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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2010
Zander Nosler, Seattle, WA (US);
Randy Hulett, Seattle, WA (US);
Jorah Wyer, Providence, RI (US);
Michael Baum, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff Allison, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Zander Nosler, Seattle, WA (US);
Randy Hulett, Seattle, WA (US);
Jorah Wyer, Providence, RI (US);
Michael Baum, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff Allison, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston disposed in the chamber. The piston is operable to move to a first position to allow the chamber to receive a liquid and a flavor base such as ground coffee, to remain in the first position for a time sufficient for the beverage to brew, and to move to a second position to dispense the beverage by forcing the beverage out of the chamber. By modifying some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, the machine can typically control coffee-brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup, and can typically brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee.