| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 099289000 | With infusive material feeding and/or discharging | 86 |
| 20080229932 | Coffee Machine Having a Drawer Through Which It is Supplied With a Coffee Pad - A coffee machine having a drawer which can be pushed into the coffee machine in a substantially horizontal manner with the coffee pad inserted therein so as to supply the machine with a coffee pad. In order to provide a simple and reliable possibility for sealing a brewing chamber, actuating means are provided for opening and closing a brewing chamber which is constituted by a brewing chamber upper part and a brewing chamber lower part. In order to give a sealed brewing chamber, at least the brewing chamber lower part or the brewing chamber upper part can be displaced towards the respective other part. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080250935 | Device for Preparing Infused Beverages - The invention relates to a device for preparing an infused beverage. The device includes an infusion container for containing liquid and comprising an opening to allow liquid to flow out of the container. The device further includes a receptacle comprising a cavity for receiving a cartridge containing infusible matter. The infusion container and the receptacle are operable in relation to each other to be arranged in a position wherein the infusion container and the cavity communicate through the opening. The device further comprises an openable and closable passage communicating with the cavity to allow liquid to flow from the infusion container to the passage through the cavity. The device further includes a cleaning means for introducing a liquid and/or vapour within the infusion container and a removing means for removing the cartridge from the cavity. An operating means is arranged for operating the cleaning means and the removing means successively. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080264266 | Infusion Unit for Infusion Preparation, Infusion Machine, Device for Ejection of Exhausted Infusion Powder and Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates to a unit for the preparation of infusions comprising a stationary piston, a mobile chamber ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080276807 | Device for Producing Coffee - The device includes an infusion chamber defined by at least two parts ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080302248 | Structure of Hot Beverage Machine Using Steam Pressure to Seal Feeder - A structure of a hot beverage machine using steam pressure is provided to seal a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080302249 | Locking Structure of Hot Beverage Machine With Steam Sealing Device - A locking structure of a hot beverage machine with a steam sealing device is provided. The hot beverage machine has a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090007794 | Percolator Machine for Making a Beverage - A percolator machine for making a beverage from a powdered material housed inside a container, wherein a gripper device is interposed between a pressurized hot water dispenser unit and a thrust unit, aligned with each other along a first axis, to define a first seat coaxial with the first axis; and wherein the thrust unit compresses in fluidtight manner against the dispenser unit a container housed inside the first seat; and the gripper device is independent of the thrust unit, and has two jaws mounted to oscillate, about respective second axes located above the first axis and parallel to each other and to the first axis, to and from a closed position, in which the two jaws define the first, and a second seat located between the second axes and above the first seat to receive a further container. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090031902 | DRIP FILTER COFFEE MAKER - Disclosed in this specification is a drip filter coffee maker that includes features to improve the taste of the brewed coffee and to enhance to ease of use. In one embodiment, an integral plate burr grinder sends coffee ground down a coffee chute that feeds the filter cone. A chute door at the end of the coffee chute prevents vapours or condensation from entering the coffee chute. In another embodiment, the eject tray that carries the filter cone may be coupled with a dampened spring biasing mechanism which moderates the eject motion. Further, a pivot float may be provided within the carafe so that the user may read the carafe fill level easily. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090056556 | Tea bag cup lid | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090071343 | French press spent grounds keeper - A method of removing coffee grounds or solid materials from a French press coffee maker by inserting an apparatus consisting of a woven material creating a basket that fits the bottom of the coffee maker and is supported by four vertical evenly spaced bars, held together by a band at the top. The apparatus fits snuggly inside a French press and when removed from the French press it removes all solid materials inside the French press and leaves the liquid within the press. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090095165 | Machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee and related method - A machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is operable to move to a first position to allow the chamber to receive a liquid and a flavor base such as ground coffee, to remain in the first position for a time sufficient for the beverage to brew, and to move to a second position to dispense the beverage by forcing the beverage out of the chamber. By modifying some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, the machine can typically control coffee-brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup, and can typically brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090101020 | Automatic single cup brewing vender - A single serving beverage vender incorporates a device for automatically brewing and dispensing single cups of coffee or other beverage through a controlled vending machine. The vender includes a flipper assembly, for an individual packet of grounds, and can process that packet through various sequences including presenting a support from within an enclosure, in preparation for drip brewing of a beverage, brewing a cup or a mug of beverage from the grounds packet, then disposing of the packet, and providing access to the flipper assembly, following the brewing of a cup of beverage for consumption. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090114100 | Coffee Machine with Losing Filter or Capsule - Espresso machine with disposable filter or capsule comprising a chassis ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090120300 | Method, system and apparatus for housing and dispensing liquid - An apparatus and system for brewing coffee. One exemplary embodiment may include a housing formed in the shape of a helmet and having a moveable visor and an openable flap. The embodiment may also include a coffee maker disposed inside the housing and receiving ground coffee through the openable flap. Further, the embodiment can also have a coffee pot disposed inside the housing, the coffee pot receiving coffee brewed by the coffee maker and removable from the housing when the moveable visor is moved to an open position. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090145302 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSER OF GROUND COFFEE - An automatic dispenser for ground coffee composed of a reservoir for grounds, the reservoir having a bottom provided with an outlet opening, rotatable dosing paddles at the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing a predetermined quantity of ground coffee through the outlet opening; a drive cone having rotatable blades disposed above the dosing paddles and adapted to be rotated about a vertical axis by a motor assembly, and a mixer in the form or a pyramid disposed above, and forming an extension of, the drive cone. An automatic coffee maker equipped with this dispenser. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090145303 | AUTOMATIC COFFEEMAKER PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC GROUNDS DISPENSER - An automatic dispenser of ground coffee having: a reservoir having a flow outlet opening and adapted to contain a quantity of ground coffee; at least one paddle mounted to rotate in the bottom of the reservoir to transfer a predetermined quantity of ground coffee from the reservoir through the flow outlet opening; and a motor assembly connected for driving the paddle in rotation. The motor assembly is composed of: a motor having two input terminals via which operating current is supplied to the motor; and a control circuit having at least one component connected to establish a short circuit between the two terminals after the supply of operating current to the motor has been cut off. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090158938 | EXTRACTION MODULE WITH LINEAR CLOSURE FOR THE PRESSURISED PREPARATION OF A DRINK FROM A CAPUSLE - The invention relates to an extraction module with linear closure for the pressurized preparation of a drink from a capsule, containing a substance for extraction, comprising means for extraction with a first extraction sub-assembly and a second mobile extraction sub-assembly closing against the first sub-assembly such as to form an extraction chamber in the closed position and to provide sufficient space between the two sub-assemblies for introduction of a capsule between the sub-assemblies in the open position and comprising a means for fixing and positioning the capsule between the two sub-assemblies. Said means for fixing and positioning may be displaced in a coaxial manner with relation to the linear displacement of the mobile extraction sub-assembly and is capable of being displaced linearly by the second mobile sub-assembly in to a displaced position such as to permit a closing of the two sub-assemblies around the capsule. