US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Aug. 11 for "Baffle and associated fryer heat exchange system and fryer" (North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,254, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Baffle and associated fryer heat exchange system and fryer" was invented by Kacy W. Denning (Charlotte, N.C.) and Matthew T. Rowell (Gastonia, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fryer includes a fryer vat and a heating system with at least one heat exchange tube a burner end, an opposite end, and an internal passage from the burner end to the opposite end. A baffle is located within the internal passage for enhancing heat transfer from combustion gases to the heat exchange tube. The baffle has an axial length from a burner facing end to a discharge...