1-19. (canceled)
20. A convection recirculating fryer, comprising:
a fry tank for receiving a fluid; and
a magnetic pump operatively connected to the fry tank for pumping the fluid through the fry tank, the magnetic pump comprising:
(i) a cylindrical driving magnet assembly having a circumference, wherein the cylindrical driving magnet assembly includes a plurality of driving magnets positioned in equidistant arrangement around the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly;
(ii) an impeller magnet housing encasing at least one driven magnet, wherein the impeller magnet housing is concentric with and receivable by the cylindrical driving magnet assembly; and
(iii) an impeller that rotates about a stationary ceramic shaft extending through the impeller when pumping the fluid,
wherein the plurality of driving magnets and the at least one driven magnet comprise a magnetic material that maintains magnetic properties when exposed to the fluid at temperatures in excess of 350\xb0 F.
21. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the plurality of driving magnets are separated by a plurality of axially-aligned voids positioned therebetween around the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly.
22. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the plurality of driving magnets are separated by a plurality of circumferential gaps of predetermined width along the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly.
23. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the plurality of driving magnets form a plurality of diametrically opposite pairs around the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly.
24. The fryer of claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of driving magnets comprises an elongate member positioned axially along an inner surface of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly.
25. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the plurality of driving magnets comprises eight driving magnets.
26. The fryer of claim 20, further comprising a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the fry tank for heating the fluid as the fluid passes through the heat exchanger.
27. The fryer of claim 26, further comprising a means for heating the fluid as the fluid passes through the heat exchanger.
28. The fryer of claim 27, further comprising a controller for controlling the heating means.
29. The fryer of claim 28, wherein the means for heating the fluid as the fluid passes through the heat exchanger is a gas burner with a blower, an injector tube, and a plurality of symmetrically positioned gas injectors to evenly distribute the flame along a burner sleeve of the gas burner.
30. The fryer of claim 26, wherein the magnetic pump comprises an inlet in fluid communication with the fry tank and an outlet in fluid communication with the heat exchanger.
31. The fryer of claim 30, wherein the magnetic pump is positioned in a substantially vertical orientation such that the inlet is positioned above the impeller.
32. The fryer of claim 31, further comprising an electric motor mechanically coupled to the magnetic pump and operative to drive the impeller such that the fluid from the fry tank enters the inlet of the magnetic pump, is imparted with velocity by the impeller, is directed to the heat exchanger, is heated in the heat exchanger, and then is provided back to the fry tank.
33. The fryer of claim 32, further comprising a glow plug with a flame sensor to ignite gas, an injector tube and a plurality of injectors to inject gas into the tube, and a perforated burner sleeve to better distribute the flame in the heat exchanger, wherein the fluid is distributed through the heat exchanger by tubing included within the heat exchanger.
34. The fryer of claim 32, wherein the magnetic pump is located above the electric motor.
35. The fryer of claim 20, further comprising a filter to remove foreign matter from the fluid.
36. The fryer of claim 35, wherein the filter is positioned within an interior of the fry tank for collecting the foreign matter within the fry tank.
37. The fryer of claim 35, further comprising a filter pump for circulating the fluid through the filter.
38. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the stationary ceramic shaft extending through the impeller is oriented in a substantially vertical orientation.
39. The fryer of claim 20, wherein the magnetic material is Samarium Cobalt.
40. A fryer apparatus, comprising:
a tank for receiving a fluid; and
a magnetic pump operatively connected to the tank for pumping the fluid through the tank, the magnetic pump comprising:
(i) a cylindrical driving magnet assembly having a circumference, wherein the cylindrical driving magnet assembly includes a plurality of driving magnets positioned in a spaced-apart manner around the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly;
(ii) an impeller magnet housing encasing at least one driven magnet, wherein the impeller magnet housing is concentric with and receivable by the cylindrical driving magnet assembly; and
(iii) an impeller that rotates about a stationary ceramic shaft extending through the impeller when pumping the fluid,
wherein the plurality of driving magnets and the at least one driven magnet comprise a magnetic material that maintains magnetic properties when exposed to the fluid at temperatures in excess of 350\xb0 F.
