Back to results
US 12,582,258 B2Granted
Beverage brewing material filter cup
AssigneeAdrian Rivera Maynez Enterprises, Inc.
InventorAdrian Rivera
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A beverage brewing material filter cup includes a receptacle configured to receive and hold brewing material. The receptacle includes a base, a sidewall, and a rim. The base has a peripheral edge. The sidewall extends outward from the peripheral edge of the base and terminates in an opening. The rim surrounds the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle. At least the base and/or the sidewall is at least partially constructed of a water-permeable material.
Claims21
A beverage brewing material filter cup, comprising:
- a receptacle, at least partially formed from the filter cup material, configured to receive and hold brewing material, wherein the receptacle includes:
- a base having a peripheral edge,
- a sidewall extending outward from the peripheral edge of the base and terminating in an opening, and
- a rim surrounding the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle;
- wherein at least one of the sidewall and the rim has pleats formed thereon;
- wherein the filter cup material includes:
- filter paper not having heat-reacting adhesive qualities, and
- a heat-reacting film applied on at least a portion of at least one side of the filter paper;
- and
- wherein at least some adjacent ones of the pleats are sealed by the heat-reacting film.
7 more elements
A beverage brewing material filter cup, comprising:
- a receptacle, at least partially formed from the filter cup material, configured to receive and hold brewing material, wherein the receptacle includes:
- a base having a peripheral edge,
- a sidewall extending outward from the peripheral edge of the base and terminating in an opening, and
- a rim surrounding the sidewall opening to form an outside perimeter of the receptacle;
- wherein at least one of the sidewall and the rim has pleats formed thereon;
- wherein the filter cup material includes filter paper not having heat-reacting adhesive qualities, at least a portion of which is treated with a heat-reacting material;
- and
- wherein at least some adjacent ones of the pleats are sealed by the heat-reacting material.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.