Patents by Inventor Brian J. Lesser

Brian J. Lesser 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).

  • Disposable beverage infuser
    Patent number: 6007853
    Abstract: This invention relates to a disposable system for making portions of a hot beverage such as coffee or tea, comprising a porous filter designed to extend within a beverage container and having an upper region which is detachably coupled to the edge of the beverage container, whereby a predetermined quantity of solid beverage material can be placed within the filter, a predetermined quantity of liquid can be poured onto the beverage material, and the resulting liquid in the beverage container can steep with the solid beverage material within the filter, so that a desired portion of a beverage of a desired strength may be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1999
    Assignee: DBF, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian J. Lesser
  • Disposable beverage insufer and method of making a beverage using the infuser
    Patent number: 5952028
    Abstract: This invention relates to a disposable system for making portions of a hot beverage such as coffee or tea, comprising a porous filter designed to extend within a beverage container and having an upper region which is detachably coupled to the edge of the beverage container, whereby a predetermined quantity of solid beverage material can be placed within the filter, a predetermined quantity of liquid can be poured onto the beverage material, and the resulting liquid in the beverage container can steep with the solid beverage material within the filter, so that a desired portion of a beverage of a desired strength may be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Brian J. Lesser