Patents by Inventor David Bikerman

David Bikerman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9648982
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to tea machines that utilize infusion bag dispensing systems to dispensing tea or other substances from canisters into the infusion bag. The tea machine comprises: a canister housing; one or more removable canisters, each canister configured to be refillable with loose tea and/or infusible sweetener; a plurality of empty infusion bags configured to contain tea and/or other infusible substance; an infusion bag dispenser adapted to hold a plurality of empty porous-walled infusion bags and configured to retrieve an empty infusion bag and hold and open the retrieved bag for filling with tea and/or other infusible substance; and a measuring cup adapted for determining the quantity of tea or other infusible substance to be extracted from the canister(s) and dispensed into the infusion bag. The tea machine of the present invention may be manually operated, or may be operated electronically, or may be controlled by a microprocessor or/and be programmed by the end user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: David Bikerman, Thomas Muckle
  • Patent number: 9573715
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to infusion bags for infusible substance such as tea or herbs or the like for which separation of the infusible substance from liquid is desired. The disclosure also relates to a device which provides function of storing empty infusion bags in a container, and retrieving the empty bag individually from the container, holding and opening the retrieved bag for filling, and ejecting the filled bag for use. The infusion bags and device of the present invention is ideal for making hot tea or herbal beverages, and for other infusion needs in cooking where separation of the infused material from liquid is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Inventors: David Bikerman, Thomas Muckle
  • Publication number: 20160095462
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to tea machines that utilize infusion bag dispensing systems to dispensing tea or other substances from canisters into the infusion bag. The tea machine comprises a canister container, one or more canisters containing infusible substance removably held in the canister container, a plurality of empty infusion bags to receive infusible substance, an infusion bag dispenser to store the empty infusion bags and retrieve the empty bags one at a time for filling; and a measuring cup for measuring a quantity of tea to be filled from the canister to the infusion bag. The tea machine of the present invention may be manually operated, or may be operated electronically, or may be controlled by a microprocessor or/and be programmed by the end user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Old Lyme Tea Inc.
    Inventors: David Bikerman, Thomas Muckle
  • Publication number: 20160059977
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to infusion bags for infusible substance such as tea or herbs or the like for which separation of the infusible substance from liquid is desired. The disclosure also relates to a device which provides function of storing empty infusion bags in a container, and retrieving the empty bag individually from the container, holding and opening the retrieved bag for filling, and ejecting the filled bag for use. The infusion bags and device of the present invention is ideal for making hot tea or herbal beverages, and for other infusion needs in cooking where separation of the infused material from liquid is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: David Bikerman, Thomas Muckle