Patents by Inventor George Kingman Bonnoitt, JR.

George Kingman Bonnoitt, JR. 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).

  • Capsule-based system for preparing and dispensing a beverage
    Patent number: 10080459
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system that can dispense both cold and hot drinks from either cold drink capsules or hot drink capsules. The cold or hot drink capsule is inserted into the system, and the lid is manually closed. If a cold drink capsule has been inserted, a mechanism cracks the capsule along a predetermined seam, injects cold mixing fluid into the capsule, and then rotates the capsule to pour the mixed contents into a cup. As the contents are poured, additional cold fluid can be added to the cup. If a hot drink capsule has been inserted, closing the lid pushed it down on a bottom needle that punctures it. An injection needle rotates and punctures the top. Hot fluid is injected under pressure forcing a brewed or mixed drink out the bottom into a cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LA VIT TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Gian Matteo Lo Faro, Alan M. Crosby, George Kingman Bonnoitt, Jr., David Preston Adams, Alan Kenneth Stratton
  • Capsule based system for preparing and dispensing a beverage
    Patent number: 10034570
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system that can dispense both cold and hot drinks from either cold drink capsules or hot drink capsules. The cold or hot drink capsule is inserted into the system, and the lid is manually closed. if a cold drink capsule has been inserted, a mechanism cracks the capsule along a predetermined seam, injects cold mixing fluid into the capsule, and then rotates the capsule to pour out or further flush out the cold drink into a cup. If a hot drink capsule has been inserted, the lid is closed, and a rotating needle pierces the top of the capsule. The capsule is then punctured from the bottom. Hot water can then be injected into the top of the capsule, and the hot drink can be removed from the bottom into a cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: LaVit Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gian Matteo Lo Faro, Alan M. Crosby, George Kingman Bonnoitt, Jr., David Preston Adams, Alan Kenneth Stratton
  • Capsule-Based System for Preparing and Dispensing a Beverage
    Publication number: 20160051080
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system that can dispense both cold and hot drinks from either cold drink capsules or hot drink capsules. The cold or hot drink capsule is inserted into the system, and the lid is manually closed. if a cold drink capsule has been inserted, a mechanism cracks the capsule along a predetermined seam, injects cold mixing fluid into the capsule, and then rotates the capsule to pour out or further flush out the cold drink into a cup. If a hot drink capsule has been inserted, the lid is closed, and a rotating needle pierces the top of the capsule. The capsule is then punctured from the bottom. Hot water can then be injected into the top of the capsule, and the hot drink can be removed from the bottom into a cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: La Vit Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gian Matteo Lo Faro, Alan M. Crosby, George Kingman Bonnoitt, JR., David Preston Adams, Alan Kenneth Stratton
  • Capsule-Based System for Preparing and Dispensing a Beverage
    Publication number: 20150135965
    Abstract: A beverage dispensing system that can dispense both cold and hot drinks from either cold drink capsules or hot drink capsules. The cold or hot drink capsule is inserted into the system, and the lid is manually closed. If a cold drink capsule has been inserted, a mechanism cracks the capsule along a predetermined seam, injects cold mixing fluid into the capsule, and then rotates the capsule to pour the mixed contents into a cup. As the contents are poured, additional cold fluid can be added to the cup. If a hot drink capsule has been inserted, closing the lid pushed it down on a bottom needle that punctures it. An injection needle rotates and punctures the top. Hot fluid is injected under pressure forcing a brewed or mixed drink out the bottom into a cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: La Vit Technology LLC
    Inventors: Gina Matteo Lo Foro, Alan M. Crosby, George Kingman Bonnoitt, JR., David Preston Adams, Alan Kenneth Stratton