# US 11,439,164 B2 · Vibrating cooking system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,439,164 B2 - Document ID: US11439164B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/130,505 - Filed: 2018-09-13 - Published: 2019-01-10 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2011-11-01 - Assignees: Kenyon Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Michael Reischmann - Inventors: Michael Reischmann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11439164B2 ## CPC - A23L 5/10: General methods of cooking foods, e.g. by roasting or frying - A23L 7/161: Puffed cereals, e.g. popcorn or puffed rice - A23L 7/183: by heating without using a pressure release device - A23P 20/10: Coating with edible coatings, e.g. with oils or fats - A23P 30/38: by heating (combined with pressure release or vacuum treatment A23P30/32) - A47J 27/00: Cooking-vessels (A47J29/00 - A47J33/00 take precedence) - A47J 27/002: {Construction of cooking-vessels; Methods or processes of manufacturing specially adapted for cooking-vessels} - A47J 36/00: Parts, details or accessories of cooking-vessels (A47J27/00 - A47J33/00 take precedence insofar as these parts, details or accessories are restricted to a particular kind of cooking-vessel provided for in a single one of these groups) - A47J 36/02: Selection of specific materials, e.g. heavy bottoms with copper inlay or with insulating inlay - A47J 37/0629: {with electric heating elements} - H05B 1/00: Details of electric heating devices - H05B 6/12: Cooking devices - H05B 6/1209: {induction cooking plates or the like and devices to be used in combination with them} - A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs - A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B) - A23P: SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION ## Abstract A cooking system that utilizes vibration to improve the convenience of preparing food and the quality of the finished product. The system uses a vibrating device coupled to a cooking vessel with a pad and/or isolation blocks disposed between the vibrator and the vessel. The cooking system can be adapted to prepare specific foods in specific quantities, such as popcorn in pre-packaged containers. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cooking system for heating the contents of a cooking vessel which has a cooking surface, comprising: a support adapted to support the cooking vessel; heating element comprising a coil for creating an oscillating magnetic field that interacts with and generates an amount of heat in the cooking vessel; a pad between said support and the cooking vessel; a vibrator for vibrating said cooking surface wherein said vibrator is a solid state electrical vibrator which when activated causes the cooking surface to vibrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cooking system of claim 1 wherein the vibrator is isolated from the heating element such that isolation of the vibrator from the heating element inhibits the vibrator from vibrating the heating element. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cooking system of claim 1 wherein the vibrator is isolated from the coil by at least one isolation block. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cooking system of claim 1 wherein the vibrator vibrates the pad to thereby vibrate the cooking vessel. ### Claim 5 A cooking system for heating the contents of a cooking vessel which has a cooking surface, comprising: a support adapted to support the cooking vessel; a heating equipment comprising a coil for creating an oscillating magnetic field which when activated interacts with and generates an amount of heat in the cooking vessel; a vibrator adapted to vibrate the cooking surface wherein said vibrator is separated from the heating element such that vibration of the heating element by the vibration is inhibited when the heating element and vibrator are activated; wherein the vibrator vibrates the cooking surface activated; and a pad comprising a thermally insulating, elastically deformable material and configured to be located underneath and in contact with the cooking vessel further comprising that said vibrator is a solid state electrical vibrator. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising that the pad is formed of a thermally insulating, elastically deformable material. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising a recess formed in a surface of said support, said surface supporting the cooking vessel at least a portion of said pad is disposed in the recess such that horizontal movement of said pad relative to said surface is substantially prevented. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising that removal of said pad from said support is not impeded. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising that the pad is formed of a material adapted to create a friction force between the pad and the cooking vessel sufficient to substantially prevent sliding of the vessel relative to the support. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, wherein said pad is between the support and the cooking vessel. ### Claim 11 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising a housing in which said surface, said coil, said vibrator, and said pad are contained. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The cooking system of claim 11, further comprising at least one elastomeric isolation block positioned between said support and said housing; and at least one foot formed of an elastomeric isolation block for supporting the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The cooking system of claim 5, further comprising that said vibrator imparts movement to a surface of the support in a plane of the surface, wherein the surface supports the cooking vessel. ### Claim 14 A cooking system for heating the contents of a cooking vessel which has a cooking surface, comprising: a support adapted to support the cooking vessel; a heating element comprising a coil for creating an oscillating magnetic field which when activated interacts with and generates an amount of heat in the cooking vessel, the heating element seperated from the support; a vibrator configured to vibrate said cooking surface wherein the vibrator is isolated from the heating element to inhibit vibration of the heating element by the vibrator when the coil is activated; at least one elastomeric isolation block positioned between said support and the coil to inhibit vibration of the coil; and a pad configured to be located underneath the cooking vessel and between the heating element and the cooking vessel further comprising that said vibrator is a solid state electrical vibrator. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising that the pad is formed of a thermally insulating, elastically deformable material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, wherein said pad is between said vibrator and the cooking vessel. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising that removal of said pad is not impeded. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising that the pad is formed of a material adapted to create a friction force between the pad and the cooking vessel sufficient to substantially prevent sliding of the vessel relative to a surface of the support. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising a housing in which said surface, said coil, said vibrator, and said pad are contained. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The cooking system of claim 19, further comprising at least one elastomeric isolation block positioned between said a surface of said support surface and said housing; and at least one foot formed of an elastomeric isolation block for supporting the housing. ### Claim 21 (depends on 14) The cooking system of claim 14, further comprising that said vibrator imparts movement to said surface in a plane of a surface of the support which supports the cooking vessel.