Handle-integrated cooking surface lighting for lids of grills

US11333346B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Weber-Stephen Products LLC · US

Inventors

• Douglas W. Masek · Palatine, US
• Nicholas M. Nanos · Morton Grove, US
• Chris Crowell · Chicago, US
• Mark D'Ambrosio · Chicago, US
• James Keclik · McHenry, US
• Thomas Schnell · Heilbronn, DE
• Kerry Berland · Chicago, US
• Michael A. Graef · Gräfelfing, DE
• Nathan Mellas · Lenoir City, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2021
• Grant date: May 17, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B6/0005
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Example handle-integrated lighting assemblies including one or more lighting module(s) located substantially within a handle of a lid of a grill are described. An example lighting assembly configured to be coupled to a lid of a grill includes a handle and a lighting module. The handle includes a crossbar and a stem coupled to and oriented at an angle relative to the crossbar. The lighting module includes a light source located within the handle. The light source is configured to project light through the stem in a direction away from the crossbar.