Patents Assigned to Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
  • Beverage machine material holder
    Patent number: 10893769
    Abstract: A beverage machine with a holder including front and side walls around an opening where beverage material is held to form a beverage where the walls slope downwardly and inwardly toward the opening. A peripheral wall may extend upwardly from the opening and form a trough around the opening with the front and side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen F. Koury, Paul K. Metaxatos
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING BREW PARAMETERS DURING DISPENSING
    Publication number: 20200253414
    Abstract: A beverage forming method and system arranged to allow a user to change one or more brew parameters used by a beverage machine control circuit to perform automatic control during a beverage dispensing operation. For example, a user can adjust a volume of a beverage to be dispensed while the beverage is being dispensed in the user's cup, and the control circuit will adjust automatic control of the dispensing process based on the adjusted volume from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Godfrey, Joseph George Fucci, James E. Shepard, Gregory Franco Franco
  • BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE ARRANGED TO SHARE CAPSULE IMAGE AND MACHINE OPERATION DATA
    Publication number: 20200178723
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sharing capsule image data and beverage preparation parameters, from one or more beverage preparation machines with a remote computer system via a network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. The remote computer system may process the capsule image data to determine characteristics of the capsule (e.g., a type of capsule, such as a brand, or beverage ingredients in the capsule), thereby relieving the beverage preparation from having to determine information about the capsule. The remote computer may track a user's consumption of capsules, may compare this value to the user's past capsule purchase history, and may determine if the user's supply of capsules is below a threshold value (e.g., below a week's worth of capsules).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Tinkler, Jianming Huang, Kevin William Hartley, Cameron McLeod, Samuel Ross Rulli, Nicholas George Ioannidis, James K. Lynch, Brian David Rheaume, Jeffrey Sol Hadden, Philip Hadley, Yvona Hlobilova
  • VENTING ARRANGEMENT FOR BEVERAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200154938
    Abstract: Aspects relating to a method and apparatus for venting a heater tank of a beverage forming apparatus using a vent valve that is opened and closed based on an operation to move a brew chamber lid between an open lid position and a closed lid position are provided. In one aspect, the vent valve may be positioned on a vent line distinct from a delivery line that delivers heated liquid from the heater tank to the brew chamber. In another aspect, at least a portion of the delivery line may extend downwardly from the top of the heater tank to a location between the top and the bottom of the heater tank. In another aspect, the at least a portion of the vent valve may be attached to the handle for movement with the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Choon Meng Teo, Yee Leong Pang, Kim Lai Wong, John Couture, Richard Pasquini
  • PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CONFIGURATION FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200093319
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for venting a liquid supply of a beverage machine, e.g., by permanently open orifice and/or pressure relief valve. The orifice may always vent a heater tank, even while liquid is delivered to the tank by a liquid pump and/or while the tank is pressurized by an air pump to deliver liquid from the tank. A filter may be positioned between a heater tank and orifice and/or air pump. The pressure relief valve may be positioned between the liquid pump and the inlet side of the heater tank, e.g., so relatively cool water is released by the pressure relief valve when open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Choon Meng Teo, Yee Leong Pang, Kim Lai Wong, John Couture, Richard Pasquini
  • Beverage preparation machine arranged to share capsule image and machine operation data
    Patent number: 10595668
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sharing capsule image data and beverage preparation parameters, from one or more beverage preparation machines with a remote computer system via a network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. The remote computer system may process the capsule image data to determine characteristics of the capsule (e.g., a type of capsule, such as a brand, or beverage ingredients in the capsule), thereby relieving the beverage preparation from having to determine information about the capsule. The remote computer may track a user's consumption of capsules, may compare this value to the user's past capsule purchase history, and may determine if the user's supply of capsules is below a threshold value (e.g., below a week's worth of capsules).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Tinkler, Jianming Huang, Kevin William Hartley, Cameron McLeod, Samuel Ross Rulli, Nicholas George Ioannidis, James K. Lynch, Brian David Rheaume, Jeffrey Sol Hadden, Philip Hadley, Yvona Hlobilova
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879530
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Iain James Sabberton, Matthew John Maitland, Keith Paul Thompson
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879531
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Iain James Sabberton, Matthew John Maitland, Keith Paul Thompson
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kaplan, Mario Liuzza, Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Edward Wilson Licitra, Lea Kobeli, Germain Verbrackel, Colton Sanford
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Liuzza, Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Philip Drapeau
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D882336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Iain James Sabberton, Matthew John Maitland, Keith Paul Thompson
  • Container
    Patent number: D883739
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Steffen F. Koury, Paul K. Metaxatos, Benjamin Hines, Brent Boswell, Benjamin Worth Coble
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D893945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter David Cauwood, Iain James Sabberton, Matthew John Maitland, Keith Paul Thompson
  • Needle arrangement
    Patent number: D895355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci, Robert Dana Cassano
  • Gasket arrangement
    Patent number: D898169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci
  • Needle arrangement
    Patent number: D908426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci, Robert Dana Cassano
  • Gasket arrangement
    Patent number: D908850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci
  • Handle
    Patent number: D909173
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventor: Iain James Sabberton
  • Display screen with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D915425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Connors, William Pacheco
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D915426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Connors, William Pacheco, Lisa Fortini Watts