Patents by Inventor George Kandappali Mani

George Kandappali Mani 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).

  • Publication number: 20110041701
    Abstract: This invention relates to an automatic pod-conveyor and brewer assembly for fresh hot beverage. The brewer sub-assembly (100) includes a pneumatic cylinder (110) with its piston rod (120) fitted to a brewer plunger (130). An injection nozzle (180) is detachably fixed from underneath to the brewer base (195) with its conical tip protruding into the brewer chamber (150). The single serving pod (160) is a receptacle (510) containing the brewing, infusible or other material (520), covered and sealed with a porous membrane (530). The injection nozzle (180) injects hot pressurized water, received through its interior from a suitable water heating system, into a single serving pod (160) placed within the brewer sub-assembly (100), and the brewed beverage flows out to a dispensing cup through a liquor outlet port (190) in the brewer base (195). The pneumatic cylinder (110) is operated by air solenoid valve (165) with compressed air from a compressed air storage tank (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Ashim Chatterjee, George Kandappali Mani, Munusamy Balasubramaniam
  • Publication number: 20110036244
    Abstract: This invention relates to an assembly for automatic fresh brewing of hot beverage and dispensing thereof which uses single serving pods (18) stacked in plurality of static vertically extending chutes (36, 38). The assembly dispenses each individual serving of fresh hot beverage with consistent taste and flavor, within a short time and customized to a consumer's preference like ‘strong’, ‘light’, ‘with milk’, ‘without milk’, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Ashim Chatterjee, George Kandappali Mani, Munusamy Balasubramaniam