ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,055, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V. (Bakel, Netherlands).
"Floating particles removal within a food fryer" was invented by Hendrikus Petrus Gerardus Van Gerwen (Someren, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fryer with a vessel, that contains a hot fluid-bath with a fluid level, and which includes one or more belts which transport products to be fried through the hot fluid-bath; a submerge belt that hinders the products from floating to the fluid level, and a floating particles removing device. A surface of the belts on which the products are located during transportation in the fryer has a su...