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090188395 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM SOLUBLE PREPARATIONS WITH AROMA-PRESERVING DEVICE - Apparatus for preparing a beverage using a soluble preparation, comprising a container for the soluble preparation, a mixer provided with a mixing chamber, said chamber having a filling inlet for the soluble preparation, at least one opening for supplying a liquid for solubilizing the preparation and forming the beverage, a duct for evacuating any vapour and/or aerosol which forms during preparation of the beverage, said duct comprising a suction fan, as well as an opening for dispensing the prepared beverage, a centrifuging device housed inside said mixing chamber and rotationally operated by an associated electric motor positioned outside said chamber, means for conveying a predetermined quantity of soluble preparation from the said container to the filling mouth of said mixing chamber, as well as means for conveying the solubilization liquid from the associated source to the respective opening of the mixing chamber. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090199720 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING EXPRESSO-TYPE COFFEE - An extraction device for production of infusion drinks, includes an infusion chamber made up of a fixed part ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090211457 | BEVERAGE PERCOLATOR - A beverage percolating machine having an outer body or casing housing a rotor, which is fitted removably to a shaft to rotate in steps about a substantially horizontal, fixed axis of rotation, and has a number of peripheral percolating cups, each for receiving a respective measure of powdered material; the outer casing has a door facing the rotor to permit access to and, if necessary, removal and/or maintenance of the rotor. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090249961 | INFUSION ASSEMBLY FOR BEVERAGE PREPARING MACHINE - An infusion assembly, particularly for machines for preparing beverages, comprising a first shoulder and a second shoulder which face each other and are adapted to define internally a space for the movement of a piston, a dispensing assembly being arranged between the first and second shoulders, means for locking a capsule being provided, the piston being rigidly coupled to the locking means in order to move the locking means from an open position to a closed position in which the capsule is accommodated within the dispensing assembly. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090255409 | COFFEE DOSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a coffee dosing device comprising a ground coffee receiving chamber ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090255410 | EXTRACTION MODULE WITH LINEAR CLOSURE FOR THE PRESSURISED PREPARATION OF A DRINK FROM A CAPSULE - The invention relates to an extraction module with linear closure for the pressurized preparation of a drink from a capsule, containing a substance for extraction, comprising means for extraction with a first extraction sub-assembly and a second mobile extraction sub-assembly closing against the first sub-assembly such as to form an extraction chamber in the closed position and to provide sufficient space between the two sub-assemblies for introduction of a capsule between the sub-assemblies in the open position and comprising a means for fixing and positioning the capsule between the two sub-assemblies. Said means for fixing and positioning may be displaced in a coaxial manner with relation to the linear displacement of the mobile extraction sub-assembly and is capable of being displaced linearly by the second mobile sub-assembly in to a displaced position such as to permit a closing of the two sub-assemblies around the capsule. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090266238 | FILTER HOLDER PARTICULARLY FOR ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINES - A filter holder particularly for espresso coffee machines, comprising a cup-shaped body ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090314166 | Device and Method for Cleaning a French or Coffee Press - A press cleaning device and method are described for removing coffee grinds from a French or coffee press. The device includes a stem having a handle and a circular disk-shaped declining plane ramp disposed at different ends. The circumference of the ramp is substantially the same as the inner circumference of the press. The ramp includes a radial cut running diametrically from the center of the ramp toward the outer circumference. The cut is fabricated to provide a lower or leading edge paralleling the horizontal floor of the press and trailing the leading edge an upward slanted ramp that follows like a circular inclined plane to an upper or ending edge. When rotated, the lower edge, which parallels the floor of the coffee press while slicing and shoveling, transfers the grinds from the bottom of the press up the ramp whereupon the grinds are stacked and can be removed. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100011965 | DISPENSING HEAD FOR A MACHINE FOR MAKING BEVERAGES WITH SINGLE-DOSE CAPSULES, AND MACHINE COMPRISING SAID DISPENSING HEAD - The dispensing head comprises an infusion chamber constituted by at least one first portion ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BREWING BEVERAGES - A system and method for brewing beverages utilizing inertial separation and an adjustable-volume brewing chamber to selectively retain or release particulate matter, oils, and/or other components of the brewed beverage, whereby mechanical filtration may be avoided and smaller particulates may be separated from the beverage. Thus, less material is needed to achieve similar levels of infusion and brewing time may be reduced. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100024657 | Machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee and related method - A machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is operable to move to a first position to allow the chamber to receive a liquid and a flavor base such as ground coffee, to remain in the first position for a time sufficient for the beverage to brew, and to move to a second position to dispense the beverage by forcing the beverage out of the chamber. By modifying some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, the machine can typically control coffee-brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup, and can typically brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100037779 | INFUSION DEVICE TO PREPARE BEVERAGES FORM SINGLE-SERVING CAPSULES WITH CAPSULE CENTERING DEVICE - The infusion device comprises an infusion chamber with a first portion ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100064897 | INFUSION UNIT FOR PRODUCING COFFEE SUITABLE FOR WASHING IN THE DISHWASHER - The removable infusion unit to produce hot beverages, in particular coffee, comprises a supporting structure ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100186597 | CONTAINER FOR STORING AND UNLOADING BULK MATERIAL - The present invention relates to container ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100186598 | COFFEE MACHINE INFUSION GROUP - The coffee machine infusion group comprises a closure piston and an infusion cylinder subjectable to a reversible movement between a position of engagement with the closure piston for the creation of an infusion chamber and a position of disengagement from the closure piston for the loading of a coffee powder load, the infusion group having an expulsion system of the spent coffee powder load from the infusion cylinder, the expulsion system comprising an expulsion piston displaceably housed in the infusion cylinder, the expulsion system further comprising a speed multiplier mechanism operatively connecting the infusion cylinder and the expulsion piston for their relative displacement between a receiving position of the coffee powder load into the infusion cylinder and an expelling position of the coffee powder load from the infusion cylinder. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100199850 | Holder assembly for a powdered ingredient for preparing an instant drink - The invention relates to a holder assembly ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100218686 | PORTABLE ESPRESSO COFFEE APPARATUS - A brewing device comprising a brewing system; a handle assembly coupled to the brewing system and containing a source of compressed fluid; and a valve system, coupled to the handle, to selectively place the source of compressed fluid in fluid communication with the brewing system. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100218687 | COFFEE MACHINE - The coffee machine according to the invention for the automatic preparation of coffee or espresso comprises a housing ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100236419 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR LOOSE PRODUCTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES, AND MACHINE CONTAINING SAID DISPENSING DEVICE - The dispenser comprises a hopper ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100269704 | Machine for Filtered Coffee - A machine for filtered coffee comprising a main body having at least a tank containing the water, at least an aperture to access at least the containing tank in order to load the water, and at least a basket, comprising a housing compartment to house members to filter the coffee. The basket is pivoted to the main body so as to be rotatably and selectively disposed between a closed position, in which the basket is comprised in the bulk of the main body, in such a manner that access to the housing compartment is prevented, and an open position, in which the basket makes access available to the housing compartment, and vice versa. The basket, in the closed position, closes the aperture, preventing access to the tank. