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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2011
Anthony Edward Quinn, Sharnbrook, GB;
Marco Karreman, Vlaardingen, NL;
Tjeerd Jan Pieter Gerbranda, Delft, NL;
Edwin Jeroen Muller, Delft, NL;
Anthony Edward Quinn, Sharnbrook, GB;
Marco Karreman, Vlaardingen, NL;
Tjeerd Jan Pieter Gerbranda, Delft, NL;
Edwin Jeroen Muller, Delft, NL;
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention has as an objective to provide an apparatus for brewing a beverage that provides an attractive brewing experience for the consumer, which can perform an effective and efficient brewing process, and which also can be easily rinsed to remove any spent infusible material. These objectives have been met by a beverage brewing machine having an at least one water inlet port that is arranged at an angle of less than 4 degrees relative to the wall of the brew chamber to direct water around the wall of the brew chamber. The apparatus also provides for improved agitation of infusible material. Moreover a method is provided to brew a beverage using the brewing machine of the invention.