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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079301 | Tea pot having a tea filter A tea pot comprises a receptacle having a pouring device and a handle on an opposite side. A water filling aperture at the receptacle top defines a recessed circumferential lip. A lid closes said aperture. A perforated cylindrical filter has a cross sectional shape ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7217908 | Microwavable beverage maker A removable filter/pod compartment is filled with coffee grounds, tea, or other espresso particulate brewing substance and mounted within a water reservoir. Water is placed in the water reservoir. A bottom cover is connected to upper cup assembly to hold the filter/... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7032507 | Device and method for brewing coffee and espresso beverages Device and method for brewing coffee comprises a body connected to a container for allowing the formation of a dispersion of flavor-containing materials and liquid and the extraction of the flavor-containing materials to produce a liquid extraction, a porous filter ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6805042 | Apparatus for brewing a beverage This invention is directed to an apparatus for brewing a beverage. The apparatus has a brew funnel with an elevation device that enables the end user to brew beverage, hot or cold, with a filter and loose beverage precursor and with beverage precursor packaged withi... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6645537 | Beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge includes a cup-shaped outer container with a bottom and a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a circular rim surrounding an upper opening. The side wall has an upper section extending downwardly from the rim to... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6607762 | Disposable single serve beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge comprises an outer container with an access opening. A filter element is received in and configured and arranged to subdivide the interior of the container into first and second chambers. A beverage medium is stored in the firs... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6481338 | Spoon shaped coffee brewing apparatus Apparatus for measuring ground coffee, brewing coffee and producing a foam layer on the brewed coffee that includes an elongated handle and a bowl shaped housing fixed to one axial extremity of the handle. The housing has an open top and open bottom. A co... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6431056 | Device for infusing drinks The device for brewing beverages includes a brewing receptacle (1) and an associated brewing sieve (2) in the form of a porous holder (2) for the material requiring brewing (7). It has mechanical-hydraulic device for automatically and adjustably ending th... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6406730 | Process for producing low acid food products The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a low acid food product. The low acid food product is first acidified to produce an acidified food product and then packaged as the acidified food product. The acidifying step comprises a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6405638 | Hot drink steeping pot with pivoting strainer A hot drink steeping pot includes a jug (10), a strainer (12) pivotally receivable in the jug (10), and a cover (13) mounted on the jug (10), such that the strainer (12) is enclosed. With the cover (13) removed from the jug (10), flavoring agent is stored... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6360651 | Home-style decoctor endowed with steamy boiling function, and method of preparing red ginseng extract using the same A home-style decoctor endowed with steamy boiling function includes a main body equipped with a heater; a heating vessel; a support plate for allowing a to-be-boiled object to be placed above the surface of the water stored in the heating vessel; a water ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343542 | Coffee-making container A Coffee-making container including a main body in which a mesh rack is disposed. The center of the bottom of the main body is formed with a draining hole which is opened and closed under control of a controlling mechanism. The main body has a handle and ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6327965 | Safety and drain-preventing infusing tea maker A safety and drain-preventing infusing tea maker comprises a cup body, a stop, a filtering net, and a retaining plate. The stop and the filtering net are contained in the penetrating hole at the bottom of the cup body. A plurality of leg plates extend dow... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6324964 | Automatic tea-making machine According to the invention the tea strainer and propeller of a stirrer are arranged in the tea-preparation chamber in a cooperating manner in such a way that the water flow minimizes the tea-brewing time. A tea-making machine fitted with such a tea-prepar... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6314866 | Lid for beverage container with removable inner cover having an attached infuser unit A lid for covering an associated beverage container has a separate cover piece with an infuser unit attached to the cover piece. The lid attaches to the top of the associated container and includes a central opening. Heated water, or other liquid, is pour... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6298771 | Disposable coffee brewing unit for individual servings A disposable drip-type coffee brewing unit for making individual servings of freshly brewed coffee. The coffee brewing unit consists of a disposable beverage receptacle, a disposable brewing cup, a receptacle cover that is also used as the brewing cup hol... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6276262 | System and method of Chinese tea brewing An automatic tea brewing system and method comprising a tea brewer with a water discharge hole at the its lower end, a mesh filter above the tea water discharge hole, and a teapot positioned to receive brewed tea discharged from the water discharge hole. ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6250208 | Tea brewing apparatus A machine for brewing tea, particularly in a shoc situation. The machine has a housing and at least one brewing assembly. The brewing assembly is formed to hold a brewing cup that has a filter that defines and separates a first cavity within the brewing c... | 06/26/2001 |
