Method of making a sweetened soluble beverage product

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9877495-B2
Application number	US-201514594041-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 9, 2015
Priority date	Jan 9, 2015
Publication date	Jan 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 30, 2018

Abstract

Present embodiments generally relate to a sweetened soluble beverage component and a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge includes a cup, a lid and a single serving of sweetened soluble beverage component.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of making a sweetened soluble beverage product, the method comprising:
combining a soluble beverage component, a sweetener and coffee beans in a vessel to form a mixture;
agitating the mixture for a predetermined amount of time; and
removing the coffee beans from the mixture,
wherein the sweetened soluble beverage product comprises the soluble beverage component and the sweetener.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener comprises sugar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sweetener comprises granular sugar.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the soluble beverage component comprises soluble coffee.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mixture contains pulverized coffee beans.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coffee beans comprise roasted whole coffee beans.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the pulverized coffee beans have a mean or median particle size of less than about 350 microns.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein agitating the mixture comprises at least one of mixing, blending, tumbling and panning.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein removing the coffee beans from the mixture comprises filtering the mixture.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sweetened soluble beverage product comprises oil from the coffee beans imparted to the soluble beverage component and sweetener prior to removing the coffee beans from the mixture.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adding to the mixture at least one of a dairy component, a spice, a cocoa, a fruit powder and a flavoring component.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising placing the sweetened soluble beverage product into a self-serve cartridge.

Assignees

• Starbucks Corp

Inventors

• Charles Christopher

Classifications

• A23F5/262 Primary

  the extraction liquid flowing through a stationary bed of solid substances, e.g. in percolation columns · CPC title

• B65B29/022

  packaging infusion material into capsules · CPC title

• A23V2250/60

  Sugars, e.g. mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-saccharides · CPC title

• A23V2300/34

  Membrane process · CPC title

• A23F5/465 Primary

  Flavouring with flavours other than natural coffee flavour or coffee oil · CPC title