IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,402,747
Granted Patent B2
US 12,402,747 · App. 18/372,342 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Beverage brewer

Inventor: Adrian Rivera (Whittier, CA)
Assignee: Adrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc.
A47J31/20A47J31/0615
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,402,747
App. No.
18/372,342
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A beverage brewer includes a container, a container collar, a brewing material holder, a mesh element, and a drive assembly. The container has an open top, a closed sidewall, and a closed bottom. The container collar is configured to cover a rim of the open top. The brewing material holder is configured to hold brewing material and to be suspended from the container collar and into an interior of the container. The brewing material holder includes a sidewall having an opening, an open top, and a bottom. The mesh element covers the opening in the sidewall of the brewing material holder. The drive assembly is positionable on the container collar and is configured to be mechanically coupled to and rotate the brewing material holder.

Claims (48)

1. A beverage brewer, comprising:

a container configured to receive and hold liquid;

a collar configured to be arranged on a rim at an open top of the container;

a filter element configured to hold beverage brewing material and to be suspended from the collar and into the container;

a fin assembly including at least one fin; and

a drive assembly operable to rotate the fin assembly independently of the filter element, thereby causing the fin to agitate liquid held in the container.

2. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein:

the collar has an opening;

the filter element includes an open top; and

the filter element is configured to be removably arranged at the collar such that the open top of the filter element opens through the opening of the collar.

3. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein the collar is configured to be removably coupled with the rim at the open top of the container.

4. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein the filter element includes a sidewall, an open top, and a bottom.

5. The beverage brewer of claim 4 , wherein the sidewall of the filter element has at least one opening.

6. The beverage brewer of claim 5 , wherein the filter element includes mesh material covering the at least one opening.

7. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein the fin assembly is configured to be arranged in the container.

8. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one fin projects inward from an inner surface of a bottom of the filter element within an interior of the filter element.

9. The beverage brewer of claim 1 , wherein the drive element is arranged at least partially outside the container.

10. A beverage brewer, comprising:

a container configured to receive and hold liquid;

a collar configured to be arranged on a rim at an open top of the container;

a filter element configured to hold beverage brewing material and to be suspended from the collar and into the container;

a fin assembly including at least one fin; and

a drive assembly operable to rotate the fin assembly, thereby causing the fin to agitate liquid held in the container;

wherein the fin assembly is configured to be arranged in the filter element.

11. A beverage brewer, comprising:

container means for receiving and holding liquid;

collar means for being arranged on a rim at an open top of the container means;

holding means for holding beverage brewing material and for being suspended from the collar means and into the container means;

fin means for agitating liquid, including at least one fin; and

drive means operable for rotating the fin means independently of the holding means, thereby causing the fin means to agitate liquid held in the container means.

12. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein:

the collar means has an opening;

the holding means includes an open top; and

the holding means is configured to be removably arranged at the collar means such that the open top of the holding means opens through the opening of the collar means.

13. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein the collar means is configured to be removably coupled with the rim at the open top of the container means.

14. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein the holding means includes a sidewall, an open top, and a bottom.

15. The beverage brewer of claim 14 , wherein the sidewall of the holding means has at least one opening.

16. The beverage brewer of claim 15 , wherein the holding means includes mesh means covering the at least one opening.

17. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein the fin means is configured to be arranged in the container means.

18. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein the at least one fin projects inward from an inner surface of a bottom of the holding means within an interior of the holding means.

19. The beverage brewer of claim 11 , wherein the drive means is arranged at least partially outside the container means.

20. A beverage brewer, comprising:

container means for receiving and holding liquid;

collar means for being arranged on a rim at an open top of the container means;

holding means for holding beverage brewing material and for being suspended from the collar means and into the container means;

fin means for agitating liquid, including at least one fin; and

drive means operable for rotating the fin means, thereby causing the fin means to agitate liquid held in the container means;

wherein the fin means is configured to be arranged in the holding means.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2025
From: RIVERA, ADRIAN
To: ADRIAN RIVERA MAYNEZ ENTERPRISES, INC.
Reel/Frame 071978/0112 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 18133012 · Apr 11, 2023
Related Publication 20240415316A1 · Dec 19, 2024
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