Patents
US 10966432 B2: Process and apparatus for cooking utilizing nebulized water particles and air
- Granted
- 2021-04-06
- Filed
- 2019-03-28 application 16367854
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A process and apparatus for heating an oven using nebulized water particles and compressed air including the steps of heating water contained in reservoir that is located outside of a cooking chamber by transferring water within the reservoir through a water heater to reach a desired end point temperature that is less than boiling, heating compressed air by sending compressed air through an air heater that is submerged within the water of the reservoir, conveying the heated water and the heated compressed air to a nebulizer, nebulizing the heated water into heated water particles and introducing the heated water particles into the cooking chamber via the heated compressed air.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg210406.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHA CO., LTD. 8 patents | Foreign company or organization | Bloomfield, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Hoerter | Bloomfield, IN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A21B | Bakers' ovens; machines or equipment for baking | A21B1/36 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L5/13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A47J | Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages | A47J27/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F25B | Refrigeration machines, plants or systems; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems | F25B21/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F25D | Refrigerators; cold rooms; ice-boxes; cooling or freezing apparatus not otherwise provided for | F25D31/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOERTER, ROBERT signed 2019-03-18 | AHA, LLC BLOOMFIELD, IN | 48728/404 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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