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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Andrew Timm Windler, San Francisco, CA (US);
Philipe Roget Manoux, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/446 (2013.01); A47J 31/3633 (2013.01); A47J 31/3638 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for ejecting cartridges from single-serve beverage preparation machines are disclosed. In some embodiments, an ejection system is configured to facilitate ejection of the cartridge from a chamber in a rotatable basket unit. The ejection system can encourage the cartridge out of the chamber during the rotation of the basket unit, such as by force or gravity, by spring-loaded pins, or otherwise.