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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Weber-stephen Products Llc, Palatine, IL (US);
Douglas W. Masek, Palatine, IL (US);
Curtis P. Menning, Palatine, IL (US);
Sebastian Szulakiewicz, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
David J. Dominguez, Elgin, IL (US);
Abstract
Flat top gas grills including cooking engines configured for optimum heat distribution are disclosed. An example grill includes a cookbox, a heat shield, a griddle, and a plurality of burner tubes. The cookbox includes a bottom wall, as well as a front wall, a rear wall, a right sidewall, and a left sidewall extending upwardly therefrom. The cookbox further includes a plurality of air intake openings extending though the bottom wall. The heat shield includes a panel spaced apart from and located below the bottom wall of the cookbox. The panel extends across the plurality of air intake openings. The griddle is disposed on or above the cookbox. The griddle includes a flat top cooking surface and an underside located opposite the flat top cooking surface. The burner tubes are disposed in the cookbox and located between the bottom wall of the cookbox and the underside of the griddle.