| 5957038 | Cooking pot with reversible multi-function top The present invention relates to a cooking system having a conventional style pot with a multi-function reversible top. The system comprises two pieces, a pot and top (with a lid), that can be used individually and collectively to function as a cooking po... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5931082 | Double boiler for domestic use A double boiler for domestic use includes a heating vessel for receiving water and a filtering device containing food, the vessel having a lid on the top; a main case having a reception hollow and a heater at one side so that the heating vessel is mounted... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5927179 | Apparatus for quick brewing of tea A brewing apparatus is provided including a housing with a water inlet channel, a heater to heat water delivered through the channel and a water dispenser within the housing for providing a spray of hot water to a brewing pot. The brewing pot is releasabl... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5884551 | Microwavable beverage maker A removable filter compartment is filled with coffee grounds, tea, or other espresso particulate substance and mounted within a water reservoir. Water is placed in the water reservoir. A bottom cover is connected to the water reservoir to hold the filter ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5840189 | Beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge includes an impermeable yieldably pierceable base having a predetermined shape and an access opening at one end. A self-supporting wettable filter element is disposed in the base and is permanently sealed to an interior surface... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5775206 | Coffeemaker with a permanent filter The present invention relates to a new coffeemaker with a permanent filter that is composed of a tank, whose bottom is perforated small holes, this tank is attached to an infusion chamber provided with a support, the set resting on a container or a mug. T... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746113 | Infusion vessel The invention relates to an infusion vessel, the vessel having a separate beverage containing chamber, an infusion chamber integrally formed along side of the beverage chamber, the infusion chamber being defined by a perforated wall which extends a distan... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5725765 | Tea maker structure A tea maker structure is disclosed. It includes a percolator cup as an upper layer of the tea maker and a tea cup as a lower layer of the tea maker. A bottom of the percolator cup is formed with a water outlet communicating with the tea cup. A filter mesh... | 03/10/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5605089 | Coffee cup The present invention relates generally to a coffee cup and in particular to a cup set having three different layers, where the first layer is a cup-like container having a filter formed therein, and the second layer is a coffee cup being used to receive ... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5453189 | Filter insert for containers A filter insert for containers, such as tea pots, where a specific dwelling time is required for the filter pulp in the liquid held in the container, the insert consisting of a circular cylindrical filter unit, extending downwards from the top of the cont... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5363745 | Beverage vessel with magnetic lid A teapot or other beverage vessel has an internal rim at the top supporting a filter cup which grips onto the rim. A magnetic lid fits onto the rim of the filter cup. Tea leaves and other particles are thus confined within the filter cup and the lid is he... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5325765 | Beverage filter cartridge A beverage filter cartridge includes an impermeable pierceable base having a predetermined shape and an opening at one end; a self-supporting wettable filter element disposed in the base sealingly engages with the opening in the base and has a form differ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5168794 | Apparatus for brewing coffee Apparatus for brewing coffee having a heating compartment provided with water at various predetermined levels depending upon the number of cups of brewed coffee desired. A U-shaped syphon tube is provided in the heating compartment and is arranged so that... | 12/08/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4759275 | Glass pot for decocting Chinese herbs or teas A glass pot for decocting Chinese herbs or tea comprising a glass pot body and a metal bottom. The pot also comprises a small container received in the interior of the pot body, said container including a glass container body and a metal bottom having a p... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4751875 | Liquid beverage equipment Liquid beverage equipment for producing a consumable liquid beverage or a liquid beverage concentrate which can be mixed with a liquid diluent such as water to form a consumable beverage. The equipment includes a container for receiving a quantity of liqu... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4328740 | Coffee maker with a variable brew strength apparatus In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coffeemaker with a variable brew strength apparatus which comprises a base which contains a water reservoir and a heater and which supports a coffee carafe. The base supports a variable brew st... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4181071 | Modifiable receptacle teapot This disclosure describes a teapot and a cover therefor. The cover is hollow and radiused at the top tapering to a slightly larger radius at the bottom. The hollow cover is sufficiently large and operates as a food warmer when the perforated disc is place... | 01/01/1980 |
| 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 |
