Patents by Inventor John Sovis

John Sovis 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).

  • Brewing appliance having a tower with a water reservoir and brewing basket and an adjacently positioned pitcher receptacle
    Patent number: 5964143
    Abstract: A beverage making appliance has a water reservoir, brewing basket and water heating and pumping device within a tower structure with the brewing basket in a top region of the tower. The brewing basket has a sloped floor and a drain hole positioned near an edge of the sloped floor, and positioned over a recess in the tower so that liquid drains from the brewing basket to the exterior of the tower. The recess in the tower is configured to receive a pitcher whereby a pitcher positioned within the recess receives liquid, in the form of a brewed beverage, from the brewing basket. A valve assembly in connection with the drain hole of the brewing basket is controllable from the exterior of the tower to regulate the flow rate of liquid from the brewing basket into the pitcher, thus altering the characteristics of the brewed beverage produced by the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Signature Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Driscoll, Marc L. Vitantonio, John Sovis
  • Brewing appliance
    Patent number: D414647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Signature Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Driscoll, Marc L. Vitantonio, John Sovis