# US 12,178,351 B2 · Beverage infusion press > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,178,351 B2 - Document ID: US12178351B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/157,973 - Filed: 2021-01-25 - Published: 2021-07-29 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-26 - Applicants: Richard Westcott - Inventors: Richard Westcott - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12178351B2 ## CPC - A47J 31/20: having immersible, e.g. rotatable, filters - A47J 31/0615: {with special arrangements for making tea or the like, e.g. where the infusion liquid is kept a certain time in the filter before flowing out} - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES ## Abstract A beverage infusion press includes a circular bottom structure having an outer bottom radius relative to a central axis and a filter portion operable to permit liquid to pass through the filter portion, a semi-circular top structure extending from a first end to a second end and having an inner top radius and an outer top radius relative to the central axis, and a vertical structure spacing the bottom structure from the top structure, the vertical structure comprising an interior surface, an exterior surface, and an exterior radius from the central axis to the exterior surface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A beverage infusion press, comprising: a circular bottom structure having an outer bottom radius relative to a central axis and a filter portion operable to permit liquid to pass through the filter portion, a semi-circular top structure extending from a first end to a second end and having an inner top radius and an outer top radius relative to the central axis, wherein the semicircular top structure is in the form of at least a half circle relative to the circular bottom structure, and wherein the inner top radius of the semi-circular top structure has the same radius as the circular bottom structure, a vertical structure spacing the circular bottom structure from the semi-circular top structure, the vertical structure comprising an interior surface, and an exterior surface, wherein the vertical structure comprises a plurality of vertically oriented and separated members that are circumferentially separated from and not connected to each other by an open space, wherein each of the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members extends between the circular bottom structure and the semi-circular top structure, wherein the exterior surface of each of the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members does not extend beyond the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure, and wherein the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure and the exterior radius of the vertical structure are equal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The beverage infusion press of claim 1, wherein the circular bottom structure, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The beverage infusion press of claim 1, wherein the circular bottom structure, the filter portion, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The beverage infusion press of claim 1, wherein the outer top radius of the semi-circular top structure is greater than the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The beverage infusion press of claim 1, wherein the circular bottom structure, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure; the outer top radius of the semi-circular top structure is greater than the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure, and the exterior radius of the vertical structure are equal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The beverage infusion press of claim 5, wherein the vertical structure comprises two or more vertically oriented and separated members circumferentially separated from one another. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The beverage infusion press of claim 1, wherein the circular bottom structure, the filter portion, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure; the outer top radius of the semi-circular top structure is greater than the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure, and the exterior radius of the vertical structure are equal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The beverage infusion press of claim 7, wherein the vertical structure comprises two or more vertically oriented and separated members circumferentially separated from one another. ### Claim 9 A method comprising: placing a liquid and particulate for creating an infused beverage in a drinking vessel; positioning a circular bottom structure of a beverage infusion press in the drinking vessel, the beverage infusion press comprising: the circular bottom structure having an outer bottom radius relative to a central axis and a filter portion, a semi-circular top structure extending from a first end to a second end and having an inner top radius and an outer top radius relative to the central axis, wherein the semicircular top structure is in the form of at least a half circle relative to the circular bottom structure, and wherein the inner top radius of the semi-circular top structure has the same radius as the circular bottom structure, a vertical structure spacing the circular bottom structure from the semi-circular top structure, the vertical structure comprising an interior surface, and an exterior surface, wherein the vertical structure comprises a plurality of vertically oriented and separated members that are circumferentially separated from and not connected to one other by an open space, wherein each of the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members extends between the circular bottom structure and the semi-circular top structure, and wherein the exterior surface of each of the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members does not extend beyond the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure, wherein the outer bottom radius of the circular bottom structure and the exterior radius of the vertical structure are equal; and pushing the beverage infusion press into the drinking vessel trapping the particulate between the circular bottom structure and the drinking vessel as the liquid passes through the filter portion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, further comprising drinking the liquid from the drinking vessel from a position between the first end and the second end of the semi-circular top structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the semi-circular top structure remains outside of the drinking vessel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the circular bottom structure, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the circular bottom structure, the filter portion, the semi-circular top structure, and the vertical structure are a unitary structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the outer top radius of the semi-circular top structure is greater than the outer bottom radius and the exterior radius of the vertical structure. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the outer top radius of the semi-circular top structure is greater than the outer bottom radius and the exterior radius of the vertical structure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members comprise at least two vertically oriented and separated members. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of vertically oriented and separated members comprise at least three vertically oriented and separated members. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the beverage infusion press is freely rotatable in the drinking vessel.