Patents Assigned to Farberware Inc.
  • Patent number: 5491322
    Abstract: The invention includes a brewing apparatus which makes coffee, tea or the like by the drip method within a microwave oven. The brewing apparatus includes a reservoir for retaining a quantity of water for heating which is positioned on a carafe for receiving a quantity of brewed coffee, tea or the like therein. A basket supported on the reservoir retains coffee grounds, tea leave or the like while permitting brewed material to pass therethrough. A pump tube is attached to the reservoir and extends into the cavity formed thereby to a position below the water line. The reservoir is formed such that the application of microwave energy heats the water within the cavity, causing a pressure increase. The pressure forces liquid through the inlet of the pump tube. The pump tube direct the heated water through the outlet onto the coffee grounds, tea leaves or the like within the basket. The brewed material then passes from the basket into the carafe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Farberware, Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon Waligorski
  • Patent number: 5434392
    Abstract: A brewing apparatus which makes coffee by the drip method within a microwave oven. The brewing apparatus having a reservoir for retaining a quantity of water for heating. The reservoir positioned on a carafe for receiving a quantity of brewed coffee therein. A basket is positioned between the reservoir and the carafe for retaining the coffee grounds while permitting brewed coffee to pass therethrough. A water transfer tube is positioned within the reservoir having an inlet adjacent the internal bottom of the reservoir and an outlet positioned below the external bottom of the reservoir. The tube forming a bight above the water line within the reservoir. The application of microwave energy heats the water within the reservoir initiating a pumping system that creates a hydraulic head advantage through the transfer tube. The advantage creates a continuous flow of water from the reservoir through the outlet and onto the coffee grounds within the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Assignee: Farberware, Inc.
    Inventor: Irving Belinkoff
  • Patent number: 4999466
    Abstract: The invention includes a brewing apparatus which makes coffee, tea or the like by the drip method within a microwave oven. The brewing apparatus includes a reservoir for retaining a quantity of water for heating which is positioned on a carafe for receiving a quantity of brewed coffee, tea or the like therein. A basket supported on the reservoir retains coffee grounds, tea leave or the like while permitting brewed material to pass therethrough. A pump tube is attached to the reservoir and extends into the cavity formed thereby to a position below the water line. The reservoir is formed such that the application of microwave energy heats the water within the cavity, causing a pressure increase. The pressure forces liquid through the inlet of the pump tube. The pump tube direct the heated water through the outlet onto the coffee grounds, tea leaves or the like within the basket. The brewed material then passes from the basket into the carafe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Assignee: Farberware Inc.
    Inventor: Gordon Waligorski
  • Patent number: D304286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Farberware Inc.
    Inventor: George Schmidt
  • Patent number: D305086
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Farberware Inc.
    Inventor: James B. Stewart
  • Patent number: D325844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1992
    Assignee: Farberware Inc.
    Inventor: John Betts
  • Patent number: D344429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 22, 1994
    Assignee: Farberware Inc.
    Inventor: David Conroy
  • Patent number: D352418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Farberware, Inc.
    Inventors: John Betts, Irene Krone