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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7279188 | Capsule with foam conditioning feature A device for preparing a whipped food, including a container portion that contains a food component and that is configured for receiving a fluid for mixing with the food component to produce a fluid mixture. A film conditioning conduit is associated with the contain... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7243812 | Plural chamber drinking cup The invention provides a drink mixing cup for fluids comprising an outer chamber having an outer rim disposed at its top and a chamber disposed inside the outer chamber having an inner rim disposed below the outer rim by an amount selected to optimize mixing fluids ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235272 | Drip bag A drip bag is devised so that the good taste of coffee made by a conventional paper drip system can be obtained using a simple construction, and so that the drip bag can be set easily and securely on the cup even in cases where the thickness of the walls of the open... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7147880 | Cereal package An improved unitary container having separate compartments which may be used to store two materials, such as milk and cereal. The container is provided with a mid-portion having compressible side walls and a bisecting wall member which separates the compartments and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147879 | Tea bag package A tea bag package including a filter container for a product such as tee, comprising an envelope to be opened, said envelope enclosing the filter container, and a pull element which is associated with the filter container and can be pulled through an opening in the ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 6932231 | Beverage cup lid with a condiment addition well A spill-resistant beverage cup lid which includes a well for adding liquid or powder condiments to a hot beverage and which also serves as a drinking portal is described. The well includes a plurality of apertures in a side wall of the well allowing the condiments t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6912810 | Conical floral sleeve A floral sleeve sized to fit a flower pot, the sleeve generally having a conical shape and having a bonding material disposed thereon for connecting the sleeve to a pot disposed within the sleeve or connected via a banding element to a pot disposed within the sleeve... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6844015 | Brew-in-the-cup disposable beverage assembly A brew-in-the-cup disposable beverage assembly includes a cup and a beverage pouch containing a premeasured charge of beverage material. The pouch is packaged within an airtight bag to preserve the freshness of the beverage material until use. The beverage pouch res... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6814990 | Beverage system A portable beverage system is provided for allowing consumers to combine one or more portions of beverage or other concentrates with a liquid to form a drink. The system includes an inner storage container for the portions and an outer container for mixing the porti... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6692780 | Beverage infusion device The invention is a beverage device having a beverage pack, such as a bag containing substances to be added to flavor a liquid and a shield. The shield is connected to the pack and encapsulates the pack in the bottom of a cup. The shield has an open orient... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6045839 | Ice for cool drinks of liquors requiring no diluent Ice is prepared by freezing a diluent, such as oolong tea, lemon water, green tea, mineral water, or pickled ume extract in water, and crushing the frozen diluent into lumps of varying sizes. The lumps are sprayed with water to bind them together and are ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6007853 | Disposable beverage infuser This invention relates to a disposable system for making portions of a hot beverage such as coffee or tea, comprising a porous filter designed to extend within a beverage container and having an upper region which is detachably coupled to the edge of the ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5738786 | Drinking vessels A container to receive an infuser of the kind formed from a wall structure of plastic material incorporating a mesh, and a lid for covering the container when the infuser is contained therein, said container having side walling incorporating support means... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5620724 | Drink container with holder for used concentrate packet The invention disclosed herein provides a way to engage a used concentrate packet such as a tea bag in a drink container in which a liquid product was made from the concentrate without removing the packet from the container and without having to directly ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5316779 | Foam-limiting drinking cup and method A container (8) which includes a disposable cup (10) is shown, together with a coating (12) of food-grade antifoaming agent at the inner surface of the cup. A method of speeding filling of the container is disclosed which includes pouring a beverage that ... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5192571 | Processes for effecting the dechlorination of tap water added to beverages Thiosulfate in anhydrous form is added in minute quantities to beverages such as soft drinks, coffee and tea, or food mixes wherein tap water is added in quantities not greater than about two quarts and preferably not greater than about one quart, to neut... | 03/09/1993 |
| 4934257 | Method for brewing beverages in portions, such as freshly brewed coffee, in packages and an assembly for carrying out said method A method and an assembly for brewing beverages in portions, such as freshly brewed coffee, in packages, where at first an outer cup is delivered to a filling means conveying the cup below successive ingredient delivering means and a water feeding means fo... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4898477 | Self-expanding flexible pouch A self-expanding flexible pouch that can be used as the measuring device for reconstituting a concentrated product contained therein. The flexible pouch includes an extensible stay located in the throat area of the pouch that is biased toward a circular o... | 02/06/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4627986 | Pressurized container providing for the separate storage of a plurality of materials A container providing for the storage of a pressurized fluid, such as a carbonated beverage, and having a separate compartment therein for the segregated storage of a second material, such as a flavoring for the beverage. The arrangement is responsive to ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4602557 | Liquid brewing cup The improved cup comprises a closed bottom and connected closed sidewall defining a central brewing liquid-retaining space and an open top. The liquid may be, for example, tea, herb tea, etc. The upper end of the sidewall defines an exposed rim having a b... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4460612 | Process for preparing carbonated liquids with coated charcoal Carbonated aqueous liquids can be prepared at ambient pressure with activiated charcoals containing adsorbed carbon dioxide and a coating of a small organic compound such as a di or tricarboxylic acid, a C10 -C18 fatty acid or a mono... | 07/17/1984 |
