Patents by Inventor Brian L. King

Brian L. King 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).

  • Patent number: 5408918
    Abstract: An improved tea brewer which can be attached to a coffee brewer and has a tea wiper that connects to the coffee wiper for removing tea leaves from the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1995
    Assignee: VKI Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. King, Paul A. King
  • Patent number: 5351604
    Abstract: Apparatus for brewing coffee, tea and other beverages which consists of a lower and upper chamber which move relative to one another. The upper chamber allows the mixing of the coffee and water. The lower chamber has a filter element at the top which allows the coffee liquid to move from the upper chamber to the lower chamber while leaving the residue on the filter element. A piston in the lower chamber forces air through the water and coffee to agitate it and then sucks the coffee liquid through the filter element into the lower chamber. The coffee liquid then exits the lower chamber through an opening in the lower chamber and goes into a cup. The upper chamber then raises and separates from the lower chamber and a wiper blade which is connected to the upper chamber cleans the filter element and pushes the coffee grounds into a residue container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Zuma Coffee Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. King, Paul A. King
  • Patent number: 5349897
    Abstract: An apparatus for brewing coffee, tea or other beverages that has upper and lower chambers that move relative to each other. When the upper and lower chambers are joined, coffee and water are supplied to the upper brewing chamber which passes through a filter mounted on the top of the lower brewing chamber into the lower brewing chamber and the coffee grounds remain on the filter. A piston in the lower chamber forces air through the liquid to agitate it and sucks it through the filter into the lower chamber. The coffee flows from the lower chamber and then a single push rod separates the upper and lower chambers. A wiper blade then removes the coffee grounds from the filter while the chambers are separated after which the push rod reseals the upper and lower chambers together for the next brewing cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Zuma Coffee Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian L. King, Paul A. King