Patent classifications
A47J39/00
COOKING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
- Aaron Michael Gill ,
- Ross Richardson ,
- Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel ,
- Da Deng ,
- Mete Gursel ,
- Andrew John Roy Tattersfield ,
- Niall Christopher Denham ,
- Roger Neil Jackson ,
- Ronan Patrick Leahy ,
- Evan James White ,
- Thomas Guerin ,
- Chris Martin ,
- Nathaniel R. Lavins ,
- Mackenzie Lee Swanhart ,
- Samuel Andrew Ferguson ,
- Scott James Stewart
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
COOKING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
- Aaron Michael Gill ,
- Ross Richardson ,
- Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel ,
- Da Deng ,
- Mete Gursel ,
- Andrew John Roy Tattersfield ,
- Niall Christopher Denham ,
- Roger Neil Jackson ,
- Ronan Patrick Leahy ,
- Evan James White ,
- Thomas Guerin ,
- Chris Martin ,
- Nathaniel R. Lavins ,
- Mackenzie Lee Swanhart ,
- Samuel Andrew Ferguson ,
- Scott James Stewart
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
COOKING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
- Aaron Michael Gill ,
- Ross Richardson ,
- Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel ,
- Da Deng ,
- Mete Gursel ,
- Andrew John Roy Tattersfield ,
- Niall Christopher Denham ,
- Roger Neil Jackson ,
- Ronan Patrick Leahy ,
- Evan James White ,
- Thomas Guerin ,
- Chris Martin ,
- Nathaniel R. Lavins ,
- Mackenzie Lee Swanhart ,
- Samuel Andrew Ferguson ,
- Scott James Stewart
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
COOKING DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
- Aaron Michael Gill ,
- Ross Richardson ,
- Naomi Kalia Williams Zabel ,
- Da Deng ,
- Mete Gursel ,
- Andrew John Roy Tattersfield ,
- Niall Christopher Denham ,
- Roger Neil Jackson ,
- Ronan Patrick Leahy ,
- Evan James White ,
- Thomas Guerin ,
- Chris Martin ,
- Nathaniel R. Lavins ,
- Mackenzie Lee Swanhart ,
- Samuel Andrew Ferguson ,
- Scott James Stewart
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker.
System and method for managing the delivery of a food product
A food locker includes a housing, a food support member, a first door, a second door, and a lock. The housing includes a front wall a front wall, a rear wall, and a chamber. The front wall includes a first opening in communication with the chamber. The rear wall includes a second opening in communication with the chamber. The food support member is disposed within the chamber. The first door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The food support member is accessible through the first opening when the first door is in the open position. The second door is supported by the housing and is movable between a closed position and an open position. The food support member is accessible through the second opening when the second door is in the open position. The lock is operatively coupled to at least one of the housing and the first door and is actuatable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The lock is operable to (i) permit the first door to move from the closed position to the open position when the lock is in the unlocked configuration and (ii) prevent the first door from moving from the closed position to the open position when the lock is in the locked configuration.
Secured delivery container
A secure delivery container can have a body with a chamber that can receive one or more items for delivery to an end recipient and a door actuatable to close the chamber in a locked position and open to allow access to the items. The container can have a heat transfer system with one or more heat transfer elements in thermal communication with one or more surfaces of the body that define the chamber and configured to heat or cool the one or more surfaces to heat or cool the delivery items in the chamber. The container can wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device to receive information from the remote electronic device and to communicate operational information from the one or more heat transfer elements to the remote electronic device.
Secured delivery container
A secure delivery container can have a body with a chamber that can receive one or more items for delivery to an end recipient and a door actuatable to close the chamber in a locked position and open to allow access to the items. The container can have a heat transfer system with one or more heat transfer elements in thermal communication with one or more surfaces of the body that define the chamber and configured to heat or cool the one or more surfaces to heat or cool the delivery items in the chamber. The container can wirelessly communicate with a remote electronic device to receive information from the remote electronic device and to communicate operational information from the one or more heat transfer elements to the remote electronic device.
Hot and cold holding system
A food pan well includes a base defining an internal cavity and a temperature regulating system disposed within the internal cavity. The temperature regulating system includes an internal enclosure and at least one of a cooling assembly and a warming assembly. The internal enclosure is positioned within the internal cavity. The internal enclosure includes a bottom wall and a sidewall that extends around a periphery of the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the sidewall cooperatively define a temperature regulated cavity. The base is configured to support one or more food pans such that the one or more food pans are selectively suspendable within the temperature regulated cavity. The cooling assembly is positioned to facilitate cooling at least one of the one or more food pans and the warming assembly is positioned to facilitate warming at least one of the one or more food pans.
Apparatus and methods for at least semi-autonomous meal storage and cooking
A method of using a storage and cooking device having multiple thermal containers includes disposing a first food item in a first thermal container, a second food item in a second thermal container, and a third food item in a third thermal container. A volume of fluid is cooled and circulated through at least a portion of the device such that thermal energy from at least one of the first, second, or third food item is transferred to the cooled fluid. The device is transitioned from a first operating mode to a second operating mode in response to a criterion being satisfied. When in the second configuration, the volume of fluid is heated and circulated through at least a portion of the device such that thermal energy is transferred from the volume of fluid to at least one of the first, second, or third food item.
FOOD TRANSPORTATION AND HUMIDITY CONTROL ELEMENTS
A food transportation system and associated modular humidity control system are provided. An example system includes a body configured for attachment with a food storage housing. The body defines a closed circuit air flow path for circulating air through the food storage housing. The system also includes a humidity control element secured within the closed circuit air flow path that condenses moisture from the moisture-laden air passing through the closed circuit air flow path. The system further includes a condensation collector configured to receive fluid condensed from the moisture-laden air by the humidity control element.