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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:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerry W. Zajac, Warrenville, IL (US);
James M. Gallas, San Antonio, TX (US);
Richard Panosh, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 4/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 4/26 ;
Abstract
The freshness of fresh brewed coffee is extended by adding an antioxidant to the coffee during the brewing process. The antioxidant may be added to the coffee grinds in the hopper, directly into the pot, or may be impregnated into a disposable paper filter fitted into the hopper to retain the grinds.