Patents by Inventor Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp

Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp 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).

  • Table-top coffee vending machine and method
    Patent number: 6298769
    Abstract: A table-top coffee vending machine providing slide-out storage containers for easy filling and removal, a compact fast acting coffee brewing system and a filter paper cutting and storage system. A plurality of storage containers for ground coffee, hot chocolate ingredient and condiment are provided in a rack system that allows the group of containers to be slid out of the machine cabinet on telescoping rails to allow easy filling and removal of the containers. The brewing method includes simultaneously supplying water and coffee grounds to a brewer, stopping the supply of both, allowing the mixture to steep and then beginning to remove the mixture from the brewer while reinitiating the supply of water to the brewer for a sufficient time to supply a complete cup of coffee at a cup station. The filter paper cutter cuts lengths of paper from a continuous supply of filter paper after it is used in the brewer to filter the coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Gregory Glen Stettes, Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp, Frank W. Krockenberger
  • Table-top coffee vending machine and method
    Patent number: 6176172
    Abstract: A table-top coffee vending machine providing slide-out storage containers for easy filling and removal, a compact fast acting coffee brewing system and a filter paper cutting and storage system. A plurality of storage containers for ground coffee, hot chocolate ingredient and condiment are provided in a rack system that allows the group of containers to be slid out of the machine cabinet on telescoping rails to allow easy filling and removal of the containers. The brewing method includes simultaneously supplying water and coffee grounds to a brewer, stopping the supply of both, allowing the mixture to steep and then beginning to remove the mixture from the brewer while reinitiating the supply of water to the brewer for a sufficient time to supply a complete cup of coffee at a cup station. The filter paper cutter cuts lengths of paper from a continuous supply of filter paper after it is used in the brewer to filter the coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Gregory Glen Stettes, Franklin Dale Newkirk, Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp, Frank W. Krockenberger
  • Beverage vending machine
    Patent number: D443305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Gregory Glen Stettes, Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp, Wells Stone Bearinger, Robert J. Reese
  • Change module
    Patent number: D428045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Gregory Glen Stettes, Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp, Wells Stone Bearinger
  • Cabinet
    Patent number: D432330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Crane Co.
    Inventors: Gregory Glen Stettes, Pieter Wilhelmus Werner Bouwkamp, Wells Stone Bearinger