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Individual coffee packets with filter

a filter and coffee technology, applied in the field of individual coffee packets with filters, can solve the problems of coffee craving, spillage of some grounds on the counter or support surface, etc., and achieve the effect of consistent flavored or strength cups and a clean approach to coffee making

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-10
KASSOUNI VAN M
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This patent provides a coffee filter unit and a way to brew coffee to different strengths without using a large filter. This makes coffee making easier and more consistent in taste.

Problems solved by technology

Such scooping of coffee grounds is inconsistent in providing the same amount of coffee grounds for each pot of coffee and thus does not consistently result in the desired coffee.
Also, such scooping often leads to spillage of some of the grounds on the counter or support surface by the coffee maker.

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[0011]Referring now to the drawings and the illustrative embodiments depicted therein, a coffee filter unit 10 includes an upper filter portion or layer or sheet 12 and a lower filter portion or layer or sheet 14 that are sealed together about their peripheries 16 with coffee grounds disposed therein (FIGS. 1-4). One or more coffee filter units 10 may be placed in a brewing reservoir 18 (FIG. 4), whereby heated water from a coffee maker or coffee brewing device may flow into the reservoir 18 and pass through the coffee filter unit 10 and through a drain or dispensing hole or passageway 18a of the reservoir 18 to brew a cup or pot of coffee, as discussed below. The coffee filter units of the present invention thus provide an integral or unitary pouch or unit that provides both the coffee grounds (at a desired or predetermined amount) and the filtering function (needed in brewing coffee to avoid grounds of coffee being in the brewed coffee), in a self-contained, sealed unit that a use...

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Abstract

A method of brewing with a brewing device includes providing a plurality of individual filter units. The brewing device has a reservoir for flowing water through a composition in the filter units, such as coffee grounds to brew coffee. The individual coffee filter units each comprise a filter pouch that contains a predetermined amount of coffee grounds or the like. An amount of filter units is selected depending on at least one of (i) the amount of coffee to be brewed and (ii) the strength of the coffee to be brewed. The selected amount of coffee filter units are placed in the reservoir and the brewing device is activated to brew the coffee or the like.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]The present application claims the filing benefit of U.S. provisional application, Ser. No. 61 / 710,245, filed Oct. 5, 2012, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates generally to coffee and filters for automatic drip coffee makers.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Typical coffee makers, such as the automatic drip type of coffee maker, require a filter that is placed in the coffee maker, and then a desired amount of coffee grounds (such as a selected or desired number of “scoops” of coffee grounds) is placed in the filter. The selected amount of coffee grounds that is added determines the strength of the brewed coffee and the amount of coffee that is to brewed. Such scooping of coffee grounds is inconsistent in providing the same amount of coffee grounds for each pot of coffee and thus does not consistently result in the desired coffee. Also, such scooping often...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/804
CPCB65D85/8046A47J31/06A47J31/10B65D85/8061
Inventor KASSOUNI, VAN M.
Owner KASSOUNI VAN M
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