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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:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Applicants:
John William Tobin, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Mauro Dominick Mordini, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Inventors:
John William Tobin, Hillsdale, NJ (US);
Mauro Dominick Mordini, Hopatcong, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Unilever Bestfoods North America, division of Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); B67D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a dispensing machine and method for making a beverage. The dispensing machine of this invention has a delivery means which can deliver beverage precursor and beverage enhancing component with a single pump. The method results in a beverage, such as a tea-based beverage, that has superior quality, and the dispensing machine is quieter and more energy efficient than standard beverage dispensing machines.