Patents by Inventor Rodin Enne Bruinsma

Rodin Enne Bruinsma 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: 6994015
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing coffee includes a holder provided with an access opening for placing a pouch filled with a product to be extracted into the holder; a cover for closing and releasing the access opening; a clamping arrangement for pressing the holder and cover towards each other when the cover closes off the access opening of the holder; and a closing arrangement for retaining the cover and the clamping arrangement in position when the cover closes off the access opening of the holder. The closing arrangement is mechanically coupled to the clamping arrangement for bringing the clamping arrangement from a non-clamping condition into a clamping condition by manually operating the closing arrangement from a first defined position to a second defined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Rodin Enne Bruinsma