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US 12,383,090 B2Granted
Single serve systems, apparatuses, and methods
AssigneeSavepods Inc.
InventorsJohn Mamtsaderis, Julian Ian Hart
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Abstract
A single serve pod system, a single serve pod assembly system, a single serve pod, a reusable pod apparatus, a process of assembling the single serve pod, and methods of use are presented. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to preparation of a single serve pod in accordance with brewing coffee, tea, and/or other brewing.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a reusable ring configured to hold a filter which comprises a lip and a cavity configured to hold a brew ingredient and which is to be used in a single serve brewing system and, after being used in the single serve brewing system, to release the filter, the reusable ring being bottomless and being removable from the single serve brewing system, the reusable ring comprising a ring body and a rim extending from a top of the ring body;
- a reusable lid configured to cover a top of the reusable ring, the reusable lid comprising at least one aperture;
- and
- a heat-resistant ring configured to surround the ring body of the reusable ring,
- wherein the reusable lid, the filter, and the reusable ring combine to form an assembled single serve pod in which the reusable lid covers the top of the reusable ring, the lip of the filter is held between the reusable lid and the reusable ring, and the cavity of the filter extends through the reusable ring,
- wherein the assembled single serve pod is configured to be insertable into the single serve brewing system for brewing a brewed beverage and to be removable from the single serve brewing system.
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A single serve pod comprising:
- a reusable ring configured to hold a filter which comprises a lip and a cavity configured to hold a brew ingredient and which is to be used in a single serve brewing system and, after being used in the single serve brewing system, to release the filter, the reusable ring being bottomless and being removable from the single serve brewing system, the reusable ring comprising a ring body and a rim extending from a top of the ring body;
- a reusable lid configured to cover a top of the reusable ring, the reusable lid comprising at least one aperture;
- and
- a heat-resistant ring configured to surround the ring body of the reusable ring,
- wherein the reusable lid, the filter, and the reusable ring combine to form an assembled single serve pod in which the reusable lid covers the top of the reusable ring, the lip of the filter is held between the reusable lid and the reusable ring, and the cavity of the filter extends through the reusable ring,
- wherein the assembled single serve pod is configured to be insertable into the single serve brewing system for brewing a brewed beverage and to be removable from the single serve brewing system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.