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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2024
Applicant:

Bunn-o-matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);

Inventors:

Tom Sonnek, Springfield, IL (US);

Matthew P. Rutledge, Springfield, IL (US);

Joel Morton, Springfield, IL (US);

Assignee:

Bunn Commercial LP, Springfield, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/3614 (2013.01); A23F 5/26 (2013.01); A47J 31/002 (2013.01); A47J 31/3619 (2013.01); A47J 31/461 (2018.08); A47J 31/469 (2018.08); A47J 31/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system, method, and apparatus for producing a brewed beverage using a brewing apparatus of a brewing machine to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage through a sequence of steps. The apparatus includes structures and functions that help to maintain the reliability and cleanliness of the apparatus. The structure of the apparatus helps reduce the size and dimension of the apparatus while producing a desired brewed beverage result. The steps of the method configured using the apparatus to sequence and/or simultaneously operate various steps of the apparatus to reduce the time to produce a brewed beverage.


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