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100307345 | BREWING DEVICE FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - The invention relates to a brewing device ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110000377 | APPARATUS AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A DRINK - Apparatus for making a drink or liquid food from a capsule ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110011272 | BREWING FACILITY FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing facility for a coffee machine comprises a brewing cylinder ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110030562 | EXTRACTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE GROUNDS OR SIMILAR - An extractor device for coffee grounds that substantially consists of a tubular frame ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110048242 | GRANULAR INFUSION CARTRIDGE LOADING AND EJECTING DEVICE AND RELATED BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110146497 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine defined by a cabinet ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110179952 | OIL INFUSER AND METERED DISPENSER - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, an oil infuser and metered dispenser for creating delicious, perfectly seasoned oil entrees. The dispenser comprises an infusing compartment and a filter disposed therein for receiving one or more flavor pods. A pump draws a base oil in the infusing compartment through the filter and flavor pods, and out the filter into a dispensing compartment. The filter prevents particulate matter from being dispensed in the infused oil. A sensor is included for measuring predetermined amounts of infused oil. Various flavored pods are provided for infusing seasoning, herbs, and other flavors into the base oil. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185909 | BREWING DEVICE FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing device ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110265658 | MODULAR SYSTEM WITH SMALL FOOTPRINT AUTONOMOUS MODULE - The present invention proposes a system for producing a beverage from portioned ingredients provided within a capsule or pod, the system comprising a base station ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110308398 | Coffee Machine with Securable Fine Screen - In the area of coffee machines, especially espresso machines, it is desired to arrange a fine screen ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120031277 | DRINK CAN - A drink can includes a can body with a resilient portion, a cap located on a bottle mouth of the can body and a separated holding portion coupled with the cap. The resilient portion is coupled with one set of pressure guards. The separated holding portion connected to the cap holds concentrate of a brewing stuff with a taste different from that held in the can body. The resilient portion formed on the belly of the can body can be squeezed to make a conical portion at the bottom of the can body to dislocate and open a sealing plate at the distal end of the separated holding portion, so that the concentrate of the brewing stuff can quickly drop into the can body to be diluted by the brewing liquid held in the can body to quickly mix the brewing liquid and brewing stuff. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037008 | Programmable multiple ingredient dispensing coffee maker with customizable settings for multiple individual preferences - Provided is a grab and go themed coffee maker that stores and dispenses multiple ingredients into a cup or container with specific amounts of each ingredient according to the individual's beverage preferences and the desired time of day they want the beverage. It can be programmed for multiple users. This invention will accommodate multiple users with their desired hot beverage, their desired ingredients and their desired ingredient quantities at their desired brew time. It contains an LED screen with LED buttons as a user interface. In the interior it has multiple chambers with sensors inside each for storage of ingredients and each has dispensing mechanisms. The exterior tray where the cup or container for beverage is located also has an LED sensor. It also contains a microchip for use as an internal memory to store user interface settings and individual beverage preferences. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120067221 | Beverage Making Container for Placement onto a Cup - An apparatus for brewing a beverage has a base arranged to sit on a support surface with the water and ingredients in an upper urn portion until brewed following which the liquid is discharged from the urn through a filter and into a tube passing through the base into a receptacle. A valve in the form of pinch member acting on the tube closes the tube and is released to discharge the beverage by a movable plate mounted on the base and actuated by placing the base on a receptacle. The urn is formed as a separately molded piece from glass so that it is more hygienic than the plastic material of the base. The bottom of the urn fits into a receptacle in the base with a disk shaped seal connecting to the tube. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120085241 | ELECTRICAL BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - In order to provide an electrical beverage preparation machine, in particular for preparing coffee, espresso, mixed milk drinks or the like, the machine comprising an outlet housing part that has an inlet for coffee, fresh air and hot steam as well as milk and outlets for on the one hand coffee and on the other hand milk and milk foam, wherein the coffee outlet as well as the milk frothing system can easily be cleaned, it is proposed that a connector plate is fixed in the outlet housing part, said connector plate comprising connections for the coffee inlet, the steam inlet and the air inlet, and the coffee outlet branching off therefrom, as well as a connection port or similar coupling part, which comprises the steam and air outlets, and at which a mixing chamber with a milk connection is attached in a tightly mountable or detachable manner. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120090473 | DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING AN EXTRACTION PRODUCT OUT OF A PORTION PACKAGING; PUNCTURING DEVICE AND EXTRACTION APPARATUS - A discharge device is provided including a supporting surface to rest against a surface region of a capsule as well as at least one perforating element protruding from said supporting surface, wherein a screen element is provided in the supporting surface having a plurality of screen perforations through which the extraction product can be discharged, the extraction product escaping out of the capsule through one of the openings created by the perforating element. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120304868 | AUTOMATIC TEA MAKER - An automatic tea maker comprises a water tank ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130025465 | ERGONOMIC INGREDIENT HOLDER AND SERVICE UNIT COORDINATION - A beverage preparation machine comprising: a seat ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130139698 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING BEVERAGES BY INFUSING - The present invention regarding a system ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130180407 | BREWING UNIT FOR BREWED BEVERAGE-MAKING MACHINES - A brewing unit for brewed beverage-making machines, wherein a brewing assembly, associated with a waste material bin beneath the brewing assembly, has a number of members including a brewing chamber for receiving brew material, a first unloading member movable along the brewing chamber to expel the waste material from the brewing chamber, and a second unloading member movable with respect to the brewing chamber to engage and unload the expelled waste material into the bin; at least one of the members being an oscillating member mounted to oscillate about an axis; and a levelling member being associated with the oscillating member to oscillate inside the bin. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130213238 | BEVERAGE MACHINE FOR DIFFERENT SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS - A beverage preparation machine ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130220138 | EXTRACTION DEVICE AND SEALING SYSTEM - An extraction apparatus includes a brewing module for receiving a capsule with an extraction material. The brewing module includes a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part, the second brewing part being movable relative to the first brewing part. The first and the second brewing module parts form a discharge device for the discharge of an extraction product out of the capsule, and an introduction device for introducing an extraction fluid into the capsule. A sealing system for such an extraction apparatus includes a seal having at least one circumferential sealing lip and/or one circumferential sealing bead, which bears on a surface of the capsule in a line-like or strip-like manner and presses the capsule wall against the capsule interior. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130247773 | BEVERAGE MACHINE HAVING A CAPSULE PASSAGE WITH A GATE - A machine ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130291738 | SYSTEM OF A CONTAINER FOR STORING AND DISPENSING A PRODUCT AND A MACHINE FOR DOSING THE PRODUCT - The invention concerns a container ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140007776 | BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH A COVER FOR AN INGREDIENT INLET - A machine ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140102309 | PET FOUNTAIN DIFFUSER - A water diffuser that extends from the discharge outlet of a pet fountain, for receiving water from the outlet of the pet fountain's water pump, wherein the diffuser includes a perforate tubular diffuser section that can be releasably coupled or otherwise anchored to part of the fountain by a connecting or coupling section that preferably is tubular and imperforate. The diffuser can include a water treatment disposed within the diffuser that is dispensed or released into water flowing through the diffuser. The diffuser may also include a filter for removing contaminants from water flowing through the water. Where used together with a water treatment, the filter can be disposed within the diffuser upstream of the water treatment for filtering water flowing through the diffuser before treating the flowing water. