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Instant beverage apparatuses and methods

a beverage apparatus and instant technology, applied in the field of sealed cartridges, can solve the problems of instant beverage components occupying a reduced volume, and achieve the effects of reducing waste, enhancing convenience, and reducing the time to prepare beverages

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-04-23
STARBUCKS
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This solution reduces production costs, minimizes waste, enhances the mixing and preservation of instant beverage components, and extends shelf life by maintaining an optimal environment within the cartridge, ensuring consistent beverage quality and convenience.

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Additionally, such compression can result in the instant beverage component occupying a reduced volume.

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[0030]The following discussion is presented to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use one or more of the present embodiments. The general principles described herein may be applied to embodiments and applications other than those detailed below without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Indeed, the present embodiments are not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments shown, but are to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed or suggested herein.

[0031]With regard to FIGS. 3A-3C, cross-sectional views of a single-serve beverage cartridge 300 for an instant beverage component 328, such as instant coffee, are illustrated. The single-serve beverage cartridge 300 can be configured for use in a single-serve beverage machine, such as an automatic single-serve coffee brewer. The term “cartridge” as used herein shall be given its ordinary and customary meaning, and shall include, without limitation, cartridge...

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Abstract

Present embodiments generally relate to packaging for instant beverage components, such as instant coffee. In some embodiments, the packaging includes a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge includes a cup, a lid, and a single serving of instant coffee or another instant beverage component. In some embodiments, the cartridge is configured to be pierced by one or more piercing members, which can provide an opening for liquid to flow into and / or out of the cartridge. In certain instances, the cartridge includes an insert configured to facilitate mixing of the instant beverage component with the liquid. In some embodiments, the instant beverage component is compressed. In certain embodiments, the cartridge does not include a filter or a barrier configured to retain non-liquid matter within the cartridge.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 232,749, filed Sep. 14, 2011, which claims the benefit under at least 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 383,564, filed Sep. 16, 2010, the entirety of each which is incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims the benefit under at least 35 U.S.C. §120 as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 834,317, filed Mar. 15, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 207,962, filed Aug. 11, 2011, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,414,953, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12 / 170,396, filed Jul. 9, 2008, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,043,645.FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates to a sealed cartridge containing a single serving of an instant beverage component for producing a beverage when fluid is introduced into the cartridge. The cartridge can be configured for use with single-serve bever...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/804
CPCB65D85/8043B65D81/2076B65D85/8055B65D85/8052B65D85/804A47J31/02
Inventor CAMERA, PAUL N.JONES, THOMAS M.WAGNER, MARY K.ROBINSON, URANO A.DA CRUZ, J. MARCIO
Owner STARBUCKS