ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,727, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Marmon Foodservice Technologies Inc. (Osseo, Minn.).
"Vertical heat transfer device" was invented by Steven Shei (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heat transfer device for thermal treatment of food items includes an enclosure defining an interior of the heat transfer device. A first and second driven conveyor systems are positioned within the enclosure. A first primary heater is arranged interior of the first chain conveyor belt. A first chain heater is arranged proximate to the first chain conveyor belt at a location of the first chain conveyor belt proximate to the opening. A...