ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,736, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to National Presto Industries Inc. (Eau Claire, Wis.).
"Rotisserie turkey deep fryer" was invented by James A. Hedrington (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) and Michael R. Berge (Eau Claire, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deep fryer and related methods of frying a whole turkey in a reduced cooking oil volume. A frying basin can have a rounded profile avoiding dead spaces within the frying basin. The frying basin can include a recessed channel at a bottommost portion of the frying basin to accommodate a heating element, such that the heating element does not project above a floor of the frying basin. Th...