| CONAIR CORPORATION Patent applications |
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| 20120121780 | BREWED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE AND METHOD - A beverage appliance includes a housing having a liquid reservoir, a brewing station disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir, a grinding station disposed within the housing and being functionally separate from said brewing station, and a brewing carriage being selectively movable between a first position adjacent the grinding station and a second position adjacent the brewing station. Movement of the brewing carriage between the first and second position shifts a beverage ingredient in the brewing carriage from the first position to the second position and when the brewing carriage is in the in said second position, liquid is dispensed from the liquid reservoir and directed to the brewing carriage to produce a brewed beverage. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120121779 | BREWED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE AND METHOD - A beverage assembly includes a housing having a liquid reservoir, an inlet portion formed in the housing, a beverage container configured to be removably accommodated within the inlet portion and having a fracturable seal and containing a beverage ingredient of a first size, a grinding mechanism positioned within the housing and in fluid communication with the inlet portion, and a piercing assembly positioned within the housing, wherein the piercing assembly selectively pierces the fracturable seal thereby causing said beverage ingredient to enter the grinding mechanism. The grinding mechanism selectively transforms the beverage ingredient from the first size to a second size, the second size being smaller than the first size. The beverage assembly further includes a brewing area disposed beneath the grinding assembly and configured to removably accommodate the beverage container after the beverage container has been pierced by the piercing assembly. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120121768 | BREWED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE AND METHOD - A beverage making appliance uses a specialized beverage container and a related method of brewing a beverage. The container includes a cup-shaped body having a floor, a circumferential wall, and a top opening, a filter element positioned above the floor, at least one aperture formed in the floor, and a cover releasably attached to the cup body and covering the top opening. The appliance includes a base adapted to receive a beverage receptacle, a reservoir, a housing, a brewing tray in mechanical communication with the housing and dimensioned to receive a container containing at least one drink ingredient having particles of a first size, a grinding mechanism and a water delivery mechanism to selectively deliver water from the reservoir to one of a brewed beverage outlet in fluid communication with the receptacle, and a hot-water outlet. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120121764 | BREWED BEVERAGE APPLIANCE AND METHOD - A brewed beverage appliance uses a specialized pre-packaged beverage container and a related method of brewing a beverage. The container comprises a cup-shaped base having openings at the bottom. A plurality of roasted, whole coffee beans are contained therein. The appliance has a blade that punctures the cup and then grinds the beans while they are still in the cup. Heated water is delivered to the cup and passes through the ground coffee causing brewed coffee to emit from the openings in the bottom of the cup and into a container such as a coffee mug. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110221146 | CONVERTIBLE TRANSPORT APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110220642 | FOLDABLE CART PLATFORM AND BASKET COMBINATION - An apparatus ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110220141 | STYLING BRUSH WITH SPINNING ATTACHMENT - An apparatus ( | 09-15-2011 |
| 20100180908 | HAIR STRAIGHTENING APPLIANCE WITH VARIABLE STEAM OUTPUT CONTROL - A hair straightening device | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100072013 | CORD REEL ELECTRIC CORD WITH PLUG FOR HANDHELD APPLIANCE - A retractable electrical cord reel for an appliance wherein the cord reel is not internally-housed within the appliance. The retractable cord reel comprises reel housing, electrical plug, electrical cord, a spool assembly, which includes a spring, for winding and unwinding the electrical cord, a latching system, and contact rings or shafts to electrically connect the plug to the electrical cord. The contact rings are connected to floating contacts, which are in turn connected to the electrical plug. The contact rings are further connected to the electrical cord, thus connecting the electrical plug to the electrical cord. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090019653 | HAIR BRUSH WITH CURVED STYLING SURFACE - A hairbrush | 01-22-2009 |