41. A convection recirculating fryer apparatus, comprising:
a magnetic pump for pumping fluid through the convection recirculating fryer apparatus, the magnetic pump comprising:
(i) a cylindrical driving magnet assembly having a circumference, wherein the cylindrical driving magnet assembly includes a plurality of driving magnets positioned in equidistant arrangement around the circumference of the cylindrical driving magnet assembly;
(ii) an impeller magnet housing encasing at least one driven magnet, wherein the impeller magnet housing is concentric with and receivable by the cylindrical driving magnet assembly; and
(iii) an impeller that rotates about a stationary ceramic shaft extending through the impeller when pumping the fluid,
wherein the plurality of driving magnets and the at least one driven magnet comprise a magnetic material that maintains magnetic properties when exposed to the fluid at temperatures in excess of 350\xb0 F.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with instructions which establish processes for information handling, the processes comprising:
analyzing, in a computer process, displayed textual information to identify first contact information from the textual information as a type of contact information, from a plurality of contact information types, wherein the analyzing is performed without user designation of a specific part of the displayed textual information to be subject to the analyzing;
after determining the type of contact information the first contact information is, performing at least one operation using the first contact information, from a set of potential operations, wherein the at least one operation depends at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and the set of potential operations includes:
(A) initiating electronic communication using the first contact information; and
(B) causing an electronic search, in an information source that contains contact information and is distinct from the displayed textual information, for the first contact information previously identified by analyzing in order to find whether the first contact information is included in the information source and to find second contact information, of a specific type or types, therein associated with the first contact information, wherein (i) the processes are configured to handle a plurality of types of second contact information and (ii) the specific type or types of second contact information varies based at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and
when the first contact information is included in the information source and the information source also includes associated second contact information, causing display of at least part of the associated second contact information;
wherein the processes are established by program code configured to cause performing each of the potential operations (A) and (B), and
providing for a user an input device configured so that, while the textual information is displayed, a single execute command from the input device is the only user action necessary to accomplish the analyzing and the performing
2. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the set of potential operations further includes:
(C) allowing the user to cause addition of at least some of the first contact information into the information source as new information for an existing contact.
3. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the set of potential operations further includes:
(C) allowing the user to cause addition of at least some of the first contact information into the information source as a new contact.
4. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the analyzing is completed after the receipt of the execute command.
5. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the input device is a menu and the single execute command includes the user’s accessing of the menu and selection of a menu choice from the menu.
6. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of contact information types includes at least one of a name, an address, an e-mail address, and a telephone number.
7. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein when the first contact information is a telephone number, the at least one operation comprises initiating electronic communication using the telephone number.
8. The at least one non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 1, wherein when the first contact information is an e-mail address, the at least one operation comprises creating an e-mail using the e-mail address.
9. A computerized method for information handling, the method comprising:
analyzing, in a computer process, displayed textual information to identify first contact information from the textual information as a type of contact information, from a plurality of contact information types, wherein the analyzing is performed without user designation of a specific part of the displayed textual information to be subject to the analyzing;
after determining the type of contact information the first contact information is, performing at least one operation using the first contact information, from a set of potential operations, wherein the at least one operation depends at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and the set of potential operations includes:
(A) initiating electronic communication using the first contact information; and
(B) causing an electronic search, in an information source that contains contact information and is distinct from the displayed textual information, for the first contact information previously identified by analyzing in order to find whether the first contact information is included in the information source and to find second contact information, of a specific type or types, therein associated with the first contact information, wherein (i) the processes are configured to handle a plurality of types of second contact information and (ii) the specific type or types of second contact information varies based at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and
when the first contact information is included in the information source and the information source also includes associated second contact information, causing display of at least part of the associated second contact information;
wherein the processes are established by program code configured to cause performing each of the potential operations (A) and (B); and
providing for a user an input device configured so that, while the textual information is displayed, a single execute command from the input device is the only user action necessary to accomplish the analyzing and the performing
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the set of potential operations further includes:
(C) allowing the user to cause addition of at least some of the first contact information into the information source.
11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the input device is a menu and the single execute command includes the user’s accessing of the menu and selection of a menu choice from the menu.
12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of contact information types includes at least one of a name, an address, an e-mail address, and a telephone number.
13. The method according to claim 9, wherein when the first contact information is a telephone number, the at least one operation comprises initiating electronic communication using the telephone number.
14. The method according to claim 9, wherein when the first contact information is an email address, the at least one operation comprises creating an e-mail using the e-mail address.
15. An apparatus for information handling, the apparatus comprising:
a display device;
a processor; and
a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform one or more processes that include:
analyzing, in a computer process, displayed textual information to identify first contact information from the textual information as a type of contact information, from a plurality of contact information types, wherein the analyzing is performed without user designation of a specific part of the displayed textual information to be subject to the analyzing;
after determining the type of contact information the first contact information is, performing at least one operation using the first contact information, from a set of potential operations, wherein the at least one operation depends at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and the set of potential operations includes:
(A) initiating electronic communication using the first contact information; and
(B) causing an electronic search, in an information source that contains contact information and is distinct from the displayed textual information, for the first contact information previously identified by analyzing in order to find whether the first contact information is included in the information source and to find second contact information, of a specific type or types, therein associated with the first contact information, wherein (i) the processes are configured to handle a plurality of types of second contact information and (ii) the specific type or types of second contact information varies based at least in part on the type of contact information the first contact information is, and
when the first contact information is included in the information source and the information source also includes associated second information, causing display of at least part of the associated second information;
wherein the processes are established by program code configured to cause performing each of the potential operations (A) and (B); and
providing for a user an input device configured so that, while the textual information is displayed, a single execute command from the input device is the only user action necessary to accomplish the analyzing and the performing
16. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the input device is a menu and the single execute command includes the user’s accessing of the menu and selection of a menu choice from the menu.
17. The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the display device is a touch-screen interface.