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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Bedford Systems Llc, Bedford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Ian Scott Rice, Framingham, MA (US);
Catherine Fox, Arlington, MA (US);
Daniel J. Place, Medford, MA (US);
Enrico Raffaele Cafaro, Beverly, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bedford Systems LLC, Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/08 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); B67D 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 1/0807 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); B67D 1/0078 (2013.01); B67D 1/0406 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0814 (2013.01); B67D 2001/0822 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage pod for a beverage machine is provided. The beverage pod can include a container having an internal space and a container flange defining an opening to the internal space, a plug sealing the opening of the container, and a cap secured to the container flange. A beverage medium can be located within the internal space of the container. The cap can be operable to selectively engage a portion of the plug to release the beverage medium through the plug and the cap.