US 12,070,042 B2
Grill systems
Christopher T. Martin, North Attleboro, MA (US); Christopher Smith, Newton, MA (US); and Blake Hishmeh, Cambridge, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/124,950.
Application 18/124,950 is a continuation of application No. 18/079,783, filed on Dec. 12, 2022, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0188577 A1, Jun. 13, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/052 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01)
CPC A23B 4/0523 (2013.01) [A23L 5/17 (2016.08); A47J 37/06 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking device, comprising:
a housing defining an interior chamber configured to receive a food product;
a smoke unit coupled to an exterior of the housing, the smoke unit configured to generate smoke, the smoke unit including an outer body and a fuel cartridge removably disposed within the outer body, the fuel cartridge being configured to retain fuel during combustion of the fuel to generate smoke;
a fan disposed within the interior chamber, the fan configured to draw air along a flow path initiating within the smoke unit and terminating at a terminal end located in the interior chamber, the fan located at the terminal end and being configured to create a low-pressure zone to cause smoke generated by the smoke unit to travel along the flow path, the fan being operable in a first cooking mode to cook the food product in the interior chamber with convection heating; and
a valve disposed at least partially in the flow path, the valve being movable between a first position in which the flow path is blocked and a second position in which the flow path is unobstructed.