US 12,446,730 B2
Grill system with smoke assembly
Christopher T. Martin, North Attleboro, MA (US); Christopher Smith, Newton, MA (US); Blake Hishmeh, Cambridge, MA (US); and Nicholas Chow, Boston, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,237.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/325,129, filed on Mar. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0309745 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 37/07 (2006.01); A23B 4/056 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 37/0786 (2013.01) [A23B 4/056 (2013.01); A47J 37/0704 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cooking assembly, comprising:
a housing having a base defining a hollow cooking chamber and a lid movably coupled to the base;
at least one heating element disposed in the housing and in thermal communication with the hollow cooking chamber;
a fan mounted to the housing and configured to circulate air in the hollow cooking chamber; and
a smoke unit mounted on the lid, the smoke unit including a fuel box in fluid communication with the hollow cooking chamber, and an igniter configured to ignite fuel contained in the fuel box, wherein the fan is configured to draw smoke from the fuel box into the hollow cooking chamber.