Patents by Inventor Matthew T. Rowell

Matthew T. Rowell 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).

  • Publication number: 20240049913
    Abstract: A fryer includes a fryer vat and a heating system with at least one heat exchange tube a burner end, an opposite end, and an internal passage from the burner end to the opposite end. A baffle is located within the internal passage for enhancing heat transfer from combustion gases to the heat exchange tube. The baffle has an axial length from a burner facing end to a discharge facing end. The baffle includes a plurality baffle panels that are interconnected and sequentially arranged along the axial length, with each baffle panel extending at least partially across the internal passage of the heat exchange tube. At least one baffle panel includes multiple sets of interconnected openings, wherein the openings of each set are interconnected with each other by one or more panel through slits so as to facilitate thermal expansion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kacy W. Denning, Matthew T. Rowell