Patents by Inventor Silvana V Wheeler

Silvana V Wheeler 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).

  • Methods and systems for brewing variable amounts of coffee
    Patent number: 8075935
    Abstract: A method brewing a beverage or coffee, and an associated system, include a water reservoir having a fixed capacity, an electric pump, a steel vessel with an inlet and an outlet for water and with a heater for heating the water, a container for holding coffee grounds having a removable insert for selectively optimizing coffee strength including but not limited to optimizing for amount of coffee brewed, and an optional heater to keep brewed coffee at a desired temperature until dispensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Conair Corporation
    Inventors: Jill Kreutzer Orent, Barbara L Schnabel, David J Wanat, Joseph J Laskowski, Silvana V Wheeler
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BREWING VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF COFFEE
    Publication number: 20100183778
    Abstract: A method brewing a beverage or coffee, and an associated system, include a water reservoir having a fixed capacity, an electric pump, a steel vessel with an inlet and an outlet for water and with a heater for heating the water, a container for holding coffee grounds having a removable insert for selectively optimizing coffee strength including but not limited to optimizing for amount of coffee brewed, and an optional heater to keep brewed coffee at a desired temperature until dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: JILL KREUTZER ORENT, Barbara L. Schnabel, David J. Wanat, Joseph J. Laskowski, Silvana V. Wheeler