Patents by Inventor John Douglas Bishop

John Douglas Bishop 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).

  • Cold brew system
    Patent number: 10278533
    Abstract: A cold beverage brewing system includes a container and a supply of water. The container holds a brewing substance which forms a brewed beverage when combined with the water. The water supplied to the container for brewing can be at a variety of temperatures, including ambient or below ambient temperatures. The system is controllably pressurized with a gas, preferably nitrogen, and controllably dispensed to provide a brewed beverage with selected characteristics in a relatively short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Russell Angell, John Douglas Bishop, Chairil McClain, Karalynn M. McDermott, Charles H. Clark, Kenneth John Benson, Matthew Christopher Humphrey
  • COLD BREW SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180098658
    Abstract: A cold beverage brewing system includes a container and a supply of water. The container holds a brewing substance which forms a brewed beverage when combined with the water. The water supplied to the container for brewing can be at a variety of temperatures, including ambient or below ambient temperatures. The system is controllably pressurized with a gas, preferably nitrogen, and controllably dispensed to provide a brewed beverage with selected characteristics in a relatively short period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Russell ANGELL, John Douglas BISHOP, Chairil MCCLAIN, Karalynn M. MCDERMOTT, Charles H. CLARK, Kenneth John BENSON, Matthew Christopher HUMPHREY
  • Air agitation controllable beverage making apparatus, system and method
    Patent number: 8997633
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of use in making beverages. The apparatus includes components and structures for making beverages by mixing heated water or other liquid and a beverage making substance in combination with controllable evacuation, pressurization, or both of a mixing vessel. The method includes controllable brewing using a vacuum, positive pressure, or both to control one or a combination of active controllable agitation of ingredients, steep time, pressurization, extraction time, agitation pulsing, dispensing pulsing as well as other numerous other beverage preparation characteristics and controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
    Inventors: John Douglas Bishop, Charles H. Clark, William E. Midden, Randy D. Pope, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Rex Allen Rogers
  • AIR PRESSURE CONTROLLABLE BEVERAGE MAKING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110097465
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method of use in making beverages. The apparatus includes components and structures for making beverages by mixing heated water or other liquid and a beverage making substance in combination with controllable evacuation, pressurization, or both of a mixing vessel. The method includes controllable brewing using a vacuum, positive pressure, or both to control one or a combination of active controllable agitation of ingredients, steep time, pressurization, extraction time, agitation pulsing, dispensing pulsing as well as other numerous other beverage preparation characteristics and controls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: John Douglas Bishop, Charles H. Clark, William E. Midden, Randy D. Pope, Suresh Radhakrishnan, Rex Allen Rogers