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US 2012/0058226 A1Published application
Beverage cartridge
AssigneeKeurig, Incorporated
InventorsKarl T. Winkler, Shih-Hao Lai, Richard Pasquini
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Abstract
A method, system and cartridge for forming a beverage includes a cartridge having a container defining an interior space, a lid, a filter, and a beverage medium contained in the interior space. The filter may be attached to the lid only, and extend into the interior space to separate first and second chambers of the cartridge. The filter may hold the beverage medium and be arranged so that, when the lid is removed from the container, e.g., by peeling the lid from the container, the filter and beverage medium are removed together with the lid.
Claims69
A cartridge for use in forming a beverage, the cartridge comprising:
- a container having an interior space;
- a rim attached to the container and defining an opening to the interior space;
- a lid attached to the rim and closing the opening of the container;
- a filter attached to the lid at a periphery located away from the rim, the filter extending from the periphery into the interior space and separating a first chamber from a second chamber in the interior space, the filter being unattached to the container;
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- a beverage medium in the interior space arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage;
- wherein the lid has a first portion that is pierceable by a beverage machine to accommodate an inflow of pressurized liquid into the interior space to form a beverage.
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A method for forming a beverage, comprising:
- providing a cartridge having a container with an interior space having first and second chambers, a rim defining an opening to the interior space, a lid attached to the rim and closing the opening of the container, a filter attached to the lid at a periphery that is spaced inwardly and away from the rim, the filter extending from the periphery into the interior space and separating the first and second chambers, and a beverage medium in the interior space that is arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage;
- piercing the lid near a center of the lid and away from the rim to form a first opening to access the first chamber;
- introducing liquid into the first chamber via the first opening;
- forming a beverage by interaction of the liquid with the beverage medium;
- piercing the lid to form a second opening to access the second chamber, the second opening being located nearer the rim than the first opening and between the periphery and the rim;
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- removing the beverage from the cartridge via the second opening.
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A method of manufacturing a cartridge for use with a beverage brewing machine, comprising:
- providing a container having an interior space and a rim defining an opening into the interior space;
- attaching a filter to a lid at a periphery;
- attaching the lid to the rim to close the opening after the filter is attached to the lid and such that the periphery is spaced away from the rim and the filter extends from the periphery into the interior space and separates a first chamber from a second chamber in the interior space;
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- providing a beverage medium in the interior space that is arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage.
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A beverage system comprising:
- a beverage machine comprising:
- a cartridge receiver arranged to receive a cartridge;
- a fluid inlet arranged to introduce liquid into the cartridge via a first opening in the cartridge;
- a fluid outlet arranged to receive a beverage from the cartridge via a second opening in the cartridge;
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- a cartridge arranged to be received by the cartridge receiver of the beverage machine, the cartridge comprising:
- a container having an interior space and a rim defining an opening to the interior space;
- a lid attached to the rim and closing the opening of the container;
- a filter attached to the lid at a periphery located away from the rim, the filter extending from the periphery into the interior space and separating a first chamber from a second chamber in the interior space;
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- a beverage medium in the interior space that is arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage;
- wherein the lid has a first portion that is pierceable by the beverage machine to accommodate an inflow of liquid via the fluid inlet into the first chamber to form a beverage, and the lid has a second portion that is pierceable by the beverage machine to accommodate an outflow of beverage from the cartridge to the fluid outlet.
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A cartridge for use in forming a beverage, the cartridge comprising:
- a container having an interior space;
- a rim attached to the container and defining an opening to the interior space;
- a lid attached to the rim and closing the opening of the container;
- a flow distributor attached to the lid at a periphery located away from the rim, the flow distributor extending from the periphery into the interior space and separating a first area inside the flow distributor from a second area in the interior space, the flow distributor being unattached to the container and arranged to alter flow of liquid introduced into the first area;
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- a beverage medium in the interior space arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage;
- wherein the lid has a first portion that is pierceable by a beverage machine to accommodate an inflow of liquid into the first area.
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A cartridge for use in forming a beverage, the cartridge comprising:
- a container having a sidewall and a bottom defining an interior space, the sidewall including a spout extending on the sidewall;
- a rim attached to the container and defining an opening to the interior space, the spout extending from near the bottom of the container to the rim;
- a lid attached to the rim and closing the opening of the container;
- a filter attached to the lid at a periphery located away from the rim, the filter extending from the periphery into the interior space and separating a first chamber from a second chamber in the interior space, the filter being unattached to the container;
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- a beverage medium in the interior space arranged to interact with liquid introduced into the container to form a beverage;
- wherein the lid has a first portion that is pierceable by a beverage machine to accommodate an inflow of liquid into the first area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.