Patents by Inventor Matthew A. Zeglen

Matthew A. Zeglen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Automatic fryer with oil-based product movement and reduced oil volume
    Patent number: 11426030
    Abstract: A cooking system in the form of a fryer is provided to reduce and/or optimize the amount of cooking medium required to operate the fryer, while improving the reliability of movement of food product through the cooking system during a cooking process. To this end, the cooking vat of the system is designed with one or more heating elements positioned to avoid generation of turbulent flow in the cooking medium. Moreover, the movement of food product along the cooking vat and/or out of the cooking vat is done reliably and in such a manner to avoid turbulent flow in the cooking medium. The automatic cooking system provides improved cooking medium life span as well as reduced overall oil volume use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Henny Penny Corporation
    Inventors: Kimberly Reichelderfer, Stephen L. Wilks, Frederick Pansing, Steven V. Ricca, Matthew A. Zeglen, Gregory J. Smith, Mark Gogel
  • AUTOMATIC FRYER WITH OIL-BASED PRODUCT MOVEMENT AND REDUCED OIL VOLUME
    Publication number: 20200178733
    Abstract: A cooking system in the form of a fryer is provided to reduce and/or optimize the amount of cooking medium required to operate the fryer, while improving the reliability of movement of food product through the cooking system during a cooking process. To this end, the cooking vat of the system is designed with one or more heating elements positioned to avoid generation of turbulent flow in the cooking medium. Moreover, the movement of food product along the cooking vat and/or out of the cooking vat is done reliably and in such a manner to avoid turbulent flow in the cooking medium. The automatic cooking system provides improved cooking medium life span as well as reduced overall oil volume use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Kimberly Reichelderfer, Stephen L. Wilks, Frederick Pansing, Steven V. Ricca, Matthew A. Zeglen, Gregory J. Smith, Mark Gogel