A47J 31/3676
Cartridges being employed
Official title: {Cartridges being employed}
A47J31/3676 (Cartridges being employed) appears on 606 US grants and 812 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A47J- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for making beverages15 Sep 2026US 12,733,768 B2Caffitaly System S.P.A.
- Capsule holder for holding a capsule8 Sep 2026US 12,727,705 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- System, disposable cartridge, and method for the preparation of a liquid product8 Sep 2026US 12,727,707 B2Apiqe Holdings, LLC
- Capsule and system for preparing a beverage by centrifugation in a beverage production device4 Aug 2026US 12,696,994 B2Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Brewing machine beverage ingredient chamber21 Jul 2026US 12,685,404 B2Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
- Beverage preparation capsule17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272209 A1Luigi Lavazza S.P.A.
- Brewing and cooling a beverage17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272211 A1ColdSnap, Corp.
- Beverage or foodstuff preparation system10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262874 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Beverage extraction system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240356 A1Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
- Brewing process which is perfomed in a container23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206788 A1Actega Rhenania GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Beverage filter cartridge443US 5,325,765 AKeurig, Incorporated · 1994
- Cartridges containing substances for beverage preparation274US 5,897,899 ANestec S. A. · 1999
- Apparatus for the preparation of an edible liquid263US 5,472,719 ACoffea S.A. · 1995
- Brew chamber for a single serve beverage brewer201US 7,165,488 B2Keurig, Incorporated · 2007
- Product and process for preparing a tea extract192US 5,895,672 A1999