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140238247 | FLOW DISPENSER, FLAVOR ADAPTER, AND FLAVOR PACK - In one aspect, an apparatus is disclosed for dispensing water including: a first inlet, a second inlet, and a third inlet; a chamber in fluid communication with first, second and third inlets, and a dispenser nozzle in fluid communication with the chamber. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140251150 | Stackable brewing hoppers - A stackable beverage producer that has a upper hopper ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140298998 | BREWING DEVICE AND COFFEE MACHINE HAVING A BREWING DEVICE - A brewing device for a coffee machine, comprising a filter retainer ( | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140331866 | TEA BREWING ASSEMBLY - A tea brewing assembly having a brewing chamber with a top opening for loading/unloading a measure of tea, and a bottom wall; an ejector piston having a head permeable to liquid and mounted inside the brewing chamber to move between a lowered brewing position, and a raised position ejecting the measure of tea from the brewing chamber; a doctor for removing the measure of tea from the head in the raised position; a brewed beverage outlet communicating with the brewing chamber through an outlet opening formed through the bottom wall; a plug for controlling the outlet; and one actuator assembly for controlling the ejector piston, the doctor, and the plug. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140373724 | Infusion Unit For A Coffee Machine - The infusion unit ( | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150033948 | Automated Hot Beverage Brewing Machine - The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150075387 | HAND DRIP COFFEE MAKER - Disclosed is a hand drip coffee maker which includes: a support unit on which a storage container is seated; a ground coffee hopper which is installed on the support unit through a hopper holder, and accommodates ground coffee therein; a mounting post which is installed on the support unit; an arm unit which includes a link arm that is rotatably installed at an upper side of the mounting post so that a tip portion of the link arm is disposed to face the ground coffee hopper; a dripper nozzle which is mounted to the tip portion of the link arm so as to supply water into the ground coffee hopper; and a syrup nozzle which is mounted to the tip portion of the link arm so as to supply syrup into the storage container. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150122132 | BREW CHAMBER PACKET EJECTOR - A brew basket for a brewing apparatus is disclosed having a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus and a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor. The perforated floor is coupled to a vertically reciprocating member at a first end for raising and lowering the perforated floor of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform so that it can be raised by lowering the platform onto a flat surface. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128812 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FROTHED LIQUID FROM SOLUBLE INGREDIENTS AND DILUENT - Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall and a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet. The at least one diluent inlet comprises a first diluent inlet provided through the upward wall and dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber. The at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150135966 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150289705 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE AND A DECOCTION DEVICE - An apparatus for preparing a beverage comprises a decoction device ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150289714 | COFFEE BREWING DEVICE - Disclosed is a coffee brewing device, comprising a coffee box, brewing mechanism, water feeding and discharging mechanism and main body bracket. The coffee box is inside the lower end of the main body bracket; the brewing mechanism at the upper end. The coffee box mechanism is connected to the brewing mechanism, with water feeding and discharging mechanism on one side of the main body bracket, connected to a water way of the coffee box mechanism. The main body bracket has a coffee inlet, a drive component for driving and connecting the brewing mechanism, a first assembling hole for installing one end of the coffee box mechanism, and a second moving guide groove for movably installing the other end of the coffee box mechanism. The coffee brewing device has accurate drive control, simple water feed, quiet, quick, stable, no dismantling or washing, long service life, reliable, and few mechanical parts. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150366396 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING A SINGLE SERVE BEVERAGE POD OR CAPSULE FROM A BREWER OR BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE - An apparatus, system, and method of ejecting or removing a beverage pod or capsule from a brewer or other beverage dispensing machine, utilizes the release of a predetermined quantity of stored energy triggered or commenced by an operator action, to automatically rapidly move an element holding the pod or capsule from a brewing or beverage preparing area in a predetermined manner to eject the pod or capsule, then return the element absent the pod or capsule to the brewing or beverage preparing area by a suitable action, thereby eliminating variances in the disposal resulting from inconsistent operator action, and the cost and complexity of motor driven apparatus for performing the disposal and/or return actions. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375926 | MAGAZINE FOR CAPSULES - The invention relates to a magazine unit for fitting a brewing device with a portion capsule. The magazine has a storage magazine for storing portion capsules, said portion capsules being stacked one after the other in a stacking direction, and the magazine unit has a transporting means for transporting a portion capsule out of the storage magazine into the brewing device. The transporting means can be pivoted about a pivot axis between a removal position for removing the portion capsule from the storage magazine and a dispensing position for fitting the brewing device with the portion capsule, said pivot axis being perpendicular to the stacking direction. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160029832 | Dispensing Device With Barrier Properties - A device for controlled dispensing of capsules containing beverage ingredients, as well as a system and a beverage preparation machine that include the device, are disclosed. Methods of use of the device are also disclosed. In addition, a package for holding beverage ingredients containing capsules is also disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160058234 | Single Serve Capsule and System - The invention relates to a single serve capsule for use in a single serve coffee machine, said single serve capsule having an essentially rigid base element and a cavity and it can be introduced into a brewing chamber of the coffee machine. Said base element is made of an essentially liquid impermeable material. According to the invention, said single serve capsule comprises an enveloping element which surrounds a raw material for interacting with a liquid introduced by the single serve coffee machine ( | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160150907 | SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157662 | MAGNETIC/FLOATING FORCE BASED BREWING STRUCTURE - A magnetic/floating force based brewing structure is used with an outer container. The magnetic/floating force based brewing structure includes an internal receptacle, which includes a receiving section, a floating structure, and an acted magnet, and an effector member, which includes an acting magnet. The acting magnet corresponds to the acted magnet of the internal receptacle for generating an effect of one of mutual attraction and mutual expulsion. With the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion between the acting magnet and the acted magnet, the internal receptacle that receives and holds therein a substance to be brewed can be kept in a position of being immersed in the liquid held in the outer container. Upon releasing the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion of the magnets, the internal receptacle is floated upward by buoyance to achieve an effect of automatically separating the substance to be brewed from the liquid. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174750 | PART DRIVING STRUCTURE OF COFFEE MACHINE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160249762 | MODULAR BREWING UNIT FOR A COFFEE MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
| 20190142209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFUSING OILS | 05-16-2019 |
| 20100224074 | BREWING APPARATUS FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing apparatus ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110017072 | BREWING UNIT FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM SINGLE SERVICE PACKAGES AND MACHINES COMPRISING SAID UNIT - The brewing unit comprises: a support ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120055343 | BREWING UNIT FOR PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES, AND MACHINE COMPRISING SAID BREWING UNIT - The brewing unit comprises a seat ( | 03-08-2012 |
| 099289000 | Plate brewer | 3 |
