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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7200969 | Down spout guard made from non-woven material A non-woven mesh guard which can be inserted into a downspout opening in a rain gutter in order to prevent debris from entering the downspout is provided. The non-woven mesh includes a large free area to allow for the flow of water therethrough while preventing debr... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7017474 | Extraction means for producing coffee for a coffee machine An extraction device for producing coffee for a coffee machine is equipped with a brewing cylinder (2) for receiving coffee powder. The brewing cylinder is reciprocably adjustable between pre-determined positions along its axial direction in co-operation with... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6497818 | Brewing funnel having a liquid shield A liquid shield and a funnel in combination with the liquid shield is disclosed. The funnel includes at least one side wall defining a cavity within the funnel and it has a drain opening generally on the bottom surface of the funnel. A rim along the upper... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6083392 | Ribbed funnel A funnel having at least one channel or groove formed by projected ribs in the sidewalls of the funnel. The projections space the sides of a filter membrane placed inside the funnel, thereby preventing the sides of the filter insert from adhering to the s... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5913962 | Espresso brewing-head unit The present invention relates to an espresso brewing-head unit comprising locking member for detachable attachment to a brewing unit of an espresso machine. A filter for an espresso machine is meant to be improved in a general manner. To this end, the esp... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5800707 | Water filter The present invention concerns a water filter designed to be inserted into a drinking water circuit. The water filter has a support designed to house removably one or more different filters each having a different filtering property and adapted to be moun... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5792356 | Filtration funnel with improved flow rate A funnel for filtering particulate from a liquid with improved filtration flow rate using flow paths through a filtering interface defined by a filter element and orifices predominantly on the wall of a conical inner funnel member. Particulate accumulates... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5715741 | Pot-shaped permanent filter insert The present invention relates to a pot-shaped permanent filter insert for use in an espresso machine, the insert comprising a filter base plate which substantially forms the bottom of the pot and is penetrated by a plurality of filter openings substantial... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5672274 | Electric kettle with removable filter An electric kettle having a housing, a heating element, and a filter system. The filter system has a connecting frame and a filter member. The connecting frame is stationarily connected to the housing and forms a vent conduit with the housing. The filter ... | 09/30/1997 |
| 5605710 | Single cup disposable coffee brewing device A single cup disposable coffee brewing device foldable from a generally flat position to an unfolded position. The device has a coffee filter on the interior and a cardboard main body portion on the exterior and can be placed on top of a cup or mug. Coffe... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5582731 | Disposable filter for preparation of hot brewed beverage A disposable filter bag for preparation of hot brewed beverages, particularly for the preparation of American coffee, comprises a double layer of water permeable paper material in which a chamber is delimited by weak weldings with a batch of ground coffee... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5190652 | Filter holder for coffee cartridges A filter holder for coffee cartridges, comprising a cartridge-receiving portion (4) with a closed bottom and a lateral extract passage (9), a by-pass (5) which has its inlet (6) spaced above the cartridge-receiving portion (4) and terminates adjacent the ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5151199 | Process and apparatus for controlling froth of an instant coffee beverage Bubble size of a froth created during the preparation and dispensing of an instant coffee beverage is controlled by passing the coffee beverage through at least two adjacent screens coaxially and adjacently positioned at a distance from one another, one i... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5113752 | Bypass basket structure for iced tea makers The invention relates generally to an improved method for connecting a two-part brewing funnel generally used to make cold, freshly brewed beverages. The funnel consists of an inner part and an outer part. The outer part has a plurality of notches and tab... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5064533 | Funnel basket structure A beverage brewing funnel including a filter retaining basket and a handle which are securely yet removably attached to a funnel shell. A compressible fork and a prong attached to an upper portion of the filter retaining basket engage a slot and an apertu... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4981588 | Filter for making coffee drinks that includes supporting members A filter for making filtered drinks, such as coffee, includes a filter bag and supporting members connected to the filter bag for supporting the filter on the rim of a vessel, such as a cup. The supporting members are adapted to be moved from a flat folde... