Dynamic flip toaster

US11445859B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SharkNinja Operating LLC · US

Inventors

• Niall Christopher Denham · London, GB
• Georgia Banton · Westlington, GB
• Gregory Allan Fish · Brookline, US
• Alex Gushulak · Cambridge, US
• Edward Brown · Clifton Park, US
• Ethan S. Kramer · Needham, US
• Roger Neil Jackson · Lostwithiel, GB
• Andrew John Roy Tattersfield · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 31, 2020
• Grant date: Sep 20, 2022
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A47J37/0871
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A cooking system positionable on a support surface includes a housing having an internal cooking compartment and an opening formed in the housing for accessing said internal cooking compartment. At least one heating element is provided for heating said internal cooking compartment. The heating element is operable to heat the internal cooking compartment while the opening is at least partially exposed to an ambient environment to allow fluid transfer between the ambient environment and the internal cooking compartment. An output from said at least one heating element is variable across said internal cooking compartment during operation of the system.