| 20080229932 | Coffee Machine Having a Drawer Through Which It is Supplied With a Coffee Pad - A coffee machine having a drawer which can be pushed into the coffee machine in a substantially horizontal manner with the coffee pad inserted therein so as to supply the machine with a coffee pad. In order to provide a simple and reliable possibility for sealing a brewing chamber, actuating means are provided for opening and closing a brewing chamber which is constituted by a brewing chamber upper part and a brewing chamber lower part. In order to give a sealed brewing chamber, at least the brewing chamber lower part or the brewing chamber upper part can be displaced towards the respective other part. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080250935 | Device for Preparing Infused Beverages - The invention relates to a device for preparing an infused beverage. The device includes an infusion container for containing liquid and comprising an opening to allow liquid to flow out of the container. The device further includes a receptacle comprising a cavity for receiving a cartridge containing infusible matter. The infusion container and the receptacle are operable in relation to each other to be arranged in a position wherein the infusion container and the cavity communicate through the opening. The device further comprises an openable and closable passage communicating with the cavity to allow liquid to flow from the infusion container to the passage through the cavity. The device further includes a cleaning means for introducing a liquid and/or vapour within the infusion container and a removing means for removing the cartridge from the cavity. An operating means is arranged for operating the cleaning means and the removing means successively. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080264266 | Infusion Unit for Infusion Preparation, Infusion Machine, Device for Ejection of Exhausted Infusion Powder and Method for Making the Same - The present invention relates to a unit for the preparation of infusions comprising a stationary piston, a mobile chamber ( | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080276807 | Device for Producing Coffee - The device includes an infusion chamber defined by at least two parts ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080302248 | Structure of Hot Beverage Machine Using Steam Pressure to Seal Feeder - A structure of a hot beverage machine using steam pressure is provided to seal a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080302249 | Locking Structure of Hot Beverage Machine With Steam Sealing Device - A locking structure of a hot beverage machine with a steam sealing device is provided. The hot beverage machine has a feeder for various drinks placed with raw materials, such as coffee powder, coffee bag, tea leaves, tea bags, etc., and utilized with a sealing element, which allows steam to come in. When the machine is used, the feeder is tightly sealed with the sealing element so as to make drinks with purer flavor. Alternatively, when the machine is not in use for brewing, the feeder is separated from the sealing element with a distance such that the hot beverage machine can have a variety of different functions. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090007794 | Percolator Machine for Making a Beverage - A percolator machine for making a beverage from a powdered material housed inside a container, wherein a gripper device is interposed between a pressurized hot water dispenser unit and a thrust unit, aligned with each other along a first axis, to define a first seat coaxial with the first axis; and wherein the thrust unit compresses in fluidtight manner against the dispenser unit a container housed inside the first seat; and the gripper device is independent of the thrust unit, and has two jaws mounted to oscillate, about respective second axes located above the first axis and parallel to each other and to the first axis, to and from a closed position, in which the two jaws define the first, and a second seat located between the second axes and above the first seat to receive a further container. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090031902 | DRIP FILTER COFFEE MAKER - Disclosed in this specification is a drip filter coffee maker that includes features to improve the taste of the brewed coffee and to enhance to ease of use. In one embodiment, an integral plate burr grinder sends coffee ground down a coffee chute that feeds the filter cone. A chute door at the end of the coffee chute prevents vapours or condensation from entering the coffee chute. In another embodiment, the eject tray that carries the filter cone may be coupled with a dampened spring biasing mechanism which moderates the eject motion. Further, a pivot float may be provided within the carafe so that the user may read the carafe fill level easily. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090056556 | Tea bag cup lid | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090071343 | French press spent grounds keeper - A method of removing coffee grounds or solid materials from a French press coffee maker by inserting an apparatus consisting of a woven material creating a basket that fits the bottom of the coffee maker and is supported by four vertical evenly spaced bars, held together by a band at the top. The apparatus fits snuggly inside a French press and when removed from the French press it removes all solid materials inside the French press and leaves the liquid within the press. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090095165 | Machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee and related method - A machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is operable to move to a first position to allow the chamber to receive a liquid and a flavor base such as ground coffee, to remain in the first position for a time sufficient for the beverage to brew, and to move to a second position to dispense the beverage by forcing the beverage out of the chamber. By modifying some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, the machine can typically control coffee-brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup, and can typically brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090101020 | Automatic single cup brewing vender - A single serving beverage vender incorporates a device for automatically brewing and dispensing single cups of coffee or other beverage through a controlled vending machine. The vender includes a flipper assembly, for an individual packet of grounds, and can process that packet through various sequences including presenting a support from within an enclosure, in preparation for drip brewing of a beverage, brewing a cup or a mug of beverage from the grounds packet, then disposing of the packet, and providing access to the flipper assembly, following the brewing of a cup of beverage for consumption. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090114100 | Coffee Machine with Losing Filter or Capsule - Espresso machine with disposable filter or capsule comprising a chassis ( | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090120300 | Method, system and apparatus for housing and dispensing liquid - An apparatus and system for brewing coffee. One exemplary embodiment may include a housing formed in the shape of a helmet and having a moveable visor and an openable flap. The embodiment may also include a coffee maker disposed inside the housing and receiving ground coffee through the openable flap. Further, the embodiment can also have a coffee pot disposed inside the housing, the coffee pot receiving coffee brewed by the coffee maker and removable from the housing when the moveable visor is moved to an open position. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090145302 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSER OF GROUND COFFEE - An automatic dispenser for ground coffee composed of a reservoir for grounds, the reservoir having a bottom provided with an outlet opening, rotatable dosing paddles at the bottom of the reservoir for dispensing a predetermined quantity of ground coffee through the outlet opening; a drive cone having rotatable blades disposed above the dosing paddles and adapted to be rotated about a vertical axis by a motor assembly, and a mixer in the form or a pyramid disposed above, and forming an extension of, the drive cone. An automatic coffee maker equipped with this dispenser. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090145303 | AUTOMATIC COFFEEMAKER PROVIDED WITH AN AUTOMATIC GROUNDS DISPENSER - An automatic dispenser of ground coffee having: a reservoir having a flow outlet opening and adapted to contain a quantity of ground coffee; at least one paddle mounted to rotate in the bottom of the reservoir to transfer a predetermined quantity of ground coffee from the reservoir through the flow outlet opening; and a motor assembly connected for driving the paddle in rotation. The motor assembly is composed of: a motor having two input terminals via which operating current is supplied to the motor; and a control circuit having at least one component connected to establish a short circuit between the two terminals after the supply of operating current to the motor has been cut off. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090158938 | EXTRACTION MODULE WITH LINEAR CLOSURE FOR THE PRESSURISED PREPARATION OF A DRINK FROM A CAPUSLE - The invention relates to an extraction module with linear closure for the pressurized preparation of a drink from a capsule, containing a substance for extraction, comprising means for extraction with a first extraction sub-assembly and a second mobile extraction sub-assembly closing against the first sub-assembly such as to form an extraction chamber in the closed position and to provide sufficient space between the two sub-assemblies for introduction of a capsule between the sub-assemblies in the open position and comprising a means for fixing and positioning the capsule between the two sub-assemblies. Said means for fixing and positioning may be displaced in a coaxial manner with relation to the linear displacement of the mobile extraction sub-assembly and is capable of being displaced linearly by the second mobile sub-assembly in to a displaced position such as to permit a closing of the two sub-assemblies around the capsule. