Patents by Inventor Jack A. Fleming

Jack A. Fleming 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).

  • STRETCHABLE BEVERAGE CARTRIDGES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20180072490
    Abstract: Present embodiments generally relate to a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge has a body portion, a first filter element, and a second filter element. The cartridge can include a single serving of coffee or another beverage component or precursor. The cartridge can be formed of a biodegradable and/or compostable material. In some embodiments, at least one of the filters is configured to stretch when pressed by a tamping head, thereby allowing the tamping head to be received in the cartridge to facilitate tamping of the beverage component or precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Izaak Koller, Amanda Juris, Kathleen L. Ireland, Jeffrey Jack Fleming, Farid Sadeghi, Philipe Roget Manoux, Adam Mekeel Mack, Kurt Philip Dammermann, Alan Scott Crarer
  • Stretchable beverage cartridges and methods
    Patent number: 9783361
    Abstract: Present embodiments generally relate to a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge has a body portion, a first filter element, and a second filter element. The cartridge can include a single serving of coffee or another beverage component or precursor. The cartridge can be formed of a biodegradable and/or compostable material. In some embodiments, at least one of the filters is configured to stretch when pressed by a tamping head, thereby allowing the tamping head to be received in the cartridge to facilitate tamping of the beverage component or precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Starbucks Corporation
    Inventors: Izaak Koller, Amanda Juris, Kathleen L. Ireland, Jeffrey Jack Fleming, Farid Sadeghi, Philipe Roget Manoux, Adam Mekeel Mack, Kurt Philip Dammermann, Alan Scott Crarer
  • STRETCHABLE BEVERAGE CARTRIDGES AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140272018
    Abstract: Present embodiments generally relate to a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge has a body portion, a first filter element, and a second filter element. The cartridge can include a single serving of coffee or another beverage component or precursor. The cartridge can be formed of a biodegradable and/or compostable material. In some embodiments, at least one of the filters is configured to stretch when pressed by a tamping head, thereby allowing the tamping head to be received in the cartridge to facilitate tamping of the beverage component or precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Izaak Koller, Amanda Juris, Kathleen L. Ireland, Jeffrey Jack Fleming, Farid Sadeghi, Philipe Roget Manoux, Adam Mekeel Mack, Kurt Philip Dammermann, Alan Scott Crarer
  • Hand carrier
    Patent number: 8083126
    Abstract: A sling-type carrier with a two-layered handle that is connected to the panels that complete the sling in a cantilevered manner that resists tearing or separation of the handle layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Inventors: Jack Alan Fleming, Marion Jack Fleming
  • Hand carrier
    Publication number: 20100108748
    Abstract: A sling-type carrier with a two-layered handle that is connected to the panels that complete the sling in a cantilevered manner that resists tearing or separation of the handle layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: ImagiGraphics Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Alan Fleming, Marion Jack Fleming
  • Folding latching bag handle
    Patent number: D502872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: Merchants Publishing Company
    Inventor: Jack A. Fleming