US Patent Issued to Henny Penny on Jan. 28 for "Automated fryer with selectively activated heating elements" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,207,763, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Henny Penny Corp. (Eaton, Ohio).

"Automated fryer with selectively activated heating elements" was invented by Melissa M. Hohler (Kettering, Ohio), Steven V. Ricca (Upper Arlington, Ohio) and Thomas M. Smith (Lewisburg, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fryer and method for cooking food products is provided that automates the movement of baskets carrying the food products. The fryer) includes a cooking chamber with a heating element located therein for heating cooking medium in the cooking chamber. The fryer also includes at least one vertical transport assembly that selectively engages wit...