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090188395 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM SOLUBLE PREPARATIONS WITH AROMA-PRESERVING DEVICE - Apparatus for preparing a beverage using a soluble preparation, comprising a container for the soluble preparation, a mixer provided with a mixing chamber, said chamber having a filling inlet for the soluble preparation, at least one opening for supplying a liquid for solubilizing the preparation and forming the beverage, a duct for evacuating any vapour and/or aerosol which forms during preparation of the beverage, said duct comprising a suction fan, as well as an opening for dispensing the prepared beverage, a centrifuging device housed inside said mixing chamber and rotationally operated by an associated electric motor positioned outside said chamber, means for conveying a predetermined quantity of soluble preparation from the said container to the filling mouth of said mixing chamber, as well as means for conveying the solubilization liquid from the associated source to the respective opening of the mixing chamber. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090199720 | MACHINE FOR PRODUCING EXPRESSO-TYPE COFFEE - An extraction device for production of infusion drinks, includes an infusion chamber made up of a fixed part ( | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090211457 | BEVERAGE PERCOLATOR - A beverage percolating machine having an outer body or casing housing a rotor, which is fitted removably to a shaft to rotate in steps about a substantially horizontal, fixed axis of rotation, and has a number of peripheral percolating cups, each for receiving a respective measure of powdered material; the outer casing has a door facing the rotor to permit access to and, if necessary, removal and/or maintenance of the rotor. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090249961 | INFUSION ASSEMBLY FOR BEVERAGE PREPARING MACHINE - An infusion assembly, particularly for machines for preparing beverages, comprising a first shoulder and a second shoulder which face each other and are adapted to define internally a space for the movement of a piston, a dispensing assembly being arranged between the first and second shoulders, means for locking a capsule being provided, the piston being rigidly coupled to the locking means in order to move the locking means from an open position to a closed position in which the capsule is accommodated within the dispensing assembly. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090255409 | COFFEE DOSING DEVICE - The invention relates to a coffee dosing device comprising a ground coffee receiving chamber ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090255410 | EXTRACTION MODULE WITH LINEAR CLOSURE FOR THE PRESSURISED PREPARATION OF A DRINK FROM A CAPSULE - The invention relates to an extraction module with linear closure for the pressurized preparation of a drink from a capsule, containing a substance for extraction, comprising means for extraction with a first extraction sub-assembly and a second mobile extraction sub-assembly closing against the first sub-assembly such as to form an extraction chamber in the closed position and to provide sufficient space between the two sub-assemblies for introduction of a capsule between the sub-assemblies in the open position and comprising a means for fixing and positioning the capsule between the two sub-assemblies. Said means for fixing and positioning may be displaced in a coaxial manner with relation to the linear displacement of the mobile extraction sub-assembly and is capable of being displaced linearly by the second mobile sub-assembly in to a displaced position such as to permit a closing of the two sub-assemblies around the capsule. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090266238 | FILTER HOLDER PARTICULARLY FOR ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINES - A filter holder particularly for espresso coffee machines, comprising a cup-shaped body ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090314166 | Device and Method for Cleaning a French or Coffee Press - A press cleaning device and method are described for removing coffee grinds from a French or coffee press. The device includes a stem having a handle and a circular disk-shaped declining plane ramp disposed at different ends. The circumference of the ramp is substantially the same as the inner circumference of the press. The ramp includes a radial cut running diametrically from the center of the ramp toward the outer circumference. The cut is fabricated to provide a lower or leading edge paralleling the horizontal floor of the press and trailing the leading edge an upward slanted ramp that follows like a circular inclined plane to an upper or ending edge. When rotated, the lower edge, which parallels the floor of the coffee press while slicing and shoveling, transfers the grinds from the bottom of the press up the ramp whereupon the grinds are stacked and can be removed. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100011965 | DISPENSING HEAD FOR A MACHINE FOR MAKING BEVERAGES WITH SINGLE-DOSE CAPSULES, AND MACHINE COMPRISING SAID DISPENSING HEAD - The dispensing head comprises an infusion chamber constituted by at least one first portion ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100018405 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BREWING BEVERAGES - A system and method for brewing beverages utilizing inertial separation and an adjustable-volume brewing chamber to selectively retain or release particulate matter, oils, and/or other components of the brewed beverage, whereby mechanical filtration may be avoided and smaller particulates may be separated from the beverage. Thus, less material is needed to achieve similar levels of infusion and brewing time may be reduced. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100024657 | Machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee and related method - A machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is operable to move to a first position to allow the chamber to receive a liquid and a flavor base such as ground coffee, to remain in the first position for a time sufficient for the beverage to brew, and to move to a second position to dispense the beverage by forcing the beverage out of the chamber. By modifying some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, the machine can typically control coffee-brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup, and can typically brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100037779 | INFUSION DEVICE TO PREPARE BEVERAGES FORM SINGLE-SERVING CAPSULES WITH CAPSULE CENTERING DEVICE - The infusion device comprises an infusion chamber with a first portion ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100064897 | INFUSION UNIT FOR PRODUCING COFFEE SUITABLE FOR WASHING IN THE DISHWASHER - The removable infusion unit to produce hot beverages, in particular coffee, comprises a supporting structure ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100186597 | CONTAINER FOR STORING AND UNLOADING BULK MATERIAL - The present invention relates to container ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100186598 | COFFEE MACHINE INFUSION GROUP - The coffee machine infusion group comprises a closure piston and an infusion cylinder subjectable to a reversible movement between a position of engagement with the closure piston for the creation of an infusion chamber and a position of disengagement from the closure piston for the loading of a coffee powder load, the infusion group having an expulsion system of the spent coffee powder load from the infusion cylinder, the expulsion system comprising an expulsion piston displaceably housed in the infusion cylinder, the expulsion system further comprising a speed multiplier mechanism operatively connecting the infusion cylinder and the expulsion piston for their relative displacement between a receiving position of the coffee powder load into the infusion cylinder and an expelling position of the coffee powder load from the infusion cylinder. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100199850 | Holder assembly for a powdered ingredient for preparing an instant drink - The invention relates to a holder assembly ( | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100218686 | PORTABLE ESPRESSO COFFEE APPARATUS - A brewing device comprising a brewing system; a handle assembly coupled to the brewing system and containing a source of compressed fluid; and a valve system, coupled to the handle, to selectively place the source of compressed fluid in fluid communication with the brewing system. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100218687 | COFFEE MACHINE - The coffee machine according to the invention for the automatic preparation of coffee or espresso comprises a housing ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100236419 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR LOOSE PRODUCTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES, AND MACHINE CONTAINING SAID DISPENSING DEVICE - The dispenser comprises a hopper ( | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100269704 | Machine for Filtered Coffee - A machine for filtered coffee comprising a main body having at least a tank containing the water, at least an aperture to access at least the containing tank in order to load the water, and at least a basket, comprising a housing compartment to house members to filter the coffee. The basket is pivoted to the main body so as to be rotatably and selectively disposed between a closed position, in which the basket is comprised in the bulk of the main body, in such a manner that access to the housing compartment is prevented, and an open position, in which the basket makes access available to the housing compartment, and vice versa. The basket, in the closed position, closes the aperture, preventing access to the tank. