Patent · US Expired

Combination grinder and brewer

US6988444B1 · kind B1 · utility

30Cited by
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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 2003
Grant dateJan 24, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47J31/42
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A combination grinder and brewer for grinding of coffee beans and delivering ground coffee to a brewing chamber for the brewing of a coffee beverage includes a fan for creating a positive pressure air blanket at the interface between the delivery system and the brewing chamber so as to minimize movement of moistened air from the brewing chamber into the delivery system.

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