US 12,226,050 B2
Temperature controlled charcoal grill and smoker
Daniel Mercer, Hamilton, GA (US); Caitlin McNulty, Columbus, GA (US); William A. Hardy, Phenix City, AL (US); and John Darin McLemore, Hamilton, GA (US)
Assigned to Premier Specialty Brands, LLC, Chamblee, GA (US)
Filed by Masterbuilt Manufacturing, LLC, Columbus, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,188.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/078,625, filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0079383 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/052 (2006.01); A47J 36/32 (2006.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A23B 4/044 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0754 (2013.01) [A23B 4/052 (2013.01); A23B 4/0523 (2013.01); A47J 36/32 (2013.01); A47J 37/0641 (2013.01); A47J 37/0718 (2013.01); A23B 4/044 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A temperature controlled grill and smoker, comprising:
a fuel enclosure comprising a fuel basket configured to hold one or more types of solid fuel, the fuel basket having holes that allow air to pass into the fuel basket to the one or more types of solid fuel;
a fan disposed below the fuel enclosure, wherein the fan is configured to selectively provide air into the fuel basket;
an air column disposed within the fuel enclosure and adjacent to the fuel basket, the air column comprising one or more openings and configured to receive the air from the fan and provide the air to the fuel basket through the one or more openings;
a controller configured to cause the fan to deliver the air through the air column and into the fuel basket; and
a food-cooking enclosure located above the fuel enclosure, the food-cooking enclosure comprising:
a cooking rack for holding a food product; and
a tray located below the cooking rack and above the fuel enclosure, the tray configured to collect grease drippings from the food product and direct the drippings into the fuel enclosure, the tray including one or more openings that allow smoke and heat generated from solid fuel in the fuel basket to enter the food-cooking enclosure; and
a heat deflector tent mounted above the one or more openings in the tray.