Patents by Inventor Osvaldo Maffei

Osvaldo Maffei 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).

  • Method for brewing beverage and cartridge containing infusible material
    Patent number: 9290317
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for brewing a beverage in a brewing apparatus, wherein a cartridge containing infusible material is connected to a brew chamber and will form the bottom of the brew chamber. By the introduction of air through the filter of the cartridge, water and infusible material are mixed, and an effective brewing process is conducted. After brewing the beverage is discharged into a receptacle through the filter of the cartridge, leaving infusible material behind in the cartridge. The invention also provides a cartridge for use in the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Edward Quinn, Osvaldo Maffei, Robert Wim Bronwasser, Raffaele Zandona
  • METHOD FOR BREWING BEVERAGE AND CARTRIDGE CONTAINING INFUSIBLE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20130156899
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for brewing a beverage in a brewing apparatus, wherein a cartridge containing infusible material is connected to a brew chamber and will form the bottom of the brew chamber. By the introduction of air through the filter of the cartridge, water and infusible material are mixed, and an effective brewing process is conducted. After brewing the beverage is discharged into a receptacle through the filter of the cartridge, leaving infusible material behind in the cartridge. The invention also provides a cartridge for use in the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Anthony Edward Quinn, Osvaldo Maffei, Robert Wim Bronwasser, Raffaele Zandona