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100307345 | BREWING DEVICE FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - The invention relates to a brewing device ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110000377 | APPARATUS AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A DRINK - Apparatus for making a drink or liquid food from a capsule ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110011272 | BREWING FACILITY FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing facility for a coffee machine comprises a brewing cylinder ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110030562 | EXTRACTION DEVICE FOR COFFEE GROUNDS OR SIMILAR - An extractor device for coffee grounds that substantially consists of a tubular frame ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110048242 | GRANULAR INFUSION CARTRIDGE LOADING AND EJECTING DEVICE AND RELATED BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110146497 | BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE - A beverage vending machine defined by a cabinet ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110179952 | OIL INFUSER AND METERED DISPENSER - The present invention provides, in at least one embodiment, an oil infuser and metered dispenser for creating delicious, perfectly seasoned oil entrees. The dispenser comprises an infusing compartment and a filter disposed therein for receiving one or more flavor pods. A pump draws a base oil in the infusing compartment through the filter and flavor pods, and out the filter into a dispensing compartment. The filter prevents particulate matter from being dispensed in the infused oil. A sensor is included for measuring predetermined amounts of infused oil. Various flavored pods are provided for infusing seasoning, herbs, and other flavors into the base oil. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110185909 | BREWING DEVICE FOR A COFFEE MACHINE - A brewing device ( | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110265658 | MODULAR SYSTEM WITH SMALL FOOTPRINT AUTONOMOUS MODULE - The present invention proposes a system for producing a beverage from portioned ingredients provided within a capsule or pod, the system comprising a base station ( | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110308398 | Coffee Machine with Securable Fine Screen - In the area of coffee machines, especially espresso machines, it is desired to arrange a fine screen ( | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120031277 | DRINK CAN - A drink can includes a can body with a resilient portion, a cap located on a bottle mouth of the can body and a separated holding portion coupled with the cap. The resilient portion is coupled with one set of pressure guards. The separated holding portion connected to the cap holds concentrate of a brewing stuff with a taste different from that held in the can body. The resilient portion formed on the belly of the can body can be squeezed to make a conical portion at the bottom of the can body to dislocate and open a sealing plate at the distal end of the separated holding portion, so that the concentrate of the brewing stuff can quickly drop into the can body to be diluted by the brewing liquid held in the can body to quickly mix the brewing liquid and brewing stuff. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120037008 | Programmable multiple ingredient dispensing coffee maker with customizable settings for multiple individual preferences - Provided is a grab and go themed coffee maker that stores and dispenses multiple ingredients into a cup or container with specific amounts of each ingredient according to the individual's beverage preferences and the desired time of day they want the beverage. It can be programmed for multiple users. This invention will accommodate multiple users with their desired hot beverage, their desired ingredients and their desired ingredient quantities at their desired brew time. It contains an LED screen with LED buttons as a user interface. In the interior it has multiple chambers with sensors inside each for storage of ingredients and each has dispensing mechanisms. The exterior tray where the cup or container for beverage is located also has an LED sensor. It also contains a microchip for use as an internal memory to store user interface settings and individual beverage preferences. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120067221 | Beverage Making Container for Placement onto a Cup - An apparatus for brewing a beverage has a base arranged to sit on a support surface with the water and ingredients in an upper urn portion until brewed following which the liquid is discharged from the urn through a filter and into a tube passing through the base into a receptacle. A valve in the form of pinch member acting on the tube closes the tube and is released to discharge the beverage by a movable plate mounted on the base and actuated by placing the base on a receptacle. The urn is formed as a separately molded piece from glass so that it is more hygienic than the plastic material of the base. The bottom of the urn fits into a receptacle in the base with a disk shaped seal connecting to the tube. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120085241 | ELECTRICAL BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - In order to provide an electrical beverage preparation machine, in particular for preparing coffee, espresso, mixed milk drinks or the like, the machine comprising an outlet housing part that has an inlet for coffee, fresh air and hot steam as well as milk and outlets for on the one hand coffee and on the other hand milk and milk foam, wherein the coffee outlet as well as the milk frothing system can easily be cleaned, it is proposed that a connector plate is fixed in the outlet housing part, said connector plate comprising connections for the coffee inlet, the steam inlet and the air inlet, and the coffee outlet branching off therefrom, as well as a connection port or similar coupling part, which comprises the steam and air outlets, and at which a mixing chamber with a milk connection is attached in a tightly mountable or detachable manner. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120090473 | DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING AN EXTRACTION PRODUCT OUT OF A PORTION PACKAGING; PUNCTURING DEVICE AND EXTRACTION APPARATUS - A discharge device is provided including a supporting surface to rest against a surface region of a capsule as well as at least one perforating element protruding from said supporting surface, wherein a screen element is provided in the supporting surface having a plurality of screen perforations through which the extraction product can be discharged, the extraction product escaping out of the capsule through one of the openings created by the perforating element. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120304868 | AUTOMATIC TEA MAKER - An automatic tea maker comprises a water tank ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130025465 | ERGONOMIC INGREDIENT HOLDER AND SERVICE UNIT COORDINATION - A beverage preparation machine comprising: a seat ( | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130139698 | SYSTEM FOR MAKING BEVERAGES BY INFUSING - The present invention regarding a system ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130180407 | BREWING UNIT FOR BREWED BEVERAGE-MAKING MACHINES - A brewing unit for brewed beverage-making machines, wherein a brewing assembly, associated with a waste material bin beneath the brewing assembly, has a number of members including a brewing chamber for receiving brew material, a first unloading member movable along the brewing chamber to expel the waste material from the brewing chamber, and a second unloading member movable with respect to the brewing chamber to engage and unload the expelled waste material into the bin; at least one of the members being an oscillating member mounted to oscillate about an axis; and a levelling member being associated with the oscillating member to oscillate inside the bin. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130213238 | BEVERAGE MACHINE FOR DIFFERENT SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTS - A beverage preparation machine ( | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130220138 | EXTRACTION DEVICE AND SEALING SYSTEM - An extraction apparatus includes a brewing module for receiving a capsule with an extraction material. The brewing module includes a first brewing module part and a second brewing module part, the second brewing part being movable relative to the first brewing part. The first and the second brewing module parts form a discharge device for the discharge of an extraction product out of the capsule, and an introduction device for introducing an extraction fluid into the capsule. A sealing system for such an extraction apparatus includes a seal having at least one circumferential sealing lip and/or one circumferential sealing bead, which bears on a surface of the capsule in a line-like or strip-like manner and presses the capsule wall against the capsule interior. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130247773 | BEVERAGE MACHINE HAVING A CAPSULE PASSAGE WITH A GATE - A machine ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130291738 | SYSTEM OF A CONTAINER FOR STORING AND DISPENSING A PRODUCT AND A MACHINE FOR DOSING THE PRODUCT - The invention concerns a container ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140007776 | BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH A COVER FOR AN INGREDIENT INLET - A machine ( | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140102309 | PET FOUNTAIN DIFFUSER - A water diffuser that extends from the discharge outlet of a pet fountain, for receiving water from the outlet of the pet fountain's water pump, wherein the diffuser includes a perforate tubular diffuser section that can be releasably coupled or otherwise anchored to part of the fountain by a connecting or coupling section that preferably is tubular and imperforate. The diffuser can include a water treatment disposed within the diffuser that is dispensed or released into water flowing through the diffuser. The diffuser may also include a filter for removing contaminants from water flowing through the water. Where used together with a water treatment, the filter can be disposed within the diffuser upstream of the water treatment for filtering water flowing through the diffuser before treating the flowing water. