Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a grill with a continuous cooking surface having individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones. One example provides a grill, comprising a grill plate defining a continuous cooking surface comprising a plurality of individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones, each heating zone comprising one or more heating elements positioned beneath the grill plate, and each isolation zone comprising a cooling fluid channel, and a cooling fluid circulation system configured to control a flow of a cooling fluid through the cooling fluid channel for each isolation zone.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a grill with a continuous cooking surface having individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones. One example provides a grill, comprising a continuous cooking surface comprising a plurality of individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones, each heating zone comprising a heating zone plate with one or more heating elements disposed beneath the heating zone plate, and each isolation zone comprising an isolation bar joined to adjacent conductive plates of adjacent heating zones, each isolation bar comprising a cooling channel extending at least partially along a length of the isolation bar.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a cooking system. One example provides a cooking system including a body supporting a cooking surface, a grease trap receptacle positioned within the body, the grease trap receptacle including an opening to an outside of the body, a grease drain located adjacent to the cooking surface, the grease drain opening into the grease trap receptacle such that the grease drain and the grease trap receptacle define a watertight passage for water to flow from the cooking surface to the opening, and a grease trap movably positioned within the opening of the grease trap receptacle.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a ventilation system incorporated in a cooking apparatus. One example provides a cooking system including a body supporting a cooking surface, an air duct located within the body, and an air inlet disposed adjacent the cooking surface and in fluid communication with the air duct. The cooking system further comprises a fan disposed within the body and configured to pull exhaust from cooking through the air inlet and the air duct, a muffler configured to receive the exhaust from the fan, and an exhaust duct disposed within the body and connecting the fan to the muffler to carry the exhaust from the fan to the muffler, the exhaust duct having a curved configuration between an outlet of the fan and an inlet of the muffler.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a portable cooking apparatus are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a portable cooking system is provided comprising a cooking plate having a continuous cooking surface, a heating element assembly disposed beneath the cooking surface, a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the cooking surface, and a base that supports the cooking plate on an underlying surface. The base comprises an integrally formed drip pan located beneath the cooking surface, the integrally formed drip pan comprising a recessed portion formed in a top surface of the base.

Abstract: A method includes receiving audible sound signals such as the cries of a baby via a microphone of a monitor, and processing the signals to identify whether a predetermined acoustic signature is present. An alert may be generated when the predetermined acoustic signature is present. An information data signal such as a discrete data packet quantifies how closely the sounds match the predetermined signature, and is transmitted to a remote device. The server may aggregate these data packets over time and calculate a variance between the aggregated data packets and a baseline. A report may be generated describing the sound signals and variance. A monitoring system having the monitor and a server are also disclosed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a portable cooking apparatus are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a portable cooking system is provided comprising a cooking plate having a continuous cooking surface, a heating element assembly disposed beneath the cooking surface, a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the cooking surface, and a base that supports the cooking plate on an underlying surface. The base comprises an integrally formed drip pan located beneath the cooking surface, the integrally formed drip pan comprising a recessed portion formed in a top surface of the base.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a portable cooking apparatus are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a portable cooking system is provided comprising a cooking plate having a continuous cooking surface, a heating element assembly disposed beneath the cooking surface, a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the cooking surface, and a base that supports the cooking plate on an underlying surface. The base comprises an integrally formed drip pan located beneath the cooking surface, the integrally formed drip pan comprising a recessed portion formed in a top surface of the base.

Abstract: A method includes receiving audible sound signals such as the cries of a baby via a microphone of a monitor, and processing the signals to identify whether a predetermined acoustic signature is present. An alert may be generated when the predetermined acoustic signature is present. An information data signal such as a discrete data packet quantifies how closely the sounds match the predetermined signature, and is transmitted to a remote device. The server may aggregate these data packets over time and calculate a variance between the aggregated data packets and a baseline. A report may be generated describing the sound signals and variance. A monitoring system having the monitor and a server are also disclosed.

Abstract: A cooking apparatus is disclosed, wherein the cooking apparatus is configured to be converted between an installed configuration in which the cooking apparatus is connected to a complementary support structure and a portable configuration in which the cooking apparatus is not attached to the complementary support structure. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking surface, at least one burner configured to heat the cooking surface, a body configured to support the cooking surface above the burner, and a connecting portion disposed on the body, wherein the connecting portion includes at least one connector configured to be connected to a complementary connector on the complementary support structure, and wherein the connecting portion is also configured to support the cooking apparatus on a surface other than the complementary support structure when the cooking apparatus is used in the portable configuration.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a portable cooking apparatus are disclosed. For example, in one embodiment, a portable cooking system is provided comprising a cooking plate having a continuous cooking surface, a heating element assembly disposed beneath the cooking surface, a temperature controller for varying the temperature of the cooking surface, and a base that supports the cooking plate on an underlying surface. The base comprises an integrally formed drip pan located beneath the cooking surface, the integrally formed drip pan comprising a recessed portion formed in a top surface of the base.

Abstract: Various embodiments of an electrical cooking apparatus are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electrical cooking apparatus includes a substantially continuous cooking surface, a plurality of electrical heating elements disposed under the substantially continuous cooking surface, and at least two temperature controllers configured to allow independent control of temperatures of at least two of the plurality of heating elements.