Patents
US 12631338 B2: Pellet cooking station and system for igniting pellets and method thereof
- Granted
- 2026-05-19
- Filed
- 2022-09-29 application 17955862
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A heating system configured to employ pellets as a fuel source for cooking and configured to be initially ignited with a gas fuel. The heating system including a gas line configured to feed gas to a fire pot. The fire pot being located in a main body. The fire pot includes one or more screens to define a region within the fire pot such that the one or more screens are sized and configured to block pellets from entering the region. Further, the gas line is associated with a mixing structure configured to mix the gas fuel and oxygen together.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 (ipgb20260519.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Atlantic Imports, LLC 71 patents | US company or organization | Providence, UT | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared M. Smith | Paradise, UT | 12 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 | |
| Tyler J. Fullmer | Smithfield, UT | 3 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F24B | Domestic stoves or ranges for solid fuels ; implements for use in connection with stoves or ranges | F24B1/20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| A23L | Foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages, not otherwise provided for; preparation or treatment thereof | A23L5/15 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| A47J | Kitchen equipment; coffee mills; spice mills; apparatus for making beverages | A47J37/0704 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| F23Q | Ignition ; extinguishing-devices | F23Q3/008 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| A23V | Indexing scheme relating to foods, foodstuffs or non-alcoholic beverages and lactic or propionic acid bacteria used in foodstuffs or food preparation | A23V2002/00 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
| F23C | Methods or apparatus for combustion using fluid fuel or solid fuel suspended in ; a carrier gas or; air | F23C7/004 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-19 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC signed 2025-10-01 JUNE LIFE, LLC signed 2025-10-01 NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC signed 2025-10-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 72995/99 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2025-10-01 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WEBER-STEPHEN PRODUCTS LLC signed 2025-10-01 JUNE LIFE, LLC signed 2025-10-01 NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC signed 2025-10-01 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 72994/778 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-23 |
| 2025-05-09 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC signed 2025-05-08 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 71247/315 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-05-04 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-05-02 | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC LOGAN, UT | 71165/695 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-05-04 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-05-02 | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC LOGAN, UT | 71165/591 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, JARED M signed 2022-12-08 FULLMER, TYLER J signed 2022-12-14 | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC LOGAN, UT | 62095/293 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC signed 2022-11-30 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WILMINGTON, DE | 62739/721 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-12-06 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NORTH ATLANTIC IMPORTS, LLC signed 2022-11-30 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 62077/968 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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