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140238247 | FLOW DISPENSER, FLAVOR ADAPTER, AND FLAVOR PACK - In one aspect, an apparatus is disclosed for dispensing water including: a first inlet, a second inlet, and a third inlet; a chamber in fluid communication with first, second and third inlets, and a dispenser nozzle in fluid communication with the chamber. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140251150 | Stackable brewing hoppers - A stackable beverage producer that has a upper hopper ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140298998 | BREWING DEVICE AND COFFEE MACHINE HAVING A BREWING DEVICE - A brewing device for a coffee machine, comprising a filter retainer ( | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140331866 | TEA BREWING ASSEMBLY - A tea brewing assembly having a brewing chamber with a top opening for loading/unloading a measure of tea, and a bottom wall; an ejector piston having a head permeable to liquid and mounted inside the brewing chamber to move between a lowered brewing position, and a raised position ejecting the measure of tea from the brewing chamber; a doctor for removing the measure of tea from the head in the raised position; a brewed beverage outlet communicating with the brewing chamber through an outlet opening formed through the bottom wall; a plug for controlling the outlet; and one actuator assembly for controlling the ejector piston, the doctor, and the plug. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140373724 | Infusion Unit For A Coffee Machine - The infusion unit ( | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150033948 | Automated Hot Beverage Brewing Machine - The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing hot beverages, and more particularly to an apparatus for automated brewing of coffee or tea. The apparatus for automated brewing of coffee comprises a frame structure defining an interior space, wherein the interior space houses a ground coffee feed system, a carousel assembly, a water system, a waste system and a coffee storage and dispensing system. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150075387 | HAND DRIP COFFEE MAKER - Disclosed is a hand drip coffee maker which includes: a support unit on which a storage container is seated; a ground coffee hopper which is installed on the support unit through a hopper holder, and accommodates ground coffee therein; a mounting post which is installed on the support unit; an arm unit which includes a link arm that is rotatably installed at an upper side of the mounting post so that a tip portion of the link arm is disposed to face the ground coffee hopper; a dripper nozzle which is mounted to the tip portion of the link arm so as to supply water into the ground coffee hopper; and a syrup nozzle which is mounted to the tip portion of the link arm so as to supply syrup into the storage container. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150122132 | BREW CHAMBER PACKET EJECTOR - A brew basket for a brewing apparatus is disclosed having a housing adapted to couple the brew basket to a brewing apparatus and a platform extending from the housing, the platform including a brewing chamber defined by a continuous peripheral wall and a perforated floor. The perforated floor is coupled to a vertically reciprocating member at a first end for raising and lowering the perforated floor of the brew basket with respect to the continuous peripheral wall, the vertically reciprocating member extending below a lowermost surface of the platform so that it can be raised by lowering the platform onto a flat surface. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150128812 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FROTHED LIQUID FROM SOLUBLE INGREDIENTS AND DILUENT - Device for producing a frothed liquid comprising a chamber opened to atmosphere with a transverse bottom wall and a longitudinal upward wall, at least one diluent inlet, at least one liquid delivery outlet. The at least one diluent inlet comprises a first diluent inlet provided through the upward wall and dimensioned and oriented for directing a thin jet of diluent in the chamber. The at least one liquid delivery outlet is configured in the bottom wall for liquid to rise up along the side of the upward wall by the jet of diluent entering the chamber as a result of the direction and dimension of the diluent inlet in the chamber. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150135966 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150289705 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE AND A DECOCTION DEVICE - An apparatus for preparing a beverage comprises a decoction device ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150289714 | COFFEE BREWING DEVICE - Disclosed is a coffee brewing device, comprising a coffee box, brewing mechanism, water feeding and discharging mechanism and main body bracket. The coffee box is inside the lower end of the main body bracket; the brewing mechanism at the upper end. The coffee box mechanism is connected to the brewing mechanism, with water feeding and discharging mechanism on one side of the main body bracket, connected to a water way of the coffee box mechanism. The main body bracket has a coffee inlet, a drive component for driving and connecting the brewing mechanism, a first assembling hole for installing one end of the coffee box mechanism, and a second moving guide groove for movably installing the other end of the coffee box mechanism. The coffee brewing device has accurate drive control, simple water feed, quiet, quick, stable, no dismantling or washing, long service life, reliable, and few mechanical parts. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150366396 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REMOVING A SINGLE SERVE BEVERAGE POD OR CAPSULE FROM A BREWER OR BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE - An apparatus, system, and method of ejecting or removing a beverage pod or capsule from a brewer or other beverage dispensing machine, utilizes the release of a predetermined quantity of stored energy triggered or commenced by an operator action, to automatically rapidly move an element holding the pod or capsule from a brewing or beverage preparing area in a predetermined manner to eject the pod or capsule, then return the element absent the pod or capsule to the brewing or beverage preparing area by a suitable action, thereby eliminating variances in the disposal resulting from inconsistent operator action, and the cost and complexity of motor driven apparatus for performing the disposal and/or return actions. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150375926 | MAGAZINE FOR CAPSULES - The invention relates to a magazine unit for fitting a brewing device with a portion capsule. The magazine has a storage magazine for storing portion capsules, said portion capsules being stacked one after the other in a stacking direction, and the magazine unit has a transporting means for transporting a portion capsule out of the storage magazine into the brewing device. The transporting means can be pivoted about a pivot axis between a removal position for removing the portion capsule from the storage magazine and a dispensing position for fitting the brewing device with the portion capsule, said pivot axis being perpendicular to the stacking direction. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160029832 | Dispensing Device With Barrier Properties - A device for controlled dispensing of capsules containing beverage ingredients, as well as a system and a beverage preparation machine that include the device, are disclosed. Methods of use of the device are also disclosed. In addition, a package for holding beverage ingredients containing capsules is also disclosed. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160058234 | Single Serve Capsule and System - The invention relates to a single serve capsule for use in a single serve coffee machine, said single serve capsule having an essentially rigid base element and a cavity and it can be introduced into a brewing chamber of the coffee machine. Said base element is made of an essentially liquid impermeable material. According to the invention, said single serve capsule comprises an enveloping element which surrounds a raw material for interacting with a liquid introduced by the single serve coffee machine ( | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160150907 | SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157662 | MAGNETIC/FLOATING FORCE BASED BREWING STRUCTURE - A magnetic/floating force based brewing structure is used with an outer container. The magnetic/floating force based brewing structure includes an internal receptacle, which includes a receiving section, a floating structure, and an acted magnet, and an effector member, which includes an acting magnet. The acting magnet corresponds to the acted magnet of the internal receptacle for generating an effect of one of mutual attraction and mutual expulsion. With the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion between the acting magnet and the acted magnet, the internal receptacle that receives and holds therein a substance to be brewed can be kept in a position of being immersed in the liquid held in the outer container. Upon releasing the effect of mutual attraction or expulsion of the magnets, the internal receptacle is floated upward by buoyance to achieve an effect of automatically separating the substance to be brewed from the liquid. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160174750 | PART DRIVING STRUCTURE OF COFFEE MACHINE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160249762 | MODULAR BREWING UNIT FOR A COFFEE MACHINE | 09-01-2016 |
| 20190142209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INFUSING OILS | 05-16-2019 |
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| 20110017072 | BREWING UNIT FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM SINGLE SERVICE PACKAGES AND MACHINES COMPRISING SAID UNIT - The brewing unit comprises: a support ( | 01-27-2011 |
| 20120055343 | BREWING UNIT FOR PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES, AND MACHINE COMPRISING SAID BREWING UNIT - The brewing unit comprises a seat ( | 03-08-2012 |
