Patents by Inventor David P. Knowles

David P. Knowles 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).

  • Beverage preparation system and capsules
    Patent number: 11001437
    Abstract: A system for the preparation of a multi-component food product, such as coffee, tea, soup or baby food. The system comprises two or more capsules (300,400), each capsule providing a component of the multi-component food product, each capsule having an inlet region for receiving liquid into the capsule and an outlet region (330) for dispensing liquid from the capsule, wherein the outlet region of a first capsule is configured to mate with the inlet region of a second capsule, such that the first and second capsules may be connected in fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Lavazza Professional North America, LLC
    Inventors: David X. Wicks, David P. Knowles, Tony McCoy, Samuel Hyde-Hart
  • BEVERAGE PREPARATION SYSTEM AND CAPSULES
    Publication number: 20190002192
    Abstract: A system for the preparation of a multi-component food product, such as coffee, tea, soup or baby food. The system comprises two or more capsules (300,400), each capsule providing a component of the multi-component food product, each capsule having an inlet region for receiving liquid into the capsule and an outlet region (330) for dispensing liquid from the capsule, wherein the outlet region of a first capsule is configured to mate with the inlet region of a second capsule, such that the first and second capsules may be connected in fluid communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: David X. Wicks, David P. Knowles, Tony McCoy, Samuel Hyde-Hart