# US 8,784,922 B2 · Method of supplying disposable brew baskets to a beverage dispenser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,784,922 B2 - Document ID: US8784922B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/212,279 - Filed: 2011-08-18 - Published: 2012-02-16 - Granted: 2014-07-22 - Earliest claimed: 2002-05-01 - Assignees: Courtesy Products, LLC - Applicants: Douglas A. Albrecht - Inventors: Douglas A. Albrecht - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784922B2 ## CPC - B65D 85/8061: {Filters} - A47J 31/06: Filters or strainers for coffee or tea makers {; Holders therefor} - A47J 31/0642: {specially adapted to cooperate with a cartridge, e.g. having grooves or protrusions to separate cartridge from the bottom of the brewing chamber (A47J31/0668 takes precedence)} - A47J 31/4467: {by means of linear guides, e.g. drawer-type engagement} - Y10T 29/49826: Assembling or joining - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A method including the steps of: providing an electric coffee brewing machine; providing a single-use, disposable brew basket, inserting the disposable brew basket into the electric coffee brewing machine; brewing a single cup of coffee with the electric coffee brewing machine; and discarding the disposable brew basket after the single cup of coffee has been brewed. The electric coffee brewing machine has a cold water reservoir, an electric heating element for heating the water, and a basket receiving recess. The disposable brew basket has a bottom wall and at least one side wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom wall to define a brewing reservoir for receiving heated water from the electric coffee brewing machine. The bottom wall of the basket has at least one port located in a central portion thereof to permit brewed coffee to flow from the disposable brew basket. The disposable brew basket is inserted into the basket receiving recess of the electric coffee brewing machine before brewing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of supplying disposable brew baskets for use with a drip-type beverage dispenser having a housing with a water reservoir, a basket-receiving recess, a heating element for heating water, and a location to receive a single serving beverage container, the method comprising: providing a plurality of single serving disposable brew baskets for use with the drip-type beverage dispenser, the brew baskets comprising a bottom and a wall extending generally upwardly from the bottom to define a brewing reservoir, the bottom and wall being formed with a disposable rigid one-piece construction, the bottom having a drip port there through to permit a brewed beverage to flow from the brewing reservoir of the disposable brew basket into a single serving beverage container, the wall of the basket extending upwardly from the bottom to an open top, wherein the plurality of drip-type single serving disposable brew baskets comprises a number of the brew baskets related to a number of different times that the beverage dispenser is expected to be used over a period of time; and shaping and dimensioning the plurality of single serving disposable brew baskets to fit individually within the basket-receiving recess in the housing of the drip-type beverage dispenser. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising packaging at least one said disposable brew basket in a first package and packaging at least one said disposable filter pack in a second package, the first and second packages being separate from one another. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a plurality of disposable filter packs for use with the beverage dispenser, the filter packs containing an amount of grounds to brew approximately only a single serving of brewed beverage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the disposable brew baskets constitute single serving disposable brew baskets and the brewing reservoir has a size dimensioned appropriate to make approximately only a single serving of beverage during a single brewing operation. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of disposable brew baskets and the plurality of filter packs are provided in equal numbers and in a one to one relation with one another. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a number of separate beverage dispensers, wherein the plurality of disposable brew baskets includes multiple disposable brew baskets for use with each of the separate beverage dispensers. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the disposable brew baskets constitute single serving disposable brew baskets and the brewing reservoir has a size dimensioned appropriate to make approximately only a single serving of beverage during a single brewing operation. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the brew basket is held in—the basket-receiving recess in the beverage dispenser directly above a single serving beverage container. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wall is tapered outwardly between the bottom and top. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the open top has a perimeter that is at least as large as a perimeter of the wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the location represents a platform for supporting the single serving beverage container, the method further comprising: configuring the housing of the beverage dispenser such that the basket-receiving recess holds one of the plurality of single serving disposable brew baskets above the single serving beverage container.