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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Fred Cable, Springfield, IL (US);
Peter Gale, Springfield, IL (US);
Assignee:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/06 (2006.01); A47J 31/20 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/4467 (2013.01); A47J 31/4471 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various beverage preparation systems, components, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes a brewer machine and a beverage pod. The brewer machine can include a brew chamber unit, which can receive the beverage pod. The brew chamber unit can be adapted to receive multiple beverage pod types. Some embodiments include a drawer that includes the brew chamber and that moves to present the brew chamber unit to a user. Certain embodiments include locking mechanisms.