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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8375846 | Disposable beverage press Apparatuses, systems and methods for providing a pressed beverage using a press and lid system. In one aspect, a beverage material is pressed to the bottom of a beverage container by means of a press ring including a filter. The walls of the beverage container exert... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8161869 | Device and method for cleaning a french or coffee press A press cleaning device and method are described for removing coffee grinds from a French or coffee press. The device includes a stem having a handle and a circular disk-shaped declining plane ramp disposed at different ends. The circumference of the ramp is substan... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8074561 | Device and method for cleaning a french or coffee press A press cleaning device and method are described for removing coffee grinds from a French or coffee press. The device includes a stem having a handle and a circular disk-shaped declining plane ramp disposed at different ends. The circumference of the ramp is substan... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8051766 | Mechanism and top for personal beverage press There is an apparatus for brewing and making a personal beverage, which combines an independently sliding filter apparatus and a push button opening and closing mechanism, which coordinate vertically applied pressure and controlled rotational movement. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7987770 | Water pitcher and cover therefore A pitcher includes a container body defining a liquid storage cavity therein and having an open end and a cover removably coupled to the container body. The cover extends along the open end, and the cover defining a fill opening configured to receive a liquid therei... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7849784 | Coffee or tea filtering press A coffee or tea filtering press includes a hollow cylinder having top and bottom openings, a perforated removable cap which encloses the bottom opening, a removable piston which is inserted into said top opening and pressed downward to force liquid in the cylinder t... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7578231 | Plunger and lid apparatus for a beverage press and a beverage press having same A plunger device for use with a beverage press having a screen for filtering fines from an infused beverage. A flexible seal is provided that is compressible to function properly in different sized containers. The seal may be made of a material such as rubber or rub... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7559274 | Beverage making devices and methods with an inner housing in place of a central rod plunger A beverage making device for making a beverage from a liquid and a beverage making material includes an outer housing, an inner housing, and a filter member. The outer housing is configured to hold a mixture of the liquid and the beverage making material. The inner ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7437990 | All-in-one disposable container for making coffee, tea and other mixed beverages An all-in-one beverage container for providing a mixed beverage product. The container includes a cup for holding a liquid, and a percolating mechanism for holding a beverage mix at a predetermined location within the cup, the beverage mix being provided in a solid,... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7389720 | Coffee infusion press for stackable cups A press assembly is adapted to be used with a disposable stackable cup. According to the preferred embodiment, the press includes a filter. A resilient radially compressible support forms a seal is formed between the filter and the interior of the cup. A detachable ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7337714 | Apparatus for pressing coffee powder within the filter holder An apparatus for pressing coffee has a base and housing supporting a filtercup and a pressing cylinder. The pressing cylinder has a forked end engaging a cylindrical body and attached to a rocker arm. A counterweight is attached to an end of the rocker arm. The cyli... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337705 | Press and sip device A press and sip device including a straw and sieve coupled together to permit pressing solid particles to infuse flavor into a freshly brewed beverage consumable from the container in which it was prepared. The straw and sieve unit can be used in containers of vario... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7279660 | Apparatus for brewing beverages An electrically heated water kettle comprises a vessel for holding a liquid for extraction of tea, coffee or other food material. The vessel includes a partially open immersible container sized to allow the passage of water between the walls of the vessel. The conta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270050 | Beverage making apparatus A brewing apparatus for infusing compacted ground coffee in a grounds cup at a brewing station with heated water under pressure. At a brewing station, a piston head with an active seal that is spaced from the grounds cup wall during motion, extends into the grounds ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7213507 | Infusion beverage brewing system An infusion beverage brewing system includes a container and an infuser. The infuser is positioned in a liquid, such as hot water, and has an infusing chamber for containing infusible materials, such as tea leaves. A plunger includes a piston with a peripheral seal ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7194951 | Beverage press mug with storage container A mug (10), specifically a vessel (20) incorporating a plunger assembly (30), that includes a number of fingers (42), is improved by positioning the fingers downwardly to contact the side wall of the vessel. The improvement also includes ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7093531 | System for making coffee Device having a cover to be positioned on a vessel with an interior wall. A shaft extends through a transverse passageway in the cover. A basket for holding a flavoring substance is mounted to the end of the shaft. The basket can thus be raised and lowered within th... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066079 | Automatic coffee machine An automatic coffee machine (1) includes a sliding block (28) fixedly connected to a housing (2). A brewing unit (5) includes an upper and a lower locking element (7, 8) and a vertical tube section (4). The upper locking ele... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040218 | Stirring coffee press A stirring coffee press for brewing beverage grounds, such coffee or tea, while simultaneously compressing and agitating the grounds in a single container. The stirring coffee press includes a container with a fitted lid, a plunger assembly slidably and rotatably re... