Boiler assembly for a griddle
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Jan 21, 2014
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Jun 9, 2011
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Abstract
A griddle for cooking a food product includes an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, a front side and a rear side. A serpentine passageway is formed on the lower surface. A collector tank is juxtaposed and secured directly in touching contact with the lower surface adjacent to the first side of the griddle and is in communication with the serpentine passageway. A boiler is juxtaposed and secured directly in touching contact with the lower surface adjacent to the second side of the griddle and is in communication with the serpentine passageway. Heat applied directly to at least one of the collector tank and the boiler for heating a fluid disposed therein and supplying the heated fluid to the serpentine passageway for providing heat for cooking a food product disposed on the upper surface of the griddle.
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Country | kind | publication No. | Filing Date | Type | Sub-Type |
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US | B2 | US7677160 | Dec 01, 2005 | Patent | Grant |
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GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION | Boiler assembly for a griddle | Mar 16, 2010 | |||
EP | B1 | EP1665966 | Dec 02, 2005 | Patent | Grant |
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Patent | Boiler assembly for a griddle | Aug 08, 2007 | |||
JP | A | JP2006158970 | Dec 05, 2005 | Patent | Application |
Type : Patent Sub-Type : Application | |||||
Published unexamined patent application | GRIDDLE FOR COOKING FOODSTUFF | Jun 22, 2006 |
- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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AMERICAN GRIDDLE CORPORATION | FORT WAYNE IN |
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- 2009 Application Filing Year
- A47J Class
- 434 Applications Filed
- 300 Patents Issued To-Date
- 69.13 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Tippmann, Joseph | Fort Wayne, US | 2 | 38 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 38 | |||
Tippmann, Vincent P | Fort Wayne, US | 25 | 431 |
# of filed Patents : 25 Total Citations : 431 |
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