ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,827, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).

"Cooking device and components thereof" was invented by Rupert Elliston (London), Roger Neil Jackson (Cornwall, Great Britain), Steven Carter (Needham, Mass.), Benjamin Sharp (Cumbria, Great Britain), Thomas Guerin (Boston), Christopher T. Martin (Concord, Mass.), Christopher Smith (Newton, Mass.), Joshua D. Anthony (North Billerica, Mass.), Michaela Dubeau (Uxbridge, Mass.) and Joyce Chien Tu (Melrose, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive food. The housing has an upper...