Patents Examined by Hong Thi Yoo
  • Patent number: 10143214
    Abstract: A method of preparing a tea beverage in a capsule-based brewing device is provided, the device comprising an infusion chamber (10); a capsule holder (20) sized and shaped so as to receive a capsule (30); a filter (25); an openable and closable passage (29) which terminates in an orifice (40); a vessel (60) located beneath the orifice (40) and having a spout (63); the method comprising the steps of: introducing liquid and infusible beverage material from the capsule (30) into the infusion chamber (10) so as to brew the beverage; and then after brewing has taken place for a sufficient time, opening the passage (29) to allow the beverage to flow from the infusion chamber (10) through the filter (25), along the passage (29), through the orifice (40), into the vessel (60) and out from the spout (63).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
    Inventors: Ahmad Bittar, David Murray Cross, Michael Paton, Alistair David Smith, Daniel Thomas Toon
  • Patent number: 10136656
    Abstract: A food product includes a first extruded component, a second extruded component co-extruded over the first component, the second component comprising a meat component and an additive, and a casing provided over the second component, wherein the additive comprises at least one of a flavoring, a seasoning, and a coloring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Hillshire Brands Company
    Inventors: Timothy A. Stubbs, Kent M. Bearson, Paul H. Bernthal, Dejing Fu, John Dow Harris, Jr., Kristina J. Phipps, Barbara K. Schmitt, Glenn Wille