Beverage tablet and method of manufacturing same
AssigneeKeurig Green Mountain, Inc.
InventorsMatthew James Maille, James Lewis Davis, Patrick Donnelly
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Abstract
Aspects disclosed herein relate to beverage tablets for use in forming a beverage. The beverage tablets may have first and second portions having different concentrations of at least one beverage ingredient. In some embodiments, a beverage tablet may be formed to have an inner portion surrounded by an outer portion. In some embodiments, a beverage tablet may be formed to have a layered arrangement.
Claims23
A beverage tablet for use in forming a beverage, the tablet comprising:
- an inner portion comprising a first ingredient, the first ingredient comprising coffee, and the inner portion having a boundary;
- and
- an outer portion surrounding at least a majority of the boundary of the inner portion, the outer portion comprising a second ingredient, the second ingredient comprising coffee,
- wherein the first ingredient has a roast level that is different from a roast level of the second ingredient.
A beverage tablet for use in forming a beverage, the tablet comprising:
- a first portion of the beverage tablet made of one or more beverage ingredients;
- and
- a second portion of the beverage tablet made of one or more beverage ingredients,
- wherein a concentration of a filter aid is greater in the second portion than in the first portion.
19-34. (canceled)
A beverage tablet for use in forming a beverage, the tablet comprising:
- a first portion of the beverage tablet made of one or more beverage ingredients;
- and
- a second portion of the beverage tablet made of one or more beverage ingredients,
- wherein a concentration of a binding agent is greater in the first portion than in the second portion.
36-52. (canceled)
A method of manufacturing a beverage tablet comprising:
- introducing a first beverage ingredient into a die cavity;
- introducing a second beverage ingredient into the die cavity;
- and
- compressing the first and second beverage ingredients together within the die cavity such that the first and second beverage ingredients are co-compressed.
54-56. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.