Patents by Inventor Lawrence Joseph Egan

Lawrence Joseph Egan 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).

  • Multi-purpose coffee maker pod holder
    Patent number: 10244889
    Abstract: A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dale Aronson, Lawrence Joseph Egan, Kirsten Suzanne Frogley
  • MULTI-PURPOSE COFFEE MAKER POD HOLDER
    Publication number: 20170071397
    Abstract: A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: William Dale Aronson, Lawrence Joseph Egan, Kirsten Suzanne Frogley
  • Multi-purpose coffee maker pod holder
    Patent number: 9486104
    Abstract: A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dale Aronson, Lawrence Joseph Egan, Kirsten Suzanne Frogley
  • MULTI-PURPOSE COFFEE MAKER POD HOLDER
    Publication number: 20140251148
    Abstract: A multi-purpose beverage pod holder for a beverage brewing apparatus is disclosed comprising a flange adapted to be received in a slot in the brewing apparatus, a screen disposed orthogonal with the flange for allowing fluid to pass therein through, a first cylindrical wall encircling the screen on a first surface of the pod holder, the first cylindrical wall having a first diameter and defining a first packet retainer, and a second cylindrical wall encircling the screen on an opposite surface of the pod holder, the second cylindrical wall having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter and defining a second packet retainer. The pod holder can be used to brew both espresso and coffee in the same machine depending upon the orientation of the pod holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dale Aronson, Lawrence Joseph Egan, Kirsten Suzanne Frogley