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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015

Filed:

May. 01, 2009
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/32 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/32 (2013.01); A47J 31/0663 (2013.01);
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.


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