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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 02, 2013
Applicant:

Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Ahmad Bittar, Cambridge, GB;

David Murray Cross, Letchworth, GB;

Michael Paton, Royston, GB;

Alistair David Smith, Bangkok, TH;

Daniel Thomas Toon, Epping, GB;

Assignee:

CONOPCO, INC., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 3/18 (2006.01); B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01); G01N 27/02 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01); A23L 2/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 3/18 (2013.01); A23F 5/262 (2013.01); A23L 2/52 (2013.01); A47J 31/06 (2013.01); A47J 31/0605 (2013.01); A47J 31/0615 (2013.01); A47J 31/0642 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/44 (2013.01); A47J 31/4492 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01); B65D 85/804 (2013.01); B65D 85/8043 (2013.01); G01N 27/025 (2013.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); B65D 2203/00 (2013.01); Y02W 30/807 (2015.05);
Abstract

A method of preparing a tea beverage in a capsule-based brewing device is provided, the device comprising an infusion chamber (); a capsule holder () sized and shaped so as to receive a capsule (); a filter (); an openable and closable passage () which terminates in an orifice (); a vessel () located beneath the orifice () and having a spout (); the method comprising the steps of: introducing liquid and infusible beverage material from the capsule () into the infusion chamber () so as to brew the beverage; and then after brewing has taken place for a sufficient time, opening the passage () to allow the beverage to flow from the infusion chamber () through the filter (), along the passage (), through the orifice (), into the vessel () and out from the spout ().


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