Patents by Inventor Andrew Domenic GREGORACE

Andrew Domenic GREGORACE 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).

  • Coffee puck removal device
    Patent number: 11980319
    Abstract: A coffee puck removal device (10) to remove a coffee puck (24) from a portafilter (20) is disclosed herein. The coffee puck removal device (10) has an open compartment (22) containing the coffee puck (24), the coffee puck (24) having an exposed major outer face (26) and a major inner face (28) when the coffee puck (24) is located in the open compartment (22). The device (10) includes: a body (12) having a rim (14) surrounding an aperture (16), with the rim (14) being configured to engage the portafilter (20), with the open compartment (22) facing the body (12) to inhibit air passing between the portafilter (20) and the rim (14); and a vacuum source (30) to remove air from the aperture (16) so that air pressure applied to the major inner face (28) is greater than air pressure applied to the exposed major outer face (26) so that the coffee puck (24) is removed from the portafilter (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BREVILLE PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Bruce Hellmers, Stephen John Mcclean, Pierce Barnard, Caroline Valentina Vasta, Andrew Robert Morgan, Andrew Domenic Gregorace, Robert Grassia
  • A COFFEE PUCK REMOVAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210267411
    Abstract: A coffee puck removal device (10) to remove a coffee puck (24) from a portafilter (20) is disclosed herein. The coffee puck removal device (10) has an open compartment (22) containing the coffee puck (24), the coffee puck (24) having an exposed major outer face (26) and a major inner face (28) when the coffee puck (24) is located in the open compartment (22). The device (10) includes: a body (12) having a rim (14) surrounding an aperture (16), with the rim (14) being configured to engage the portafilter (20), with the open compartment (22) facing the body (12) to inhibit air passing between the portafilter (20) and the rim (14); and a vacuum source (30) to remove air from the aperture (16) so that air pressure applied to the major inner face (28) is greater than air pressure applied to the exposed major outer face (26) so that the coffee puck (24) is removed from the portafilter (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Duncan Bruce HELLMERS, Stephen John MCCLEAN, Pierce BARNARD, Caroline VALENTINA, Andrew Robert MORGAN, Andrew Domenic GREGORACE, Robert GRASSIA