Patents Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC
  • Hair care appliance with powered attachment
    Patent number: 12102205
    Abstract: Various exemplary attachments for hair care appliances and methods of using attachments for hair care appliances are provided. In general, a hair care attachment in an exemplary embodiment is in the form of a brush accessory that has a hollow body having first and second region, an attachment collar at a first end of the hollow body and having an inlet for receiving airflow, a plurality of bristles positioned along the first region of the hollow body, a plurality of outlet openings positioned along the first region of the hollow body adjacent the plurality of bristles, and a heater assembly positioned along the second region of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Carmen Tran, Molly McGuinness, Michael Day, Chris Hedges
  • Ingredient container with sealing valve
    Patent number: 12103840
    Abstract: Containers for use in a beverage system are provided. The containers include a container body defining an interior hollow chamber, and having an opening leading to the interior hollow chamber, and a cap covering the opening. The cap has an inlet port with an inlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap also has an outlet port having an outlet valve seated therein and movable between a closed configuration for preventing passage of fluid there through, and an open configuration for allowing passage of fluid there through. The cap has a collar positioned around the inlet port, the collar has an inner surface with at least a portion configured to circumferentially engage a seal having an outer diameter in a range of about 7 mm to 8 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Ross Hooper, Carl Robert Wrigglesworth
  • Flavorant for beverage carbonation system
    Patent number: 12096880
    Abstract: A flavorant container for use in a beverage system is provided. The flavorant container can be retained by a beverage system to dispense flavorant, which can be mixed with carbonated and/or uncarbonated water. In one embodiment, the flavorant container includes a container, a cap, and one or more features located on the cap. The features can include an inlet that is able to receive pressurized air, and an outlet that is able to dispense a flavorant when the inlet receives the pressurized air. The features can also include at least one raised protrusion that is capable of being retained by a complimentary pattern located on a beverage system in order to properly seat the flavorant container in the beverage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Joshua David Anthony, John Kevin Clay, Daniel Taek Kim, Thomas James Launders, Stuart Mark Leslie, Luis Ramiro Gutierrez Montenegro, Joyce Chien Tu, Carl Robert Wrigglesworth, Andrew David Zdeblick
  • Dual cavity cooking system
    Patent number: 12089778
    Abstract: A cooking system is provided. In one embodiment, the cooking system includes a housing having a first internal heating compartment having a first opening, and a second internal heating compartment having a second opening. A first heating element is configured to heat the first internal heating compartment, and a second heating element is configured to heat the second internal heating compartment. The system further includes a door assembly having a first door configured to cover the first opening, a second door configured to cover the second opening, a first frame member, and a second frame member. The second door is pivotally arranged relative to the first door and is configured to selectively allow access to the second internal heating compartment while the first door covers the first opening, and the second door selectively locks to the first frame member and the second frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Ethan S. Kramer, Robert J. Bone, III, Andrew David Zdeblick
  • Ingredient container
    Patent number: 12084334
    Abstract: Ingredient containers for use in a beverage carbonation system are provided. The ingredient container includes a container body defining an interior hollow chamber, and a cap coupled to the opening of the container body. The container body has an opening leading to the interior hollow chamber and a cross-section with a major axis defining a width that is greater than a minor axis defining a depth. The cap has an inlet that is sealed to retain fluid within the container and that is configured to open to allow gas to be injected into the interior hollow chamber. The cap has an outlet that is sealed to retain fluid within the container and that is configured to open to allow fluid within the container to flow out through the outlet valve. The inlet and the outlet are aligned along a first axis that extends parallel to the minor axis of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Andrew David Zdeblick, Joshua David Anthony, Joyce Chien Tu
  • Container for food processing system
    Patent number: 12082746
    Abstract: An attachment for use with a food processing system includes a container body having a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote of said first end. The first end is open and the second end is at least partially open. A chamber is defined by said container body and an agitating member is receivable at the first end. A displacement member is arranged at the second end to seal the second end. The displacement member is extendable into the chamber from the second end to increase a pressure within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Joyce Chien Tu
  • EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO-PUREE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240292979
    Abstract: An extrusion assembly for a micro-puree machine uses a plunger coupled to the main driven shaft to push the processed ingredients out of a nozzle coupled to the processing bowl. The plunger includes a seal around its perimeter to ensure maximum contact with the walls of the bowl and thus allow for maximum extrusion yield. The extrude function is integrated into a program on the main user interface with a predetermined translation speed/flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Noah William Weinstock, Pierce James Barnard, Ming Li Shi, Kaiping Hu, Xu Sheng Deng
  • AUTOMATED ADDITIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO-PUREE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240292862
