ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,650,233, issued on June 9, was assigned to Restaurant Technologies Inc. (Mendota Heights, Minn.).
"System and method to integrate an exhaust fan with an automated kitchen hood and flue cleaning system" was invented by Jason Platz (Mendota Heights, Minn.), James Perry Gardner Jr. (Ely, Minn.), Nathan Conrad Meyer (Lake City, Minn.) and Kyle Haugen (St. Louis Park, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated cleaning system includes an automated kitchen exhaust cleaning system with a first conduit and a first nozzle configured to spray detergent or water on a kitchen exhaust flue, and an exhaust fan configured to be mounted on an out...