Patents by Inventor Jessica Jill Porter Marais

Jessica Jill Porter Marais 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).

  • Publication number: 20220167795
    Abstract: The examples described herein relate to a coffee bean package assembly including: a package body having: a receiving aperture defined therein to receive coffee beans into an interior of the package body during a filling operation, and a dispensing aperture defined therein to dispense the coffee beans from the interior of the package body during a dispensing operation; a closing mechanism to close the receiving aperture of the package body; a rigid support member secured around the dispensing aperture within the package body; a grinding mechanism to operationally receive coffee beans, via the dispensing aperture, from the interior of the package body during the dispensing operation, the grinding mechanism having an electric motor; a battery electrically coupled to the electric motor of the grinding mechanism; and a solar panel securable to the package body, and electrically couplable to the battery to enable charging of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Jessica Jill Porter Marais, Zachary Charles Jacobson, Jack Steven Tyson
  • Patent number: 11291336
    Abstract: Some examples described herein include coffee bean packaging assemblies that integrate a packaging body with a grinding mechanism (e.g., a burr grinder). The example coffee bean assemblies described provide storage advantages (e.g., coffee beans and grinders do not need to be separately stored and located when wanting to dispense freshly ground coffee), as well as travel advantages (e.g., a separate coffee grinder does not need to be remembered packed when traveling).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jessica Jill Porter Marais, Zachary Charles Jacobson, Jack Steven Tyson
  • Publication number: 20210386246
    Abstract: Some examples described herein include coffee bean packaging assemblies that integrate a packaging body with a grinding mechanism (e.g., a burr grinder). The example coffee bean assemblies described provide storage advantages (e.g., coffee beans and grinders do not need to be separately stored and located when wanting to dispense freshly ground coffee), as well as travel advantages (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jessica Jill Porter Marais, Zachary Charles Jacobson, Jack Steven Tyson