Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099298000 | Plural bed or filter type | 7 |
20080314256 | FILTER HANDLING APPARATUS - An apparatus and method for precisely placing a beverage brewing filter into a beverage brew cup. Air pressure and velocity are used to overcome variations in the filter or environment. A hard stop and a filter catch are used to catch a filter at a first position, and to shuttle the filter to a second position to be placed in a brew cup. A shoulder may be provided in the catch to prevent rebound. | 12-25-2008 |
20090260522 | Portafilter for espresso machine - The present invention relates to portafilter ( | 10-22-2009 |
20090272276 | INFUSION MAKER - An infusion maker which includes a hollow body member having a surrounding flange and a through hole at the bottom and a hinged cover at the top; a filter member inside the body member covering the through hole; a blocking element for blocking the through hole; and an engaging member configured under the body member capable of moving up and down relative to the body member. The cover has a guiding plate for guiding condensed water drops to flow back into the body member. The blocking element tightly rests on a sleeve element at the through hole of the body member. The flange has a larger diameter than that of the engaging member and has a number of foot rests so as to protect the engaging member and to stably support the body member. | 11-05-2009 |
20100116144 | Foldable Brew Basket - A foldable brew basket has a rectangular bottom panel with an aperture through it, four side panels, and at least two rim panels. Two of the side panels are made of sub-panels with hingeable interconnections, while two of the side panels are flat. Like side panels are hingeably attached to opposite edges of the rectangular bottom panel and hingeably connected at their ends to unlike side panels. The rim panels are hingeably attached to the top edge of like side panels. In a usable configuration, the foldable brew basket has its sides approximately vertical with the rim panels approximately horizontal. In a folded configuration, the flat sides are folded toward the center of the bottom panel, while the side panels having sub-panels fold either inwardly or outwardly, flexing between the sub-panels. Some embodiments will also have a water permeable filter pouch containing brewing material. | 05-13-2010 |
20110005400 | COFFEE MAKING KETTLE USING VENTURI - Provided is a coffee making kettle using Venturi, including a kettle body having a bottom forming a through opening and defining a first chamber and a second chamber. The opening has an upper circumference from which two opposite inclined surfaces extend upward. Top edges of the inclined surfaces form a circular opening. The first chamber is located above the second chamber and is greater in volume than the second chamber. The second chamber is in communication with the through opening. When a paper filter that contains an object-to-be-brewed (such as coffee powders) is positioned in the kettle body and liquid (such as hot water) is added, the liquid is filtered by the paper filter and is guided by the inclined surfaces into the second chamber, so that the brewing liquid is subjected to the effect of Venturi to induce a pressure difference and increase of flowing speed. | 01-13-2011 |
20120160107 | DRIPPING DEVICE - The dripping device contains a body member, a blocking member at the bottom of the body member with a through channel to allow the brewed drink to flow through, a filter member, and an engaging member vertically moveable to allow/stop the flowing of the brewed drink. The major characteristics of the present invention are as follows. The inner wall of the body member is configured with a number of protruding locking elements for locking the filter member in its place. The engaging member has a vertical column with an upper cylinder on which a valve element is mounted. The valve element is made of a flexible material and is for blocking the through channel of the blocking member. The dripping device has advantages such as enhanced water-tightness, easy assembly, lower cost, and the problem of the conventional spherical blocking element is avoided. | 06-28-2012 |
20120210880 | DISPOSABLE DEVICE FOR MAKING BEVERAGES FROM SOLUBLE PRODUCTS - A disposable device for making beverages from extractable products comprises a cup, a filter partition mounted on the inner wall of the cup separating the useful volume in the cup into an upper compartment and a lower compartment, and extractable products inside the lower compartment. The extractable products include but are not limited to tea leaves and ground coffee beans. The filter partition stops the tea leave residues and coffee bean residues from entering the upper compartment while allowing the extracted soluble material to flow through the filter into the upper compartment for drinking without being bothered by residual tea leaves or coffee grounds. The device is easy, convenient, quick to use, low cost to manufacture, and safe to carry. | 08-23-2012 |