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032504 | Filtering device for espresso maker A filtering device for an espresso maker includes a coffee powder basket and a filtering mechanism. The coffee powder basket includes a coffee powder receiving section for receiving coffee powders and a compartment below the coffee powder receiving section. The comp... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6994015 | Apparatus for preparing coffee An apparatus for preparing coffee includes a holder provided with an access opening for placing a pouch filled with a product to be extracted into the holder; a cover for closing and releasing the access opening; a clamping arrangement for pressing the holder and co... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6978682 | Force-adjustable hand-held coffee/espresso tamping device A force-adjustable hand-held coffee/espresso tamping device is used to uniformly pack grounds and replicate espresso quantity and quality from one cup to the next. The user is provided with an adjustable, calibrated method for setting the tamping force desired, and ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964223 | Plunger for brewing a drink Plunger (10) for brewing a drink in a cup (12) includes two main components, a filter disc (20) and a frame (22). The filter disc (20) is shaped to extend across and abut an inside surface (24) of the cup (12). The fr... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6915733 | Preparation device and bag for infusible beverages and method for the preparation of the same This invention is a device for the production of beverages made by the addition of water as described, in particular brewed hot beverages, such as soups etc., and in particular tea or coffee, whereby the invention comprises a liquid tank and a movable screen basket ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6827003 | Percolator unit with mobile infusion chamber and detachable without using tools The invention concerns a percolator unit with mobile infusion chamber and detachable without using tools. It consists of a horizontal unit comprising three elements, a fixed part including a base, the powering component, the driving component and the injection pisto... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6797160 | Percolating steeper A percolating steeper comprises a carafe, a filter layer situated inside the carafe moving up and down for compressing the infused substance, a control element for controlling the movement of the filter layer, an isolating layer for inhibiting the water convection, ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6742442 | Coffee maker structure A coffee maker structure is disclosed. The coffee maker comprises a base seat, a water container and a siphoning tube container. The ends provided on the base seat connect electricity to the heating base seat and a sensing switch to boil water. The siphoning tube co... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6725763 | Device and method for making coffee and espresso drinks Device and method for making beverage from flavor-containing materials comprises a body connected to a container for allowing the formation of a dispersion of flavor-containing materials in liquid and the extraction of the flavor-containing materials to produce a be... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6684756 | Tea infuser with manual agitator An infuser vessel (1) for containing solid particles (2) while immersed in a liquid, such as loose tea leaves in hot water, where the perforated infuser vessel (1) includes a manually movable piston (7) operated with a flexible wire (11) topped with a man... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6494128 | Infusing container An infusing container including a main body, a cover and an automatically unblocking unit. The automatically unblocking unit includes a barrel body disposed in the main body. The bottom of the barrel body is formed with a draining hole accommodated in the... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6481337 | Controlling mechanism of beverage infusion container A controlling mechanism of beverage infusion container. The container includes a partitioning board transversely disposed therein to divide the interior of the container into a first division and a second division. Each division has an opening provided wi... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6477942 | Beverage infusion container A beverage infusion container including a partitioning board transversely disposed in the container to divide the interior of the container into a first division and a second division each having an opening. The partitioning board is formed with a central... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6422133 | French press coffee maker with assembly to reduce contact of grounds with liquid coffee after termination of steeping period A steeping apparatus is for steeping a granular solid food material in a liquid to impart a flavor of the solid food material to the liquid to produce a flavored beverage. The apparatus includes a container to hold the solid food material and the liquid. ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6324966 | Piston coffee maker for preparing coffee in small amounts A piston-type coffee maker is disclosed having a cylindric container, a lid, a piston with piston rod and a handle, where the piston is made as a filter for the ground coffee. The piston coffee maker is adapted for making a single cup of coffee and for ke... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324967 | Beverage maker A coffee maker includes an open topped jug which is a plastics molding. It has a lid which carries a rotary cap from which a leadscrew depends. The leadscrew has a four start thread. A nut member is screw-fitted onto the leadscrew and is part of a one-pie... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6295920 | Insulating press-type coffee maker and accessories The invention pertains to insulated coffee makers and insulating accessories for use with insulated and non-insulated coffee makers. A coffee press brews coffee from a mixture of ground coffee and boiling water placed in a heat resistant container. The mi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6240833 | Automatic French Press beverage maker The invention relates to an improved automated beverage making machine combining a traditional French Press of the plunger/strainer type with an improved automatic hot water dispensing machine, the dispensing machine having a housing, a water tank and aut... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6186052 | Infusion maker An infusion maker comprises a lid set, a central rod and a filter assembly disposed at one end of the rod, a body, and a base with a handle, wherein a retaining portion is formed in the body; a corresponding snap-fastening portion is arranged in the base;... | 02/13/2001 |
