Patents by Inventor Ray E. Bledsoe, Jr.

Ray E. Bledsoe, 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).

  • Combination coffee and tea brewer
    Patent number: 5161455
    Abstract: A beverage brewing device that can be used to make either hot coffee or iced tea has a retractable decanter support platform which is capable of translation between an extended position and a retracted position. When the support platform is in the extended position, it can accept and support a small decanter for use in receiving the brewed beverage. The support platform has a warming plate which maintains the temperature of the beverage. When the support platform is in the retracted position, the platform is positioned to enable a large decanter to be placed on the base of the device. The beverage brewing device also has an electric circuit capable of causing the beverage brewing device to brew coffee when the decanter support platform is in the extended position, and causing the beverage brewing device to brew tea when the decanter support platform is in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Bunn-O-Matic Corporation
    Inventors: James H. Anson, Alan W. Brewer, Ray E. Bledsoe, Jr.