Patents by Inventor Neil M. DAY, JR.

Neil M. DAY, JR. 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: 20200297152
    Abstract: A pour-over coffee dripper is presented. The dripper includes a container having a first opening and a second opening of different sizes and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. Ridges are formed on an inside surface of the sidewall extending in straight lines between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Jeremy John KUEMPEL, Christopher William LEDESMA, Thomas Drew CARLSON, Neil M. DAY, JR.
  • Patent number: 10709283
    Abstract: A pour-over coffee dripper is presented. The dripper includes a container having a first opening and a second opening of different sizes and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. Ridges are formed on an inside surface of the sidewall extending in straight lines between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy John Kuempel, Christopher William Ledesma, Thomas Drew Carlson, Neil M. Day, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10342386
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling brewing of a coffee drink and a computer-readable medium storing instructions to execute such a method are presented. The method entails receiving an identifier for the coffee drink, the identifier associated with a set of brew parameters used to make the coffee drink, and retrieving the set of brew parameters from a database storing the set of brew parameters using the identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc.
    Inventor: Neil M. Day, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20180116441
    Abstract: A pour-over coffee dripper is presented. The dripper includes a container having a first opening and a second opening of different sizes and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. Ridges are formed on an inside surface of the sidewall extending in straight lines between the first opening and the second opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy John KUEMPEL, Christopher William LEDESMA, Thomas Drew CARLSON, Neil M. DAY, JR.
  • Patent number: 9863861
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining particle size and a computer-readable medium storing instructions to execute such a method are presented. The method entails obtaining an image of at least one particle and a calibration mark, wherein the particle and the calibration mark were captured using the same lens, correcting the image for distortion effects to generate a corrected image, wherein the same correction factor is applied to both the particle and the calibration mark, and determining a size of the particle using the corrected image. The method may be useful for obtaining the target size of coffee grounds that will produce the desired flavor. Coffee grounds may be sprinkled on a surface with the calibration mark and imaged with the calibration mark such that the correction factor for the calibration mark can be used to determine the particle size range of the coffee grounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Perfect Coffee, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil M. Day, Jr., Jing Dong
  • Publication number: 20150230492
    Abstract: A system and method for packaging coffee is presented. Coffee is packaged in an oxygen-free environment to eliminate or minimize the presence of oxygen in the package. Coffee that is packaged according to the system and method presented herein produces coffee drinks that are more flavorful than coffee that is vacuum-packed after already having been exposed to oxygen. The oxygen-free environment may be created by an atmospheric isolation chamber having an inlet and an outlet, a mechanism configured to maintain oxygen level in the chamber at below a predefined level, and a coffee packaging tool inside the isolation chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventor: Neil M. Day, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140263780
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling brewing of a coffee drink and a computer-readable medium storing instructions to execute such a method are presented. The method entails receiving an identifier for the coffee drink, the identifier associated with a set of brew parameters used to make the coffee drink, and retrieving the set of brew parameters from a database storing the set of brew parameters using the identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Neil M. DAY, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140241590
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of determining particle size and a computer-readable medium storing instructions to execute such a method are presented. The method entails obtaining an image of at least one particle and a calibration mark, wherein the particle and the calibration mark were captured using the same lens, correcting the image for distortion effects to generate a corrected image, wherein the same correction factor is applied to both the particle and the calibration mark, and determining a size of the particle using the corrected image. The method may be useful for obtaining the target size of coffee grounds that will produce the desired flavor. Coffee grounds may be sprinkled on a surface with the calibration mark and imaged with the calibration mark such that the correction factor for the calibration mark can be used to determine the particle size range of the coffee grounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Neil M. DAY, JR., Jing DONG
  • Patent number: D873607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Blue Bottle Coffee, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil M. Day, Jr., Jeremy John Kuempel, Christopher William Ledesma, Thomas Drew Carlson
  • Patent number: D1020379
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Neil M. Day, Jr., Jeremy John Kuempel, Christopher William Ledesma, Thomas Drew Carlson