Scott Herdic — Patent Inventor · Chick-fil-A Engineer
Scott Herdic is a co-inventor on three US patent filings in automated food systems technology, all assigned to Chick-fil-A / CFA Properties Inc. One patent has been granted; two applications are pending, including an international PCT filing.
View on Google Patents →Scott Herdic's patent work focuses on automating manual steps in commercial food preparation — from coating systems to mobile and pressure fryers. Each filing has been cited in subsequent inventions, a mark of technical significance.
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An apparatus and method for automated food preparation featuring a flow channel that precisely distributes coating material uniformly around food items during processing — automating a previously manual step. Granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in February 2024.
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A modular mobile fryer system with cooking vessels, heated oil reservoir, and fluid conduit network enabling flexible deployment of automated cooking operations. International PCT application filed; the application has accumulated 4 patent citations from subsequent inventors.
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Automated pressure fryer systems featuring pressure-sealed cooking chambers with locking lids, a gantry system, and gripper mechanism — fully automating the pressure frying cooking cycle for commercial kitchens. Published as a US patent application in February 2026.
Scott Herdic is a Georgia Tech-trained mechanical engineer and Licensed Professional Engineer based in Newnan, Georgia. He works as an engineer at the Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center, where his patent work focuses on automated food systems — coating, mobile frying, and pressure frying technology.
Before joining Chick-fil-A, Scott co-founded Arco Engineering, Inc. in Tyrone, Georgia, a multi-discipline engineering firm. That hands-on entrepreneurial experience — designing custom lifting devices for manufacturing lines and innovating food service kitchen equipment — directly informs his inventive work today.
Race results from the Boston Marathon, Marine Corps Marathon, and 5K/10K/15K races throughout Georgia.
View Results →Peer-reviewed publications in SPIE Proceedings and graduate thesis work at Georgia Tech on smart materials and piezoelectric actuation.
View Research →Georgia Tech-trained mechanical engineer, Licensed PE in Electrical Engineering, and Chick-fil-A engineer based in Newnan, Georgia.
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