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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7770510 | Shared water reservoir beverage system An apparatus for making and dispensing a plurality of beverages, the dispensing apparatus comprising; a plurality of beverage dispensing modules (32), each beverage module having a container (68) and a brewing assembly (30) for making a respecti... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7673557 | Coffeemaker having several infusion heads A coffeemaker composed of: a plurality of infusion heads that can each receive a predetermined quantity of a product to be infused; a common hydraulic circuit including, connected in series: a water reservoir; a flow meter for measuring the rate of flow of water fro... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7607386 | System for simultaneously brewing and dispensing multiple beverages or any variation thereof from a single unitary structure A system for simultaneously brewing and dispensing multiple beverages from a single substantially unitary structure includes a rigid, thermally conductive substantially cylindrically dispensing container having internally fluid discreet compartments each, in horizon... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7565860 | Multi-functional hot beverage brewing device A device includes an obliquely shaped base member that has planar top and bottom surfaces. Decanters are removably positional on the top surface and each decanter includes a removable lid. A mechanism is included for simultaneously brewing a plurality of hot decante... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7559273 | Substance-extraction device and machine for producing drinks A device used to extract a substance in order to produce drinks, includes a plurality of brewing chambers (7, 8). The device has an interface (6) which is used to connect to a hot water supply inlet and element for distributing the hot water between th... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7363852 | Multiple beverage preparation device A liquid dispenser device that is insertable into and removable from a main housing that can be used to dispense a liquid. The types of liquids that can be dispensed from this housing are for example, coffee, tea or other types of flavored drinks. This dispenser dev... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328650 | Brewer Disclosed is a beverage dispenser of the type for dispensing beverage into a server. The dispenser includes a housing having a body and an overhanging portion protruding from the housing. A dispensing area is defined between the overhanging portion of the body. The ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7252121 | Urine disposing apparatus and method A urine disposing apparatus and method utilizes a cart-like structure to permit a bed-ridden patient to utilize a single urinal for multiple urinations. Following each use, the contents of the urinal are poured into a director, from which they empty into a receptacl... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240610 | Method and apparatus for infusing a liquid with a flavoring or a scent A method and apparatus for infusing a liquid with a flavoring or a scent. The method and apparatus may be used to produce soups and beverages, including tea-based beverages which use various flavoring agents, and also scented products. Further, the method and appara... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231279 | Automatic vending machine with integrated capsule feeding apparatus An automatic vending machine includes an integrated capsule dispensing apparatus. The automatic vending machine comprises a first dispensing unit for delivering products that it withdraws from one or more first storage compartments, and is characterized in that it f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7137419 | Used cooking oil processing apparatus An oil filtering and storage apparatus comprising housing containing a cooking oil storage receptacle therein with a hingedly attached door providing access to said storage receptacle with the receptacle serving as containment of oil that has been filtered for reuse... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134384 | Method and device for producing beverages A method for preparing beverages, includes supplying water from a water source to a tapping point, supplying powder for beverages from a container to the tapping point, characterized in that the supplying of powder for beverages is performed without the influence of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7089849 | Single/multiple beverage machine Machine for brewing coffee or beverage having at lease one single-serving brewing module, and at least one multi-serving brewing module connected to a commonly shared pump, water reservoir, and boiler. A flow controller is connected to the boiler, pump, and water re... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7021197 | Hot beverage machine A multifunctional beverage machine designed for automatically making various kinds of hot drinks, such as coffee, tea, hot chocolate or soups, and incorporates an advanced microprocessor control system such that multifunctional appliance operation can be easily be a... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6745668 | Unit for making beverages by brewing and machine incorporating same Unit for making beverages by brewing of a dose of product to be brewed, includes several brewing chambers (1a, 1b), each provided with a receptacle for the dose and elements for injecting hot water into each of the brewing chambers. Accor... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6729226 | Multiple beverage preparation device A device for the preparation of many different beverages simultaneously in one machine. The device comprises a housing containing a primary reservoir for holding a liquid that is used to make a beverage. Disposed within the housing is a rotatable tray and a motor fo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6474221 | Water and coffee distributor for coffee machine A distributor for a coffee machine and a method for making coffee with options for selected quantity and types of coffee to be served are disclosed. The distributor has three fluid passages and operable between first and second positions. In the first pos... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6360650 | Multiple beverage preparation device The invention relates to a device for the preparation of multiple beverages. The device comprises a housing containing a primary reservoir for holding a liquid that is used to make a beverage. Disposed within the housing is a rotatable tray. The rotatable... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6199472 | Beverage preparer, in particular coffee machine The invention relates to a beverage preparer (11), in particular a coffee machine, with a first beverage region for the preparation of first and second beverages, with a second beverage region for the preparation of third beverages, and with a pressure-ra... