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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7654193 | Drip coffee maker which does not require electricity to operate A non-electric drip style coffee maker including a pot member having each of a handle member and a pouring spout. A basket like member for holding a filter having ground coffee disposed therein. Such basket like member includes at least one aperture formed through a... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7270049 | Percolator and improved brewing assembly An improved brewing assembly for a coffee percolator and a coffee percolator using the same. The brewing assembly includes a filter basket, a pump tube and a cover. The filter basket has an open top, a perforated bottom, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The p... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7104185 | Vacuum coffee maker A vacuum coffee maker comprises a first vessel for receiving water to be heated and brewed coffee and a second vessel for receiving coffee grounds and brewing coffee therein. The first vessel has an opening in it and a fluid passage from the opening to a lower potio... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097210 | Method and apparatus for providing a transition connector to introduce outside air and vent flue for boiler combustion A method and apparatus for sealing a combustion intake for a boiler from inside air is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a transition piece for venting fresh air to and combusted gas away from a boiler is also provided. A method of connecting a transiti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7056371 | Liquid cleaning device A liquid cleaning device comprises a vessel (1), a bottom plate (3), a heating device and a tubular riser (12) arranged in the vessel for heated liquid ascending through the riser, the heated liquid from the upper, open end of the riser running ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032506 | Electric beverage maker An electric beverage maker includes a lower, water boiling vessel, a funnel extending into the lower vessel and having an upper compartment for receiving a beverage, and an upper vessel mounted over the funnel to receive water which has passed up the funnel through ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032505 | French press coffee maker with secondary filter A steeping apparatus is for steeping a solid food material in a liquid to impart a flavor of the solid food material to the liquid to produce a flavored beverage. A container is provided to hold the solid food material and the liquid. The container forms an opening,... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024984 | Method of making coffee and coffee maker A method of making coffee in a drip-type coffee maker includes adding heated water to a brew basket containing coffee grinds, allowing said water to accumulate within the brew basket, and at a predetermined moment opening an aperture in the brew basket to allow the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021634 | Seal device for a couscous pan A seal device for a cooking utensil called couscous pan for preparing couscous, includes a lower part having the shape of a pan and an upper part having the shape of a receptacle with a bottom with holes. It also includes a strip of natural or synthetic plastic, sha... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021203 | Vented countertop rotisserie oven An enclosed rotisserie cooking oven having an enclosure able to rest on a horizontal surface housing a rotisserie spit, and opening to introduce food into the enclosure, a door covering the opening having a first and a second axle rod protruding from the door's peri... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7013795 | Grind and brew coffee apparatus A grind and brew coffee making apparatus for providing freshly brewed coffee and having a number of features for easy cleaning, more efficient maintenance and improved safety. The coffee making apparatus has a housing assembly with an upper separable top cover, a gr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6973870 | Microwave milk jug and method to boil milk or similar drinks in microwave jugs The invention consists of a microwave oven driven milk boiling device, which serves to boil natural milk, powdered milk, or similar beverages, or to make chocolate milk, cappuccino or coffee with powdered milk, or even to boil water, all under pressure. In addition,... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968775 | Coffee brewer An improved coffee brewer and brewing method are provided for producing brewed coffee with improved flavor. The coffee brewer includes a brew basket having jet ports connected to a source of heated water and positioned to deliver hot water streams into the brew bask... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968774 | Coffee-maker A coffee-maker is disclosed. It comprises a lid (30) which closes an upper part (10) with an upper chamber. A rising pipe (14) extends into the upper chamber. This pipe has at least one lateral opening (15) in an upper end region. In orde... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948419 | Coffee maker A coffee maker includes a body provided with a water storing space and a handle, and a heater positioned under the water storing space. The heater is made of an insulating plate and an electrically heating film formed on a lower surface of the insulating plate. Then... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942835 | Device for holding a solid in a tube, and test kit using such a device The invention provides a test kit, having a tube (17) and a reactant (30) which is held between two holding devices (8, 9). Each holding device has a filter (10), with an elastically deformable part (13) transverse to a disc (11... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6912949 | Coffee maker The coffee maker comprises a chamber acting as a boiler to receive a determined quantity of water; a chamber for the final collection of the beverage produced; and, for containing the ground coffee, a filter device connecting together the two chambers and comprising... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6886451 | Electrical beverage making apparatus A beverage maker 2 comprises a first chamber 4, a second chamber 6 arranged on top of said first chamber 4, with a tube 8 extending down from said second chamber 6 into said first chamber 4 for transferring liquid bet... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6817280 | System and method for brewing beverages Systems and methods for brewing beverages in accordance with the present invention can improve the flavor of brewed beverages and reduce the vertical space required for a system using suction. One such assembly comprises a brewing chamber adapted to hold a filter ha... