IP Library Granted Patent US 9,232,873
Granted Patent B2
US 9,232,873 · App. 14/295,227 · Granted Jan 12, 2016

Method for brewing a beverage

Inventors: Amanda L. Juris (Seattle, WA); Dervala A. Hanley (Seattle, WA); Charles B. Cook (Seattle, WA); Sung Hoon Kim (Palo Alto, CA); William Sauway Law (San Francisco, CA); Joel Frederic Jensen (Redwood City, CA); David A. Holcomb (Seattle, WA); Joseph Gray (Seattle, WA); Robert Sparks (Seattle, WA)
Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
A47J31/38A23F3/18A23F5/262A23F5/265A47J31/18A47J31/20
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Patent No.
US 9,232,873
App. No.
14/295,227
Granted
Jan 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A brewing apparatus including a fluid reservoir having a first end and a second end. The brewing apparatus can include a lid portion configured to removably engage the first end of the fluid reservoir and a cartridge holder configured to removably engage the second end of the fluid reservoir. A spring-loaded plunger can slidably connect to the lid portion.

Claims (9)

1. A method of using a brewing apparatus comprising:

coupling one or more beverage components to a filtering assembly of the brewing apparatus;

adding fluid to a fluid reservoir of the brewing apparatus;

advancing the filtering assembly through the fluid in a first direction with the fluid avoiding the one or more beverage components by moving through a passage and a one way valve positioned on the filtering assembly, wherein advancing the filter assembly charges a biasing member; and

releasing the biasing member to urge the filtering assembly in a second direction wherein fluid is restricted from moving through the passage by the one way valve to force fluid to move through one or more beverage components.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein coupling the one or more beverage components to the filtering assembly comprises coupling a cartridge housing the one or more beverage components to the filter assembly.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein coupling the cartridge to the filtering assembly comprising placing the cartridge between and upper and lower portion of the filtering assembly.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein advancing the filtering assembly through the fluid comprises compressing a spring.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein advancing the filtering assembly through the fluid in a first direction comprises advancing a stem coupled to the filtering assembly at one end and a handle at another end through a cap coupled to the fluid reservoir.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 10, 2015
From: JURIS, AMANDA L.; HANLEY, DERVALA A.; COOK, CHARLES B.; KIM, SUNG HOON; LAW, WILLIAM SAUWAY; JENSEN, JOEL FREDERIC; HOLCOMB, DAVID A.; GRAY, JOSEPH; SPARKS, ROBERT
To: STARBUCKS CORPORATION D/B/A STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY
Reel/Frame 035126/0867 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application 61938078 · Feb 10, 2014
Provisional Application 61831469 · Jun 5, 2013
Provisional Application 61830549 · Jun 3, 2013
Provisional Application 61841133 · Jun 28, 2013
Provisional Application 61846975 · Jul 16, 2013
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