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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7806044 | Tea bag cup lid A lid (10) is taught for use with a cup to brew tea using a tea bag which incorporates a lid body (24) having an access opening (26) therein and apertures (28) located through the body for drinking tea from the lid. A resilient stopper ( | 10/05/2010 |
| 7318374 | Wire cloth coffee filtering systems A beverage filter assembly, including a frame having a plurality of openings passing therethrough; and a wire cloth filter disposed within the frame. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7051648 | Device for making beverage A device for making a beverage, such as tea, in a container, such as a standard two liter bottle. The device has a bag for holding a beverage component, and a securing device for securing the bag in the container. The device also has either a planar element for hold... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6189438 | Filtering device, filter element and method of manufacturing the filter element used for the preparation of brewed beverages The invention is directed to a filtering device, a filter element therefor and a method of manufacturing the filter element (28) from filter paper. The filter element (28) has a receiving cavity (76) to be filled with extractable materials such as coffee ... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6161470 | Permanent filter for the preparation of tea in pots or cups The invention concerns a permanent filter for the preparation of tea in pots or cups, consisting of a filter housing with an upper, ring shaped rim (1) and a fluid permeable straining fabric (3). The special feature of the invention consists in the fact t... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6138551 | Filter device A filter device for brewing beverages from coffee or tea grounds has a support frame comprising a first annular member and at least two radially outwardly projecting supports for placing the filter device onto a rim of a beverage container. The first annu... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5678472 | Decoction apparatus and method A brewer and serving carafe for cold water infusion of string suspended tea bags. A frusto-conical diffuser member placed within the carafe includes a tea bag retainer at a lower end adapted for compensating adjustment of the length of the tea bag string ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5674547 | Apparatus and method for forming a strand of dough Apparatus and method for forming a strand of dough from a relatively short dough body. The apparatus comprises two pressure members, respectively provided with facing first and second dough contact surfaces. The apparatus further comprises means for keepi... | 10/07/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5390587 | Medicinal herb infusion dispenser Herbs contained within a filter assembly disposed within an outer enclosure assembly is infused by hot water from a faucet when a connector tube at the top of the enclosure assembly is attached to the faucet outlet and an outlet at the bottom of the enclo... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5129524 | Holder for multiple string suspended tea bags The invention is a holder for multiple string suspended tea bags. In its preferred embodiment, it consists of a rigid rod, the end of which is concentrically encased in an end cap, and kept in place with an end cap holder. A plurality of spring means are ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4699794 | Coffee brewing method and apparatus An improved method of brewing coffee and a device therefor are disclosed. The method involves the steps of providing a coffee brewing device having a porous housing containing a supply of ground coffee and having a self-supporting handle dimensioned to be... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4465697 | Coffee brewing apparatus and method A coffee brewing device includes a housing for holding ground coffee with at least one wall of the housing being formed from a permeable filtering membrane which permits a flow-through of water. The interior of the housing is vented to the atmosphere thro... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4141997 | Multi-compartment coffee steeping bag and support clip therefor A double compartment bag constructed of flexible porous material for containing a beverage infusion commodity is provided. The bag includes a pair of independent infusion commodity compartments with the compartments defined in opposited halves of a rectan... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4033248 | Automatic coffee maker An improved coffee maker that prevents leakage of water between the cover for the water reservoir at the top of the device because of steam pressure that may cause a "short" in the electrical system or cause other damage; prevents the wall of the paper fi... | 07/05/1977 |
| 3971305 | Disposable beverage brewer A disposable one cup coffee brewer comprises a conical paper brewing filter having contained in the bottom thereof a quantity of loose coffee grounds, and having movably disposed therewithin, above the coffee grounds, a disc-shaped primary buoyant element... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3948157 | Brew cup filter A filter is provided for a brew cup for use in a hot beverage brewing machine such as a coffee brewing and dispensing machine. The filter is attached to the inside of a brew cup about halfway up the side walls and to the center of a guide spider axially m... | 04/06/1976 |