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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas G. Lazaris, Newton, MA (US);
Roderick H. Beaulieu, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
Keurig, Incorporated, Wakefield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/106 ; A47J 3/140 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 3/106 ; A47J 3/140 ;
Abstract
A brewer operates during a brew cycle to brew a beverage by infusing heated liquid with a dry beverage medium contained in a single serve disposable cartridge. During the brew cycle, the cartridge is contained in a cup-shaped housing closed by a lid. Rotation of the cartridge within the housing is resisted by locating surfaces arranged to interengage with at least one surface irregularity in the cartridge sidewall. Inlet and outlet probes pierce the cartridge and serve, respectively, to admit the heated liquid and to remove the served beverage.