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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 01, 2009
John Douglas Bishop, Decatur, IL (US);
Charles H. Clark, Chatham, IL (US);
William E. Midden, Rochester, IL (US);
Randy D. Pope, Edinburg, IL (US);
Suresh Radhakrishnan, Chatham, IL (US);
Rex Allen Rogers, Springfield, IL (US);
John Douglas Bishop, Decatur, IL (US);
Charles H. Clark, Chatham, IL (US);
William E. Midden, Rochester, IL (US);
Randy D. Pope, Edinburg, IL (US);
Suresh Radhakrishnan, Chatham, IL (US);
Rex Allen Rogers, Springfield, IL (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method of use in making beverages. The apparatus includes components and structures for making beverages by mixing heated water or other liquid and a beverage making substance in combination with controllable evacuation, pressurization, or both of a mixing vessel. The method includes controllable brewing using a vacuum, positive pressure, or both to control one or a combination of active controllable agitation of ingredients, steep time, pressurization, extraction time, agitation pulsing, dispensing pulsing as well as other numerous other beverage preparation characteristics and controls.