IP Library Granted Patent US 11,229,317
Granted Patent B2
US 11,229,317 · App. 16/126,376 · Granted Jan 25, 2022

Food cooking apparatus

Inventor: Kete Long (Ridgefield, CT)
A47J36/32A47J27/002A47J36/16A47J36/321B01F11/0008B01F15/00753B01F2215/0026
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Patent No.
US 11,229,317
App. No.
16/126,376
Granted
Jan 25, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A semi-automatic food cooking apparatus comprising: a control unit; a communication unit; and a cooking compartment comprising: a movable press; and a movable cooking base; wherein the movable press and moveable base are configured to form a moveable ensemble together with a cooking cartridge and a lid of the cooking cartridge.

Claims (19)

1. A food cooking apparatus comprising:

a movable press comprising:

a movable press upper part;

a movable press lower part; and

a first flexible member;

wherein the first flexible member is coupled to the upper- and lower-part of the movable press and allows independent movement of the upper part and the lower part; and

a movable base comprising:

a movable base upper part;

a movable base lower part; and

a second flexible member;

wherein the second flexible member is coupled to the upper- and lower-part of the movable base and allows independent movement of the upper part and the lower part;

wherein the movable press and movable base are configured to form a movable ensemble together with a cooking cartridge and a lid of the cooking cartridge, such that the cooking cartridge, when held securely by the movable press and the movable base, being shaken.

2. The food cooking apparatus of claim 1 , where the movable base with the second flexible member further comprises:

a cooking platform that is equipped with a heating element selected from the group consisting of a heating coil, induction heating element, microwave device, and combination thereof;

wherein the movable base holds the cooking cartridge.

3. The food cooking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a vibrator that is mounted in a position where the vibrator is configured to vibrate the movable press to shake the cooking cartridge to impart a motion to the content in the cooking cartridge.

4. The food cooking apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a vibrator that is mounted in a position where the vibrator is configured to vibrate the movable base to shake the cooking cartridge to impart a motion to the content in the cooking cartridge.

5. The food cooking apparatus of claim 1 , where a vibrator is mounted in a position where the vibrator is configured to vibrate the cooking cartridge forming the movable ensemble with the movable base and movable press to impart a motion to the content in the cooking cartridge.

6. The food cooking apparatus of claim 1 , where a vibrator is mounted in a position where the vibrator is configured to move the movable ensemble to shake the cooking cartridge to impart a motion to the content in the cooking cartridge.

Continuity (8)
Continuation In Part 15649849 · Jul 14, 2017
Provisional Application 62509176 · May 21, 2017
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Provisional Application 62470230 · Mar 11, 2017
Provisional Application 62473374 · Mar 18, 2017
Provisional Application 62654390 · Apr 7, 2018
Provisional Application 62667592 · May 6, 2018
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