US 11,889,950 B2
Cooking device and components thereof
Aaron Michael Gill, Boston, MA (US); Ross Richardson, Dover, MA (US); Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel, Oakland, CA (US); Da Deng, Newton, MA (US); Mete Gursel, Istanbul (TR); Andrew John Roy Tattersfield, London (GB); Niall Christopher Denham, London (GB); Roger Neil Jackson, Cornwall (GB); Ronan Patrick Leahy, London (GB); Evan James White, Brookline, MA (US); Thomas Guerin, Boston, MA (US); Chris Martin, Concord, MA (US); Nathaniel R. Lavins, Somerville, MA (US); Mackenzie Lee Swanhart, Boston, MA (US); Samuel Andrew Ferguson, Medford, MA (US); and Scott James Stewart, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Aug. 22, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/548,562.
Application 16/548,562 is a continuation of application No. 16/357,276, filed on Mar. 18, 2019, granted, now 10,390,656.
Application 16/357,276 is a continuation of application No. 16/059,876, filed on Aug. 9, 2018, granted, now 11,278,151.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/543,082, filed on Aug. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0374064 A1, Dec. 12, 2019
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01); F24C 7/08 (2006.01); A47J 27/04 (2006.01); A47J 27/08 (2006.01); A47J 39/00 (2006.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); A47J 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 36/12 (2006.01); A47J 37/12 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0641 (2013.01) [A23L 5/13 (2016.08); A23L 5/17 (2016.08); A47J 27/04 (2013.01); A47J 27/08 (2013.01); A47J 27/0802 (2013.01); A47J 37/0629 (2013.01); A47J 39/003 (2013.01); F24C 7/087 (2013.01); A47J 36/12 (2013.01); A47J 37/0623 (2013.01); A47J 37/1266 (2013.01); A47J 2027/008 (2013.01); A47J 2027/043 (2013.01); H05B 1/0205 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for cooking food in a cooking system, the method comprising:
positioning the food in an insert disposed in a food container being disposed in a hollow chamber defined by a housing of the cooking system, said housing having an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber, and said food container defining a hollow container interior and having an upper container portion defining a container opening, wherein an upper end of said food container extends above said upper portion of said housing;
positioning a pressure lid to cover said container opening and seal said container interior, said pressure lid being in contact with said housing;
locking said pressure lid to said upper portion of said housing during said positioning to cover said container opening;
pressure cooking the food contained in the insert in a pressure cooking mode employing a pressure of at least 40 kPa while said pressure lid is positioned about said food container;
unlocking said pressure lid from said housing and removing said pressure lid from said food container following said pressure cooking;
maintaining said food in said insert in said container following said pressure cooking mode for cooking in a convection mode;
positioning a convection lid to cover said container opening and said insert therein following said pressure mode and said removing of said pressure lid, wherein said convection lid includes a heating element and a fan;
positioning said heating element and said fan over said hollow container interior during said positioning of said convection lid; and
cooking the food in a convection cooking mode while said convection lid is in contact with said upper portion of said housing.