Self-cleaning oven

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8413646
APP PUB NO 20090223503A1
SERIAL NO

12463051

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A self-cleaning, gas-fired tunnel oven is provided. One embodiment of the oven provides a self-cleaning, gas-fired tunnel oven for cooking food products. The oven includes a control system that regulates oven temperature during a pyrolitic, self-cleaning procedure for incinerating contaminants that accumulate inside; a burner for cooking food products and incinerating contaminants; a modulating air and fuel control system arranged for proportionally delivering air and fuel to the burner; a plurality of convection air fingers for directing heated air toward the food products; a collapsible conveyor, capable of fitting into the oven when collapsed, for passing the food products through the oven; a plurality of blowers, each having a dedicated speed controller; a floating cooking chamber; and a vent system that maintains a negative pressure in the oven during the self-cleaning procedure.

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MIDDLEBY CORPORATION1400 TOASTMASTER DRIVE ELGIN IL 60120

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Carbonara, Frank Mount Juliet, US 7 157
Chmiola, Theodore James Roscoe, US 25 308
Matthews,, Jr Michael R Crystal Lake, US 3 65
Tomko, Gregory J Elgin, US 5 112
Wiker, John H Lockport, US 20 593

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