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App. No. 14/445,521 · Confirmation No. 4011

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARTRIDGE-BASED CARBONATION OF BEVERAGES

Inventors: Thomas J. Novak, Ross Packard, Peter Peterson, Shawn Gulla, Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson, Camilla Schmitt, Mark Joseph Cohen, Ross Peter Jones, Nicolas Alejandro Martinez, Miles William Noel Hember, Fabien Yannick Schmitt, Gary Stacey, Niall Allan Mottram, Neil Lester Campbell, Cormac O'Prey, Wai Ting Chan, Nicholas David Rollings, Charles Frazer Kilby, Christopher Paul Richardson, Thomas Bates Jackson, Scott Grubb, Chris Covey, Barry Dobson, Paul Wilkins, Chris Roach, Peter David Cauwood, Keith Paul Thompson, James Hewitt, Marc Angotti, Ray Carroll, Richard Estabrook, Kevin Hartley, Frank Consoli

Applicant: Bedford Systems LLC

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Inventors

Thomas J. Novak Stowe, VT

Ross Packard South Burlington, VT

Peter Peterson Waterbury, VT

Shawn Gulla Grand Isle, VT

Jennifer Caitlin Huot Carlson Essex Junction, VT

Camilla Schmitt Stowe, VT

Mark Joseph Cohen Melbourn, UNITED KINGDOM

Ross Peter Jones Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Nicolas Alejandro Martinez Quincy, MA

Miles William Noel Hember Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Fabien Yannick Schmitt Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Gary Stacey Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Niall Allan Mottram Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Neil Lester Campbell Ashwell, UNITED KINGDOM

Cormac O'Prey Bishops Stortford, UNITED KINGDOM

Wai Ting Chan Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Nicholas David Rollings St. Albans, UNITED KINGDOM

Charles Frazer Kilby St. Neots, UNITED KINGDOM

Christopher Paul Richardson Elmswell, UNITED KINGDOM

Thomas Bates Jackson Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Scott Grubb Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Chris Covey Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Barry Dobson Royston, UNITED KINGDOM

Paul Wilkins Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Chris Roach Wisbech, UNITED KINGDOM

Peter David Cauwood Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

Keith Paul Thompson Cambridge, UNITED KINGDOM

James Hewitt Reading, MA

Marc Angotti Stowe, VT

Ray Carroll Waterbury, VT

Richard Estabrook Waterbury, VT

Kevin Hartley Waterbury, VT

Frank Consoli Media, PA

Attorneys & Agents of Record

BRIDGET HAYDEN Reg. 56904 Attorney · DORSEY AND WHITNEY, LLP

FARA SUNDERJI Reg. 54624 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

RABEA ZAYED Reg. 61073 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

STUART HEMPHILL Reg. 28084 Attorney · DORSEY AND WHITNEY LLP

KERRY ANDKEN Reg. 68075 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP

L FOSTER Reg. 33236 Attorney · HOLLAND & HART ,LLP

KIMTON ENG Reg. 43605 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP

PAUL MEIKLEJOHN Reg. 26569 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

TINA CHOI Reg. 78299 Agent · DORSEY AND WHITNEY, LLP

LEE OSMAN Reg. 38260 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

MICHAEL CORDRAY Reg. 76208 Agent · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

ERIK NYRE Reg. 74968 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

WALTER WU Reg. 50816 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

GINA CORNELIO Reg. 64336 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

CASE COLLARD Reg. 72901 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP

KERITH KANABER Reg. 64299 Attorney · DORSEY AND WHITNEY LLP

BRYAN PRATT Reg. 48873 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

ANGELA DRALLE Reg. 51632 Attorney · DORSEY AND WHITNEY LLP

NATHANIEL LONGLEY Reg. 62668 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

SHANNON HAEN Reg. 72333 Attorney · FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

RICHARD GALATI Reg. 66759 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

KENNETH LEVITT Reg. 39747 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP

BRADLEY JENSEN Reg. 46801 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

MARCUS SIMON Reg. 50258 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY, LLP

BRANDON HEGSTROM Reg. 59432 Attorney · BALLARD SPAHR, LLP

JONATHAN ROWE Reg. 65335 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY

MATTHEW JONSEN Reg. 68559 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

NATHAN ORME Reg. 68918 Attorney · DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP

JOSHUA HOGGARD Reg. 69039 Attorney

STEVEN SWAN Reg. 73000 Attorney · MASCHOFF BRENNAN LAYCOCK GILMORE ISRAELSEN & WRIGH

CASEY MOCK Reg. 77003 Agent

Classification

USPC 426/115

A47J31/407 B65D85/8049 B65D85/8052 B01F23/23121 B01F23/2363 B01F23/2362 B01F25/50 B01F35/713 B01F35/7131 B01F23/236 B01F2101/14 B01F23/232 B01F23/23413 B01F25/4231 A23L2/54 A47J31/41 B65D85/73 F17C11/00

Prosecution

Examiner: THAKUR, VIREN A
Art Unit: 1792
Customer No.: 153515
Docket No.: P272895.US.04_506242-72
Confirmation No.: 4011

Publication

Pub. No.: US20140335239A1
Pub. Date: 2014-11-13

Parent is a Continuation of

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App. 13/565,214 · US 9,936,834

Filed 2012-08-02 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 61/514,676

Filed 2011-08-03 · Provisional Application Expired

Parent is a Continuation in-part of

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App. 13/017,459 · US 8,808,775

Filed 2011-01-31 · Patent Expired Due to NonPayment of Maintenance Fees Under 37 CFR 1.362

Parent Claims priority from a provisional application

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App. 61/337,184

Filed 2010-02-01 · Provisional Application Expired

BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

from KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 42114 FRAME: 552. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded 2020-02-19

051973/0676 →

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded 2018-07-17

046556/0460 →

BEDFORD SYSTEMS LLC

from KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2017-03-30

042114/0552 →

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RELEASE AND REASSIGNMENT Recorded 2017-03-07

041905/0892 →

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

from KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE REMOVE PATENT 7398729 AND REPLACE IT WITH PATENT 7398726 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 038037 FRAME 0887. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded 2016-03-23

038234/0293 →

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

from KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN, INC.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded 2016-03-08

038037/0887 →

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

from ROACH, CHRIS, CAMPBELL, NEIL LESTER, PETERSON, PETER, CARLSON, JENNIFER CAITLIN HUOT, CHAN, WAI TING, COHEN, MARK JOSEPH, COVEY, CHRIS, DOBSON, BARRY, GRUBB, SCHOTT, HEMBER, MILES WILLIAM NOEL, JACKSON, THOMAS BATES, JONES, ROSS PETER, KILBY, CHARLES FRAZER, NOVAK, THOMAS J., O'PREY, CORMAC, RICHARDSON, CHRISTOPHER PAUL, ROLLINGS, NICHOLAS DAVID, STACEY, GARY, WILKINS, PAUL, SCHMITT, CAMILLA, MARTINEZ, NICOLAS ALEJANDRO, PACKARD, ROSS, CAUWOOD, PETER, MOTTRAM, NIALL ALLAN, THOMPSON, KEITH, SCHMITT, FABIEN YANNICK, GULLA, SHAWN

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2014-08-01

033444/0525 →

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

from ANGOTTI, MARC, ESTABROOK, RICHARD, HARTLEY, KEVIN, CONSOLI, FRANK, HEWITT, JAMES, CARROLL, RAY

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded 2014-08-01

033444/0516 →

KEURIG GREEN MOUNTAIN INC.

from GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

CHANGE OF NAME Recorded 2014-08-01

033460/0503 →

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