Patents by Inventor Elaine Marie Duffy

Elaine Marie Duffy 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).

  • Reusable beverage cartridge
    Patent number: 11730307
    Abstract: A reusable cartridge and method for forming a beverage using a beverage machine. The cartridge may include multiple openings, e.g., arranged to receive an inlet needle, through which liquid may be introduced into the cartridge. One or more of the openings may be closed to flow, e.g., by a plug that engages with a corresponding opening by a friction fit. A filter basket may be inserted or removed into the interior space through the opening and a cover may engage at top to seal the opening closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • REUSABLE BEVERAGE CARTRIDGE
    Publication number: 20210127889
    Abstract: A reusable cartridge and method for forming a beverage using a beverage machine. The cartridge may include multiple openings, e.g., arranged to receive an inlet needle, through which liquid may be introduced into the cartridge. One or more of the openings may be closed to flow, e.g., by a plug that engages with a corresponding opening by a friction fit. A filter basket may be inserted or removed into the interior space through the opening and a cover may engage at top to seal the opening closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879532
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Kaplan, Mario Liuzza, Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Edward Wilson Licitra, Lea Kobeli, Germain Verbrackel, Colton Sanford
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D879533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Liuzza, Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Philip Drapeau
  • Beverage cartridge
    Patent number: D931044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Beverage cartridge
    Patent number: D931045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Beverage cartridge
    Patent number: D931046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Beverage cartridge
    Patent number: D931047
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Beverage cartridge
    Patent number: D939890
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert John Sasena, Elaine Marie Duffy, Kin Chung Choi
  • Liquid receptacle
    Patent number: D947602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Cha, Elaine Marie Duffy, Steve James Nalen
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D948911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Cha, Elaine Marie Duffy, Steve James Nalen
  • Beverage machine
    Patent number: D948913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Cha, Elaine Marie Duffy, Steve James Nalen
  • Beverage machine with display screen
    Patent number: D1007218
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Ho Cha, Elaine Marie Duffy, Jennifer Marie Smith