IP Library Granted Patent US 12,653,345
Granted Patent B2
US 12,653,345 · App. 18/945,872 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Container for food processing system

Inventors: Matt Roberts (Medfield, MA); Edward Lockyer (Pimlico, GB); Kristof Benedict Fogarasi (Norwood, MA); Nicholas M. O'Loughlin (Hong Kong, CN); Fredrick Ko (Shatin, HK); Yaoming Deng (Shenzhen, CN); Audithan Huang (Needham, MA); John Jiang (Shenzhen, CN); Lucas Lai (Shenzhen, CN); Gang Chen (Huizhou, CN); Kevin Pei (Shenzhen, CN); Sam Bannister (Kent, GB); Ross Richardson (Dover, MA)
Assignee: SharkNinja Operating LLC
A47J43/0727A47J43/044A47J2043/04481A47J2043/0449A47J43/046A47J43/085
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Patent No.
US 12,653,345
App. No.
18/945,872
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An attachment for use with a food processing system including a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to a food processing base, and a second end remote from said first end. The first end is open and the second end includes an end wall oriented transverse to the sidewall. A chamber is defined by said container body. A first agitating member is receivable at said first end and a second agitating member receivable at said second end. The second agitating member is extendable into said chamber from said second end.

Claims (38)

1 . An attachment for use with a food processing system, the attachment comprising:

a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to the food processing system, and a second end remote from the first end, the first end being open;

a chamber defined by the container body;

a first agitating member receivable at the first end; and

an overlapping agitating member mountable over a portion of the first agitating member and configured to rotatably couple to the first agitating member;

wherein the overlapping agitating member comprises a hollow interior within which one or more blades of the first agitating member are receivable when the overlapping agitating member is mounted over the portion of the first agitating member; and

wherein the overlapping agitating member is directly rotatably couplable to the one or more blades of the first agitating member.

2 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein, when the overlapping agitating member is mounted over the portion of the first agitating member, the overlapping agitating member blocks the one or more blades of the first agitating member from interacting with one or more food items within the chamber.

3 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the overlapping agitating member is formed of arcuate contours and is configured to perform a mixing operation.

4 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the overlapping agitating member further comprises a paddle extending perpendicularly from an end of the overlapping agitating member toward the second end of the container body.

5 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the container body is configured to receive food from the first end and not the second end.

6 . The attachment of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second agitating member receivable at the second end, the second agitating member comprising at least one of a stirrer and a scraper; and

a rotatable cap operatively coupled to the second agitating member.

7 . The attachment of claim 6 , wherein the second end further comprises an end wall oriented transverse to the sidewall, and wherein the second end of the container body is entirely closed by at least one of: the end wall, the rotatable cap, or any combination thereof.

8 . The attachment of claim 7 , wherein the second agitating member is coupled to a first end of a shaft extending through the end wall, wherein the rotating cap is located at an exterior of the container body and is coupled to a second end of the shaft, and wherein the second agitating member is movable within the chamber in response to a manual input provided to the rotatable cap.

9 . The attachment of claim 6 , wherein the second end of the container body is sealed between the second agitating member and the rotatable cap.

10 . The attachment of claim 6 , wherein the second agitating member comprises at least two paddle members protruding into the chamber from the second end of the container body.

11 . The attachment of claim 10 , wherein at least a portion of the at least two paddle members extends parallel to the sidewall, defining a clearance therebetween, and wherein the at least two paddle members are configured such that no portion of the at least two paddle members contacts the sidewall.

12 . The attachment of claim 6 , further comprising a lock operably coupled to the second agitating member, wherein the lock restricts movement of the second agitating member in at least a first direction.

13 . The attachment of claim 12 , wherein the rotatable cap is movable between a first position and a second position, and wherein when the rotatable cap is in the first position, rotation of the second agitating member is restricted by the lock, and when the rotatable cap is in the second position, the second agitating member is rotatable in at least one direction.

14 . The attachment of claim 13 , wherein the rotatable cap is rotatable about an axis and translatable along the axis relative to the container body.

15 . The attachment of claim 1 , further comprising a driven coupler associated with the first agitating member and configured to engage a drive coupler of a food processing base of the food processing system.

16 . The attachment of claim 15 , wherein a rotation of the first agitating member about an axis drives a rotation of the overlapping agitating member about the axis.

17 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the first agitating member comprises at least one agitating blade.

18 . The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the first agitating member is configured to removably couple to the first end, and wherein the first agitating member seals the chamber when the first agitating member is removably coupled to the first end.

19 . An attachment for use with a food processing system, the attachment comprising:

a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to the food processing system, and a second end remote from the first end, the first end being open;

a chamber defined by the container body;

a first agitating member receivable at the first end; and

an overlapping agitating member mountable over a portion of the first agitating member and configured to rotatably couple to the first agitating member;

wherein the overlapping agitating member further comprises a paddle extending perpendicularly from an end of the overlapping agitating member toward the second end of the container body.

20 . An attachment for use with a food processing system, the attachment comprising:

a container body including a sidewall, a first end configured to be mounted to the food processing system, and a second end remote from the first end, the first end being open;

a chamber defined by the container body;

a first agitating member receivable at the first end;

a second agitating member receivable at the second end, the second agitating member comprising at least one of a stirrer and a scraper; and

an overlapping agitating member mountable over a portion of the first agitating member and configured to rotatably couple to the first agitating member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 13, 2024
From: ROBERTS, MATT; LOCKYER, EDWARD; O'LOUGHLIN, NICHOLAS M.; KO, FREDRICK; DENG, YAOMING; HUANG, AUDITHAN; JIANG, JOHN; LAI, LUCAS; CHEN, GANG; PEI, KEVIN; BANNISTER, SAM; RICHARDSON, ROSS; FOGARASI, KRISTOF BENEDICT
To: SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC
Reel/Frame 069245/0523 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17576215 · Jan 14, 2022
Continuation 17155899 · Jan 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63057205 · Jul 27, 2020
Related Publication 20250064266A1 · Feb 27, 2025
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