Patents by Inventor Grace Sperling

Grace Sperling has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for cooking pizza
    Patent number: 12372247
    Abstract: In general, cooking devices having at least one electric heating element and that are configured to cook various foods, including pizza, are provided. In some embodiments, the cooking device can include a housing having a base, a movable door coupled to the base that together define an interior cooking chamber. A cooking surface, such as a cooking stone, can be disposed proximate a heating element within the cooking chamber such that food, such as a pizza, can be placed on top of the cooking stone when inserted into the interior chamber. The heating element can be in operable communication with a controller configured to adjust the amount of heat supplied by the heating element to the interior chamber to optimize the cooking of a food, such as pizza, placed inside the interior chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
    Inventors: Christopher T. Martin, Nicholas Chow, Adam Garland, Grace Sperling
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOKING PIZZA
    Publication number: 20240361001
    Abstract: In general, cooking devices having at least one electric heating element and that are configured to cook various foods, including pizza, are provided. In some embodiments, the cooking device can include a housing having a base, a movable door coupled to the base that together define an interior cooking chamber. A cooking surface, such as a cooking stone, can be disposed proximate a heating element within the cooking chamber such that food, such as a pizza, can be placed on top of the cooking stone when inserted into the interior chamber. The heating element can be in operable communication with a controller configured to adjust the amount of heat supplied by the heating element to the interior chamber to optimize the cooking of a food, such as pizza, placed inside the interior chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher T. Martin, Nicholas Chow, Adam Garland, Grace Sperling