    Abstract: An automated additive assembly for a micro-puree machine has a body including a reservoir configured for holding an additive ingredient. A channel is defined through the body, and a passage is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the channel. A plunger is configured for movement within the reservoir. Movement of the plunger within the reservoir in a first direction forces the additive ingredient through the channel such that the additive ingredient is combined with the processed ingredients extruded through the nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Noah William Weinstock, Nick Lerwill, Pierce James Barnard
  • EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO-PUREE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240292861
    Abstract: An extrusion assembly for a micro-puree machine uses a plunger coupled to the main driven shaft to push the processed ingredients out of a nozzle coupled to the bowl. The plunger includes a seal around its perimeter to ensure maximum contact with the walls of the bowl and thus allow for maximum extrusion yield. The extrude function is integrated into a program on the main user interface with a predetermined translation speed/flow rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Noah William Weinstock, Pierce James Barnard, Ming Li Shi, Kaiping Hu, Xu Sheng Deng
  • BOWL ASSEMBLY FOR A MICRO-PUREE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20240292980
    Abstract: A bowl assembly for a micro-puree machine includes a processing bowl that is open on both ends. One end of the bowl is capped with a processing lid and the other end of the bowl is capped with an extrusion lid. The processing lid includes a blade that is engageable with to a driven shaft of the machine for processing the ingredients. The processing lid is also couplable to a nozzle for dispensing the finished product during the extrusion process. The extrusion lid includes a plunger that is also engageable with the driven shaft for extruding the processed ingredients through the nozzle as it moves through the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Noah William Weinstock, Pierce James Barnard
  • Cooking device and components thereof
    Patent number: 12075943
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a housing having at least one internal compartment and a cooking container receivable within said at least one internal compartment. A cooking volume is defined within an interior of said cooking container. A bottom surface of said cooking container is angled upwardly. A heating element is associated with said at least one internal compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Christopher T. Martin, Thomas Guerin, Roger Neil Jackson, Joshua D. Anthony, Kerry Schwarz, Michaela Dubeau
  • SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE CHARGING OF A BATTERY FOR A CORDLESS APPLIANCE
    Publication number: 20240291306
    Abstract: An adaptive charge controller for a cordless appliance including an input interface arranged to receive an input electrical power signal and an output interface arranged to output a boosted electrical power signal to a battery. The controller also includes a processor arranged to: monitor an input voltage of the input power signal, monitor an output voltage and an output current of the boosted electrical power signal and adjust a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal based on the input voltage, the output voltage, and the output current. The controller further includes an electronic switch arranged to receive the PWM signal from the processor and adjust the boosted electrical power signal in response to the received PWM signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventor: Damian Howard
  • Cooking device and components thereof
    Patent number: 12070146
    Abstract: A cooking system for cooking food includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive the food, a lid movable relative to said housing between an open position and a closed position to form a pressure-tight cooking volume between said hollow chamber and said lid, at least one heating element associated with at least one of said housing and said lid, and a temperature probe positionable within said pressure-tight cooking volume. The cooking system is operable in a pressure cooking mode and during said pressure cooking mode. The temperature probe is operable to detect a temperature of the food in said pressure-tight cooking volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: Danny Martins Raposo, Roger Neil Jackson, Christopher Patrick Smith
  • Grill systems
    Patent number: 12070042
    Abstract: Cooking devices and methods of cooking are provided. The cooking devices can include a housing defining an interior cooking chamber, a fan disposed within the interior cooking chamber, a smoke unit coupled to an exterior of the housing, a smoke channel, and a limiter disposed at least partially within the smoke unit. The smoke unit is configured to generate smoke. The smoke channel has a first end in fluid communication with an interior of the smoke unit and a second end terminating within the interior cooking chamber proximate the fan such that a low-pressure zone created by operation of the fan causes smoke generated by the smoke unit to be drawn into the interior cooking chamber. The limiter is configured to reduce a volume of smoke being drawn through the smoke channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Christopher T. Martin, Christopher Smith, Blake Hishmeh
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D1041104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
    Inventors: John B. Freese, Alexander Calvino, Junghwan Chei, Owen R. Johnson
  • Bowl of a micro puree machine
    Patent number: D1041250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Da Deng, Diego Jasso, Nathan Lyell
  • Bowl for a micro puree machine
    Patent number: D1041252
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Jared James Proulx, Christopher William Hedges, Pierce James Barnard, Ming Li Shi, Xu Sheng Deng
  • Housing of a micro puree machine
    Patent number: D1042011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Da Deng, Diego Jasso, Nathan Lyell
  • Hair care accessory
    Patent number: D1044283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Van Alphen, Ramsey Lehman
  • Vacuum cleaner
    Patent number: D1045298
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Junghwan Chei, Daniel Van Alphen, Scott B. Niedzwecki, Robert J. Bone, III