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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Randy Hulett, Seattle, WA (US);
David Doucette, Seattle, WA (US);
Dan Apone, Seattle, WA (US);
Izaak Koller, Seattle, WA (US);
Amanda L. Juris, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff Allison, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Brian Shay, Seattle, WA (US);
John Andrew Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Roland Horth, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Frankovich, Seattle, WA (US);
Glenn Klecker, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Hoyt Hancock, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Marc Singer, Seattle, WA (US);
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a desired portion of a beverage, such as a single-cup portion of coffee, are provided. The system can include one or more hopper assemblies configured to provide a controlled dose of beverage material to a brew chamber. The system can also include a water input system configured to wet the ground beverage material as the grinds enter the brew chamber and substantially prevent steam from reaching grinder components of the system. Further, the system can include an automatic cleaning mechanism such that a user does not need to manually clean components of a brewing machine between brew cycles.