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US 12,564,196 B2Granted
Smoke functionality in electric grill-type appliance
AssigneeSharkNinja Operating LLC
InventorsChristopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, John M. Steinmetz, Joshua D. Anthony
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Abstract
A cooking system includes a housing having a hollow interior, a heating element operable to heat to said hollow interior, a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior, and a combustible substrate module removably positionable in said housing. When positioned in the housing, the combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with the hollow interior and the combustible substrate module is disposed remote of the food support surface.
Claims12
A cooking system comprising:
- a housing including a lid hinged to a base, the housing having a hollow interior;
- a first heating element disposed on the lid within said hollow interior, said first heating element being operable to heat to said hollow interior;
- a fan disposed on the lid within the hollow interior and adjacent the first heating element, the fan being operable to circulate heated air within the hollow interior;
- a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior beneath the first heating element and the fan;
- a second heating element disposed beneath the food support surface, said second heating element being operable to heat the food support surface;
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- a combustible substrate module coupled to the lid;
- wherein when positioned in said housing, said combustible substrate module is arranged in fluid communication with said hollow interior, and
- wherein when said combustible substrate module is positioned in said housing, said combustible substrate module is disposed remote of said food support surface.
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A cooking system comprising:
- a housing having a hollow interior;
- a heating element disposed within said hollow interior, said heating element being operable to heat to said hollow interior;
- a fan disposed within the hollow interior and adjacent the heating element, the fan being operable to circulate heated air within the hollow interior;
- a food support surface arranged within said hollow interior beneath the heating element and the fan;
- a combustible substrate module coupled to said housing, said combustible substrate module being configured to retain ignited fuel;
- an ignition source arranged within said housing and operably coupled to said combustible substrate module;
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- a temperature sensor disposed within the housing, the temperature sensor being configured to detect an ignition status of the fuel disposed within the combustible substrate module, wherein, in response to ignition being detected within the combustible substrate module, the ignition source is configured to be de-energized and the fan is configured to be energized.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.