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US 12,714,112 · App. 17/219,135 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Modular cooking appliance having a hot air oven

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Patent No.
US 12,714,112
App. No.
17/219,135
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 7, 2021
From: MCKEE, PHILIP R.; VANLANEN, LEE
To: AUTOMATION TECH, LLC
Reel/Frame 055857/0429 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16838540 · Apr 2, 2020
Related Publication 20210307335A1 · Oct 7, 2021
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