Air agitation controllable beverage making apparatus, system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8997633-B2
Application number	US-99057409-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 1, 2009
Priority date	May 1, 2008
Publication date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015

Abstract

An apparatus, system, and method of use in making beverages. The apparatus includes components and structures for making beverages by mixing heated water or other liquid and a beverage making substance in combination with controllable evacuation, pressurization, or both of a mixing vessel. The method includes controllable brewing using a vacuum, positive pressure, or both to control one or a combination of active controllable agitation of ingredients, steep time, pressurization, extraction time, agitation pulsing, dispensing pulsing as well as other numerous other beverage preparation characteristics and controls.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A beverage making apparatus comprising:
a vessel attachable to and removable from the apparatus for receiving beverage making substance and liquid for mixing during a brewing process;
a first end of the vessel;
a second end of the vessel, spaced from the first end of the vessel;
a wall of the vessel extending between the first end and the second end at least partially defining a cavity of the vessel;
a controller;
a liquid delivery system cou…

Assignees

• Bishop John Douglas
• Clark Charles H
• Midden William E
• Pope Randy D
• Radhakrishnan Suresh
• Rogers Rex Allen
• Bunn O Matic Corp

Inventors

• Bishop John Douglas
• Clark Charles H
• Midden William E
• Pope Randy D
• Radhakrishnan Suresh
• Rogers Rex Allen

Classifications

• A47J31/32 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A47J31/0663

  Human Necessities · mapped topic