Patents by Inventor Scott Herdic

Scott Herdic 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: 20250017421
    Abstract: Mobile fryer systems, cooking vessels, heated oil reservoirs, and methods of operating same to conduct cooking cycles are disclosed. An example mobile fryer system includes one or more cooking vessels configured to cook one or more food items via a cooking cycle, each of the one or more cooking vessels comprising a locking lid; a heated oil reservoir defining an enclosure, the enclosure comprising cooking oil; and one or more conduits fluidly connecting the heated oil reservoir to each of the one or more cooking vessels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Inventors: Chris HALFORD, Scott HERDIC
  • Patent number: 11896045
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for automated food preparation systems. An example apparatus includes a body defining a first end configured to receive a food item, a second end opposite the first end, and a flow channel defined by an inner surface of the body extending between the first end and the second end. In an instance in which the food item is directed into the body via the first end, the flow channel is configured to distribute a coating material about the food item before the food item exits the body via the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CFA Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Halford, Scott Herdic
  • Publication number: 20220132905
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for automated food preparation systems. An example apparatus includes a body defining a first end configured to receive a food item, a second end opposite the first end, and a flow channel defined by an inner surface of the body extending between the first end and the second end. In an instance in which the food item is directed into the body via the first end, the flow channel is configured to distribute a coating material about the food item before the food item exits the body via the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Chris Halford, Scott Herdic