Starbucks Corporation

F'real! Foods, LLC

Lumenis Be Ltd.

Other

2Nd Edison, Inc.

Alan Scott Crarer

Jeffrey Alan Tilley

Christopher Michael Bradley

Philipe Roget Manoux

Adam Mekeel Mack

Shek Fai Lau

Matthew Thomas James

Joseph M Lehman

Martin Caspar Rüegg

James J Farrell

David Youngquist

Jens Peter Voges

Patrick Reichert

Jay M Vahlensieck

Clayton Grant Gardner

Chris M Bradley

Gage C Cauchois

Steve T Connell

Diane Chia-Lin Lee

Izaak Koller

Kurt Philip Dammermann

Amanda L Juris

Daniel William Cornish

Farid Sadeghi

Kathleen L Ireland

Jeffrey Jack Fleming

A method of treatment of skin tissue with two laser devices of unequal wavelengths comprising the steps of: (1) activating the two laser devices simultaneously to produce two laser beams of unequal wavelength; (2) directing the two laser beams into a handpiece having a distal tip to direct the laser beams onto the skin tissue; (3) directing the two laser beams within the handpiece to an adjustable beam deflector; and, (4) the adjustable beam deflector directing the two laser beams onto the skin tissue to produce a pattern of laser spots simultaneously but separated from one another.

Cosmetic method and apparatus for the treatment of skin tissue using two wavelengths of laser energy

The present invention is directed to a capo, or a fretpad for a capo, for use with a stringed musical instrument. The fretpad is manufactured from a pliable material that mimics the compression of a human finger, and which prevents the instrument from going out of tune prematurely. The fretpad insert is radiused and configured to be insertable into a frame, which may be detachably connected to a capo body.

OctaveTouch fretpad

Various beverage preparation machines having a multi-chambered basket unit are shown. The basket unit can be configured to accept multiple cartridge configurations. For example, some embodiments are configured to receive a first cartridge configuration in a first chamber of the basket unit and a second configuration in a second chamber of the basket unit. In various embodiments, the basket unit can rotate to allow selective accessibility of the first and second chambers. This can facilitate loading the cartridges into the appropriate chamber, such as loading the first cartridge configuration into the first chamber and the second cartridge configuration into the second chamber.

Beverage production methods with multi chambered basket units

Present embodiments generally relate to a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge has a body portion, a first filter element, and a second filter element. The cartridge can include a single serving of coffee or another beverage component or precursor. The cartridge can be formed of a biodegradable and/or compostable material. In some embodiments, at least one of the filters is configured to stretch when pressed by a tamping head, thereby allowing the tamping head to be received in the cartridge to facilitate tamping of the beverage component or precursor.

Stretchable beverage cartridges and methods

Beverage production machines with multi-chambered basket units

A method for blending food or beverages, preferably using a blender that is compact enough for home use, rugged enough to blend frozen beverages, simple to use and safe. The blender includes an upper housing, with a front housing door, that covers the moving blending machinery. The blender also includes a cupholder receiving area which allows the user to safely insert a frozen beverage cup inside a cupholder for blending. After the start button is pressed, a cupholder lip will be grasped by the clamping jaw of an elevator assembly to lift the cupholder up. As the cupholder is lifted upward, a cover will be pressed over the top opening of the inserted cup to prevent spillage during blending. The elevator assembly will then continue to lift the cupholder upward until the rotating cutter blades of a spindle assembly cut through successive layers of the frozen beverage.

Method for blending food or beverages

A blender that is compact enough for home use, rugged enough to blend frozen beverages, simple to use and safe. The blender includes an upper housing, with a front housing door; that covers the moving blending machinery. The blender also includes a cupholder receiving area which allows the user to safely insert a frozen beverage cup inside a cupholder for blending. After the start button is pressed, a cupholder lip will be grasped by the clamping jaw of an elevator assembly to lift the cupholder. As the cupholder is lifted upward, a cover will be pressed over the top opening of the inserted cup to prevent spillage during blending. The elevator assembly will then continue to lift the cupholder upward until the rotating cutter blades of a spindle assembly cut through successive layers of the frozen beverage.

Compact blender for frozen beverages

A configurable exercise system which may be transformed into multiple pieces of exercise equipment is disclosed. More specifically, embodiments provide an adjustable-weight medicine ball with two halves that may be separated and used to implement dumbbells, kettlebells, push-up bars, or other pieces of exercise equipment. Each half of the medicine ball may have a handle and/or features for accepting one or more weighted objects for varying the weight of each half. Additional components may be joined to one or both halves of the medicine ball to implement other pieces of exercise equipment. Additionally, components may be inserted between the halves of the medicine ball to implement other pieces of exercise equipment. Further, in one embodiment, the exercise system may be easily and quickly transformed, compact in size, and relatively low-cost.

Configurable exercise system

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Santa Cruz, CA, United States of America

Alan Scott Crarer