Patents by Inventor Michael G. Woram

Michael G. Woram 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).

  • Beverage filter cartridge holder
    Patent number: 6182554
    Abstract: A cup shaped holder is internally provided with an ejection mechanism which serves to automatically dislodge a spent beverage cartridge from an upwardly extending piercing member when the lid is opened at the end of a brewing cycle. In addition, the holder is mounted on externally protruding trunnions for pivotal movement between an upright brewing position and a partially inverted position to eject the dislodged cartridge from the holder into an underlying receptacle. The lid has a dependency arm that coacts with a pawl on the holder trunnions to automatically manipulate the holder to eject the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Assignee: Keurig, Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick H. Beaulieu, James W. Wuertele, Richard P. Sweeney, John E. Sylvan, Michael G. Woram, Kenneth A. Focht, Jennie Kwo
  • Beverage filter cartridge holder
    Patent number: 6079315
    Abstract: A cup shaped holder is internally provided with an ejection mechanism which serves to automatically dislodge a spent beverage cartridge from an upwardly extending piercing member when the lid is opened at the end of a brewing cycle. In addition, the holder is mounted on externally protruding trunnions for pivotal movement between an upright brewing position and a partially inverted position to eject the dislodged cartridge from the holder into an underlying receptacle. The lid has a dependency arm that coacts with a pawl on the holder trunnions to automatically manipulate the holder to eject the cartridge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2000
    Assignee: Keurig, Inc.
    Inventors: Roderick H. Beaulieu, James W. Wuertele, Richard P. Sweeney, John E. Sylvan, Michael G. Woram, Kenneth A. Focht, Jennie Kwo