Patents
US 9188344 B2: Combustion convection oven with variable exhaust damper
- Granted
- 2015-11-17
- Filed
- 2015-01-14 application 14596296
- Type
- Utility · 4 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A combustion convection oven has improved energy efficiency. The oven includes a moveable exhaust damper that selectively closes off the exhaust plenum so as to inhibit the escape of heated air from the oven's cooking cavity. The exhaust damper is open when the oven is in a heating mode with the burners on, but closed when the oven is in a heated mode where the burners are off. Thus, airflow through the oven is significantly reduced or eliminated when the burners are off. The damper may have a degree of openness that is controlled to be inverse to the speed of the oven's fan.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151117.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleby Marshall Inc. 13 patents | US company or organization | Elgin, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Van Murray | Fuquay-Varina, NC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24C | Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application | F24C3/128 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02B | Climate change mitigation technologies related to buildings, e.g. housing, house appliances or related end-user applications | Y02B40/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MURRAY, ROBERT VAN signed 2012-11-15 | MIDDLEBY MARSHALL, INC. ELGIN, IL | 34704/50 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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