| 4417504 | Regular coffee set This invention relates to a regular coffee set which is simple to use and portable. It comprises a dripper body of approximately conical shape having an opening on its bottom, a cylindrical case having an opening corresponding to the above opening and a c... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4414198 | Rapidly disintegrable tablet composition and method Rapidly water-disintegrable tablet is provided comprising an active ingredient such as a foodstuff or medicament, and distributed therewithin a small but effective amount of a tablet disintegrable system comprising an unreacted, intimate mixture of algini... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4399158 | Pressurized container providing for the separate storage of a plurality of materials A container providing for the storage of a pressurized fluid, such as a carbonated beverage, and having a separate compartment therein for the segregated storage of a second material, such as a flavoring for the beverage. The arrangement is responsive to ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4312889 | Liquid carrier concentrate for pre-loaded cup An improved concentrate for pre-loaded dispenser cups whose contents are diluted with water prior to use wherein the concentrate includes a non-volatile, water miscible liquid or powdered solid wetting agent. Glycerine is a suitable liquid wetting agent. ... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4232502 | Method of making a drinking cup and container A drinking cup and container for a beverage concentrate is made by shaping a piece of thin plastic film on a shaped form by a vacuum to form a shaped lining including one or more compartments, positioning a beverage concentrate or the like in said compart... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4211156 | Apparatus for making a coffee beverage The invention provides an apparatus for enclosing a filter bag, filled with a portion of coffee powder and provided with at least one moving wall and a handle for producing a pump-like action driving a current of water transversely through the filter bag.... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4193494 | Cup and package of cups Food storage vessels in the form of foam polystyrene cups are each formed with an enlarged cap seat extending from a bottom wall of the cup to define a compartment to be filled when the cups are inverted, with deliquescent or hygroscopic material which ca... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4186215 | Beverage carbonation arrangement An arrangement for carbonating a beverage over an extended period of time through the addition of water or beverage liquid base to a powdered or dry carbonate and acid located in a pressure chamber. A permeable surface of the chamber allows a small quanti... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4134492 | Coffee cup and container A coffee cup and container for a beverage concentrate comprises an expendible cup and a plastic film liner therefor positioning the beverage concentrate between the liner and the cup bottom. The liner overlaps the rim of the cup and is attached thereto so... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4096947 | Synthetic resinous nesting cup construction A synthetic resinous nesting cup construction suitable for manual or mechanical or serial dispensing. The cups, in nested condition, each define a recess capable of retaining a dehydrated commestible above a lower wall thereof, the recess being sealed by ... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4061782 | Beverage package cup A beverage package cup is described. The cup includes a disposable drinking cup body having a lower portion containing a dry beverage ingredient. A removable cap hermetically seals the beverage ingredient in the lower portion of the cup body. The lower po... | 12/06/1977 |
| 4052037 | Drinking cup structured to enhance beverage blending A moulded plastics drinking cup for use in beverage vending machines and intended to contain powdered solid water-soluble or dispersible ingredients has a bottom formed as an upwardly directed cuspidal cone extending from the central region of the cup bot... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4039435 | Unitary compartmentalized container A container assembly for storing a predetermined quantity of foodstuff, medication or the like product comprises a unitary container divided into upper and lower compartments and having a circumferential inner sidewall portion encircling the container int... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4033453 | Combination drinking cup and storage container A drinking cup that has a hollow or false bottom that includes a quantity of medicine or comestible thereon, the bottom adapted to be broken to release the same for introduction into the drinking cup for subsequent mixing with water, a drinking straw form... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4025655 | Beverage carbonation devices Beverage carbonation devices employing carbon dioxide-containing molecular sieves. Upon contact with aqueous solutions carbon dioxide is released from such molecular sieves and thereupon dissolves in the liquid to provide a carbonated beverage.... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4018904 | Container for an instant food A container for an instant food comprises an outer receptacle and an inner receptacle snugly fitted into the outer receptacle. The inner receptacle has a flange substantially arcuate in cross section and laterally extending beyond the marginal edge of the... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3971852 | Process of encapsulating an oil and product produced thereby Compositions, preferably in particulate form, comprising a cellular matrix having oil in the cells thereof in which the matrix comprises polysaccharide and polyhydroxy compounds in such proportions that the oil may constitute up to 80% by volume so stably... | 07/27/1976 |