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6155158 | Beverage brewing system An automatic beverage brewing apparatus is described. The automatic beverage brewing apparatus includes a controllable brewing device and a controllable brewing substance dispenser communicating with the brewing device. The automatic beverage brewing appa... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6101923 | Automatic coffee maker A coffee machine has a low overall height and allows an attractive aesthetic design to be achieved in its execution. A brewing block comprising brewing chambers is guided over a circular path, the chambers adopting three different operating positions. Bre... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5970848 | Dual reservoir coffee machine A new dual reservoir coffee machine for making two different types of coffee in two separate pots. The inventive device includes a dual system coffee maker comprised of a housing. The housing has an upper water dispensing portion and a lower burner portio... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5953981 | Brewing system with electrical controller and method A twin brewer system (30) with a pair of brewers (30A, 30B) each with a controller (158) for controlling the application of electrical power to a hot water heater, disables the application of electrical power to the heater (154) of one brewer (30A, 30B) i... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5901634 | Beverage brewing apparatus An apparatus for brewing a selected quantity of a brewed beverage comprises a water heater tank having a heating element, a water supply line having an inlet valve and an outlet disposed within the water heater tank adjacent the bottom, a water level sens... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5895672 | Product and process for preparing a tea extract A novel system for producing a high quality tea extract using espresso technology is provided as well as novel tea compositions for use in such system and a process for preparing a tea extract of consistently high quality using a coffee brewing device, an... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5865094 | Filtered beverage maker A beverage maker comprises a frame which has an upper panel with one or more circular or oval apertures into which may be inserted metal or plastic holders for paper beverage filters. A middle panel comprises an adjustable drip shelf. The drip shelf is pl... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5862738 | Electronic brew control system A control system for a coffee brewer having a microprocessor in which the water heated in the heater tank must be a predetermined temperature before brewing. A double brewing cycle is prevented. Upon the system not being activated for a period of time, i.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5850859 | Coffee-mill dispensing device The device includes a pair of passages (4--4') meeting at a top neck (5) communicating with and coupled laterally to the outlet of the mill (1). The junction between the passages (4--4') has a hinged trapdoor (7) which in a stable position seals one of th... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5813318 | Individual unit for preparing and serving coffee for "espresso" type coffeemaker The coffee preparation unit comprises a simplified injection group consisting of an assemblage of plastic elements attached to the lower plate (12) of its front portion (11). This group consists of a crosspiece (70) covered by an injection element (60) on... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5704275 | Electronic brew control system A control system for a coffee brewer having a microprocessor in which the water heated in the heater tank must be a predetermined temperature before brewing. A double brewing cycle is prevented. Upon the system not being activated for a period of time, i.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5431088 | Automatic machines dispensing coffee infusions The machine is paired as concerns the receptacle (8-8') for the batched coffee and the piston (5) and (5') pressing such batches, and the ejector (12-12') in such a way that the pairing allows the machine to make one or two coffees at the same time and in... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5408918 | Tea brewer An improved tea brewer which can be attached to a coffee brewer and has a tea wiper that connects to the coffee wiper for removing tea leaves from the machine.... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5309821 | Coffee brewing urn A beverage brewing apparatus which includes a tank for containing heated water. Partitions are positioned in the heated water tank to define holding sections and a brewing section. Water is introduced into the holding sections of the tank and heated there... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5265518 | Dual brewer for tea and coffee A dual brewing system for a vending machine in which a pair of separate brewers are mounted for simultaneous movement through a brewing and dumping cycle even though only one of the brewers is actually used to brew a beverage, such as tea or coffee, at a ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5259297 | Professional espresso coffee maker for bar-room use A professional espresso coffee maker for preparation of espresso coffee comprises a plurality of dispensing bodies (5) each adapted to receive a percolator holding handle (6) . A water heater (22) is connected to each respective dispensing body (5) for in... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5186096 | Coffee brewing machine The coffee brewing machine can be used to prepare alternatively normal coffee or espresso coffee and comprises a boiler having a temperature control. The cold water is fed to the boiler by a water pump with adjustable feed rate. Two different brewing memb... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5158793 | Coffee machine with product selectivity A plurality of carafes on a coffee machine primarily for restaurant and institution use can be filled selectively with decaffeinated or normal coffee via a distributor between a brewing chamber and the outlets to the carafes. The microprocessor controller... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5094153 | Coffee machine with product selectivity A plurality of carafes on a coffee machine primarily for restaurant and institution use can be filled selectively with decaffeinated or normal coffee via a distributor between a brewing chamber and the outlets to the carafes. The microprocessor controller... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4790239 | System for brewing and serving a hot beverage A method and system for brewing one or more hot beverages, such as gourmet coffees. The gourmet coffee is brewed, at a brewing temperature, in the liners of a brewing urn. After brewing, the coffee can be transferred to any one of three storage tanks by m... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4782744 | Beverage brewer and hot water dispenser A combined beverage (coffee and tea) brewer and hot water dispenser wherein the hot water for both brewing and dispensing is supplied from the upper portion of the same hot water reservoir tank. The cold water supply to the bottom portion of the reservoir... | 11/08/1988 |
