Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Beverage brewer with flavor base removal
- Patent Title (中): 饮料啤酒机除味
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Application No.: US14137863Application Date: 2013-12-20
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Publication No.: US09402406B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: Zander Nosler , Randy Hulett , Jorah Wyer , Michael Baum , Jeff Allison
- Applicant: STARBUCKS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
- Current Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: A47J31/20
- IPC: A47J31/20 ; A23F5/26 ; A47J31/00 ; A47J31/40 ; A47J31/42 ; A47J31/36 ; A47J31/46

Abstract:
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the brewing of beverages from a liquid, such as water, and a flavor base, such as tea, cocoa, or coffee. Specifically, aspects of the present disclosure enable the brewing of beverages at a rapid rate by enabling removal of spent flavor base (e.g., coffee grounds) from a brewing chamber. In one embodiment, a filter is provided in fixed attachment with a wiper. After a brewed beverage is forced from the brewing chamber through the filter, the filter can be removed from the brew chamber. Removal of the filter causes the wiper to pass over the brew chamber, sweeping away spent flavor base and preparing the brew chamber for subsequent use. In some embodiments, a scraper may be positioned such that removal of the filter from the brew chamber causes the scraper to remove spent flavor base from the filter and/or wiper.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140106042A1 BEVERAGE BREWER WITH FLAVOR BASE REMOVAL Public/Granted day:2014-04-17
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