US 12,070,159 B2
Food processing apparatus and method
Daniel Stephen Potter, Seabrook, NH (US); Devin Joseph Coakley, Bellingham, MA (US); and Michael Joseph Smith, Arlington, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on May 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/142,247.
Application 18/142,247 is a division of application No. 17/126,876, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,638,500.
Application 17/126,876 is a division of application No. 15/903,803, filed on Feb. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,869,577, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Application 15/903,803 is a continuation of application No. 14/324,014, filed on Jul. 3, 2014, granted, now 9,924,838, issued on Mar. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0270290 A1, Aug. 31, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 43/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0727 (2013.01) [A47J 43/0705 (2013.01); A47J 43/0716 (2013.01); A47J 43/082 (2013.01); A47J 43/085 (2013.01); A47J 43/087 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
arranging a drive unit in a first mode of operation with a first container where the first container supports the drive unit on a support surface;
interacting with a first activation site to actuate the drive unit in the first mode of operation;
removing the drive unit from the first container;
vertically flipping the drive unit upside-down;
placing the drive unit on the support surface;
arranging the drive unit in a second mode of operation with a second container where the drive unit supports the second container; and
interacting with a second activation site to actuate the drive unit in the second mode of operation, the second activation site being positioned at a different location than the first activation site.