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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2017
Gorby Llc, St. Paul, MN (US);
George Gorbatenko, St. Paul, MN (US);
Charles Roth, Hudson, WI (US);
Chris Zwettler, Stillwater, MN (US);
Gorby LLC, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Described is an apparatus for filling single-serve biodegradable coffee pods. The apparatus includes a base for supporting a rotatable platform comprising multiple pod holders, a filler mounted on the base and adjacent to the rotatable platform comprising a container filled with ground coffee and multiple augers capable of filling the coffee pods with ground coffee, a sealer mounted on the base comprising a heat sealable film winder, and a controller directing rotation of the rotatable platform, filling of the ground coffee from the filler, and sealing and trimming of the sealed film tops of the single-serve, biodegradable coffee pods.