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4895656 | Adjustable coffee filter A coffee filter for a coffee making apparatus, comprising a funnel or holder (1) for receiving a filter element containing ground coffee, said funnel having at least at its lower end an inclined wall section (2), an outflow opening (4) in said wall (2) fo... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4859348 | Method and device for filtering oils from infusion beverages A filter device adapted to separate immiscible liquids in beverages such as coffee or tea and other consumable material such as soups and gravies is so designed whereby the beverage or other consumable material passes through a special prewetted filter cl... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4859337 | Filter for making portions of coffee or tea The invention relates to A filter for making portions of coffee or tea, comprising a substantially cup-shaped supporting vessel having a pouring-in opening at the top, a chamber for filling with liquid and having an outlet opening at the bottom, and a fil... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4765896 | Brewing funnel with removable insert Beverage brewing funnel combination for supporting scrunchable disposable filters in either their non-scrunched full or normal capacity condition or in a scrunched reduced-capacity condition. The combination is formed by a funnel and a removable skeleton-... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4650583 | Infusion filter This invention relates to an infusion filter, in particular for use in coffee percolators, which includes a first rigid disc having an open space therein and a second rigid disc having an open space therein. The infusion filter includes a filter element h... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4644856 | Apparatus for brewing espresso coffee The holder for a filter which contains a supply of comminuted coffee beans in an espresso coffee brewing apparatus is separably connectable to the housing of the apparatus by a bayonet lock connection and is separably connected with the filter by a coupli... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4642190 | Brewing funnel with screen filter assembly A beverage brewing funnel of the type used with disposable paper filters. The interior bottom surface of the funnel is provided with ribs which prevent the disposable filters when wet from engaging the interior bottom surface. The bottom of the funnel has... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4623457 | Water purifier Described is a water purifier comprising a collecting container (1) with pouring spout (2) and handle (3), a funnel and a cover (5) which can close the funnel, wherein provided at the bottom of the funnel is an opening for receiving a filter cartridge con... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4519911 | Paper extractor A paper extractor including a support member in the form of a collar of a small wall-thickness having at its lower end two support legs facing each other, a filter attached to an inner surface of the support member, and coffee packs each including coffee ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4497243 | Percolator assembly supporting structure, particularly for domestic automatic coffee percolators The percolator supporting structure comprises a coffee powder containing body (1) effective to be coupled to the water dispensing unit and provided, at the bottom thereof, with coffee metering spouts, and including a coffee powder holding grille (5) movab... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4271024 | Liquid filter A permanent, reuseable liquid filter comprised of a thin flexible filter material and a support skeleton secured to the outside surface thereof. The skeleton includes a centrally disposed support rim and a plurality of support rib sets spaced around and e... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4231876 | Reusable coffee filter A coffee filter which may be used repeatedly is described. It comprises a funnel-shaped housing having an outlet port at the lower end. A filter of similar shape is fitted into the housing and is so dimensioned as to provide a clearance of between 0.2 to ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4149454 | Coffeemaker basket and filter assembly A drip coffeemaker basket and filter assembly is provided comprising a cup-shaped basket supporting a matching water permeable filter and the basket is generally funnel-shaped with a substantially flat bottom wall of spaced supporting means defining a fix... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4123228 | Filters for liquids A filter for liquids and particularly coffee comprises a container having a planar horizontal base formed with at least one filtrate drainage opening, and on its inner face formed with a plurality of radial ribs and a central support member which together... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4119019 | Water replenishing device for coffee makers A funnel-shaped receptacle is temporarily positioned on the top of a coffee-making machine with its bottom outlet positioned to discharge into the heater tank of the machine. The interior of the receptacle is spanned by a disposable activated carbon filte... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4110221 | Liquid filtration device A filter, mainly for coffee-making devices, comprises a cup-shaped cylindrical member and a circular member partially closing the top aperture of the cup-shaped cylindrical member so as to leave a filter-forming circular gap therebetween. This gap increas... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4080299 | Coffee filter for coffee pots having a unitary filtering element A coffee filter for coffee pots comprising a container, and a filtering element is disclosed. The container comprises a bottom surface having a plurality of openings and a lateral surface extending from the bottom surface around the periphery of the botto... | 03/21/1978 |
