US Patent Issued to Nieco on Dec. 16 for "Rapid cook broiler with movable heat shields for improved temperature control" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,121, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Nieco LLC (Windsor, Calif.).

"Rapid cook broiler with movable heat shields for improved temperature control" was invented by Rachel M. Jones (Windsor, Calif.) and Michael Janney (Windsor, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rapid cook finish broiler with programmable, movable heat shields that open at the beginning of a cook cycle and close after a set period of time blocking much of the heat from heating elements from reaching food disposed below, enabling users to keep the heat source at a high setting, and having shelves with adjustable heights and a blower system that provides air flow ...