Cooking device and components thereof

US10595678B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SharkNinja Operating LLC · US

Inventors

• Aaron Michael Gill · Boston, US
• Ross Richardson · Dover, US
• Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel · Oakland, US
• Da Deng · Newton, US
• Mete Gursel
• Andrew John Roy Tattersfield · London, GB
• Niall Christopher Denham · London, GB
• Roger Neil Jackson · Lostwithiel, GB
• Ronan Patrick Leahy · London, GB
• Evan James White · Brookline, US
• Thomas Guerin · Boston, US
• Chris Martin · Concord, US
• Nathaniel R. Lavins · Somerville, US
• Mackenzie Lee Swanhart · Boston, US
• Samuel Andrew Ferguson · Medford, US
• Scott James Stewart · Boston, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 18, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 24, 2020
• Expiry date: Mar 18, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a cooking system including a housing defining a hollow chamber. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to the hollow chamber. A food container is receivable within said hollow chamber. A lid, movable relative to said housing, contacts the upper portion of the housing in a closed position to close the opening to the hollow chamber. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of said housing and said lid. The cooking system is operable in a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode. In the conductive cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in said convective cooking mode, the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker. The cooking system is operable in the conductive cooking mode and then is operable in said convective cooking mode without removing said food container from said hollow chamber.