Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Keurig Green Mountian, Inc.

Peter Thomas Launie, Jr

James E Shepard

Ian Tinkler

Geoffrey Y Smith

Stoyan Plamenov Hristov

Jonathan Alexander Brodie

Stuart Jay Foster

Jianming Huang

William T Jacobs

William Philip McHugh

Mario Liuzza

Kevin Thomas Brandimarte

Patrick Lazatin

Yoav Rabino

Timothy MacLean

Peter Nicholas Woskov

Jordan Dean Jack Greiner

Method and apparatus for forming both carafe quantities and smaller (e.g., cup) quantities of a beverage using a cartridge-based beverage machine. A beverage forming machine accommodates cartridges having different sizes and/or shapes, including different rim sizes/shapes. The outlet used for receiving a beverage from a standard cartridge differs from the outlet used for receiving the beverage from a carafe cartridge inserted in a same cartridge holder. Beverage may exit the cartridge in an upward direction in some embodiments.

Apparatus for beverage production

A method and apparatus for opening and closing a cartridge holder of a beverage forming machine. The cartridge holder may have an opening arranged to receive and hold a cartridge with the cartridge holder. The opening may be adjustable in size and/or shape to allow the cartridge holder to receive and engage with cartridges of different size and/or shape. The cartridge holder may include one or more movable portions that are adjustable in position to effectively adjust a size and/or shape of the opening.

Beverage machine cartridge holder

Apparatus for cup and carafe beverage production

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Worcester, MA, United States of America

Peter Thomas Launie, Jr