Patents by Inventor Roswitha Mekelburg

Roswitha Mekelburg 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: 6138551
    Abstract: A filter device for brewing beverages from coffee or tea grounds has a support frame comprising a first annular member and at least two radially outwardly projecting supports for placing the filter device onto a rim of a beverage container. The first annular member has a diameter smaller than the diameter of the beverage container. A disposable filter insert enclosing an amount of coffee grounds or tea leaves for brewing a beverage in the beverage container is provided. The filter insert has a seamless conical porous pocket for receiving the coffee grounds or tea leaves. The conical pocket has a cone base facing upwardly and a cone top facing downwardly. The filter insert also has a porous cover covering an opening at cone base. The pocket has finer pores than the cover. The cover sags downwardly and forms a depression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventors: Jurgen Bauer, Roswitha Mekelburg