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6578467 | Electrical beverage making apparatus An electric coffee maker (2) comprises a first chamber (4), and a second chamber (6) arranged on top of the first chamber. A tube (8) extends down from the second chamber (6) into the first chamber (4) for transferring liquid between the two chambers. The... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6536331 | Device and method for preparing hot beverages A device for preparing beverages of the type having a closed compartment, an open compartment, an ascension pipe connecting the two compartments and a location for a filtering device between the ascension pipe and the open compartment. The closed compartm... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6340808 | Base construction for a coffee making apparatus Regarding a base construction comprising a hot plate for a coffee-making apparatus of the type designed to have water brought to a boil in a closed container (1), whereupon the water is pressed through a riser pipe (12) into an open container (6), where b... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6178874 | Device for preparing hot beverages and method for preparing hot beverages using the device A device for preparing beverages of the type having a closed compartment (c2), an open compartment (c1), an ascension pipe (23) connecting the compartments, and a filtering device (f1) between the ascension pipe (23) and the open compartment (c1), has som... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5894785 | Percolator of mocha type, for espresso coffee or other similar drinks The percolator comprises a substantially cylindrical decoction chamber (9) through which water passes from the lower chamber (7) to the upper chamber (8), a counteracting surface (16) upperly bounding the decoction chamber (9), and an annular gasket (17) ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5892204 | Vacuum coffee maker A vacuum coffee maker has a starved electric heating arrangement having a solid body providing a reservoir. The chamber is covered by a circular lid that prevents flow of steam directly vertically up a tube from the chamber. At the end of a normal heating... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5699718 | Coffee making machines An expresso coffee maker includes a steam outlet valve for supplying steam to froth milk for making cappuccino coffee. A valve member automatically closes off a tube when a water level in a water compartment falls below a low level. This closing off compl... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5586484 | Expresso coffee maker An improved expresso coffee maker comprising an upper cylindrical container 2 threadably engaged onto a lower truncated-cone container 1, said lower container having a coffee basket assembly 3 in which a cylindrical coffee holder 4 is centered with a pist... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5463935 | Infusion maker An infusion maker comprising, similarly to an espresso maker, a lower container or boiler (11) and an lapper container (12). The bottom (12') of the upper container (12) is provided with an outlet (16) which connects said upper container (12) with the int... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5367607 | Brewed beverage maker with unpressurized boiler vessel steam generator tube and common heating element An espresso coffee making system includes an unpressurized boiler vessel with an electric heating element arranged outside the boiler vessel for heating water in the boiler vessel for delivery to a perforated filter holder of the espresso coffee maker. A ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5337652 | Espresso machine This invention relates to an espresso machine comprising a boiler (1) and a filter chamber (5) which is connected to the boiler (1) via a hot water line (11) and which comprises an outlet (18) and is divided via an inserted screen (6) into two chamber reg... | 08/16/1994 |
| 4922809 | Machine for brewing hot beverages A machine for brewing hot beverages, such as coffee, has a container for a supply of fresh liquid with two communicating sections one of which communicates with the atmosphere and the other of which has a bottom wall directly above an electric heater. Two... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4876953 | Siphon coffee maker A siphon coffee maker includes a lower container for containing water, an electric heater for applying heat to the lower container, an upper container disposed on the lower container and having a water feed tube communicating to the interior of the lower ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4843954 | Tea making machine A tea making machine wherein the bottom wall of an upper vessel can be used to seal the open top of a lower vessel which contains a supply of water. The upper vessel contains a supply of tea leaves and its bottom wall has an upright tubular portion for a ... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4841849 | Coffee maker or like beverage making device An electric siphon coffee maker including a lower container for containing water and an upper container for containing coffee powder is disclosed. The upper container is placed over the lower container so that a water feed tube of the upper container is i... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4793245 | Vacuum coffee maker A vacuum coffee maker including; a first container having a handle on the outer periphery and an opening on the top thereof, a second container in a funnel shape having a handle on the outer periphery thereof and engaging the opening of the first containe... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4721034 | Coffee maker or like beverage making device A siphon coffee maker consists of a lower container into which water is poured and which is heated with an electric heater, an upper container for containing coffee powder, the upper container communicating with the lower container so that hot water is tr... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4484514 | Brewing device for coffee or tea A brewing device for either coffee or tea have a water pot bottomed with a base accomodating a heating element and a temperature-sensitive switch connected electrically therewith, by which applying heat to the water pot when being energized and cutting of... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4386109 | Microwave expresso coffee maker and process An expresso coffee maker for use in a microwave oven. The water is stored in a microwave transparent reservoir or container which is adjacent to the pot. The pot and reservoir are coupled in a fixed spacial relationship by a collar. The collar includes a ... | 05/31/1983 |
