, and a ventilation system mounted to the enclosure and configured to move air through the enclosure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2019
Date of Patent:
April 11, 2023
Assignee:
Thermonator Holdings, LLC
Inventors:
Paul Gromowski, Hemal Brahmbhatt, Gary Plassmeyer