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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Keurig, Incorporated, Reading, MA (US);
Inventors:
Stoyan Hristov, Billerica, MA (US);
Yoav Rabino, Newton, MA (US);
James E. Shepard, Marblehead, MA (US);
Assignee:
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/446 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/0673 (2013.01); A47J 31/0689 (2013.01); A47J 31/3628 (2013.01); A47J 31/3633 (2013.01); A47J 31/3695 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reusable cartridge and method for forming a beverage using a beverage machine. The cartridge may include a bottom surface with inlet and outlet openings, e.g., arranged to receive an inlet or outlet needle, respectively, and an opening at a top end through which access to the interior space may be had. A filter basket may be inserted or removed into the interior space through the opening and a cover may engage at top to seal the opening closed.