Patents by Inventor RICHARD CORKER

RICHARD CORKER 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).

  • Patent number: 10870530
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a capsule (1) for delivering flavouring to a beverage, the capsule (1) defining a closed internal volume (20) containing a flavouring for a beverage, the capsule comprising at least two frangible regions (30, 40), and a piercing member (50) housed within the internal volume (20), the piercing member (50) adapted to pierce at least one of said frangible regions (30, 40) of the capsule (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Corker, Wolfgang Tosch, Andrew Chapman, Daniel Longman, Duncan Shea-Simonds, David Mason
  • Publication number: 20180305194
    Abstract: A container 100 containing material 140 such as hops for flavouring a beverage is disclosed, the container 100 being formed from liquid impermeable material and comprising an inlet 110 for receiving beverage to be flavoured, an outlet 120 for dispensing flavoured beverage and a compartment 130 within the container, configured to allow liquid to pass between the inside of the container and the inside of the compartment 130, the compartment 130 containing and retaining material, further comprising means configured to allow compression of the material in the compartment. Also disclosed is a dispenser 500 for dispensing a beverage flavoured from the container 100 and methods of extracting flavour from hops and of flavouring beverages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Richard Corker, Wolfgang Tosch, Kevin Hodges, Daniel Longman, David Mason, Tim Whateley, Duncan Shea-Simonds
  • Publication number: 20160244248
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a capsule (1) for delivering flavouring to a beverage, the capsule (1) defining a closed internal volume (20) containing a flavouring for a beverage, the capsule comprising at least two frangible regions (30, 40), and a piercing member (50) housed within the internal volume (20), the piercing member (50) adapted to pierce at least one of said frangible regions (30, 40) of the capsule (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: RICHARD CORKER, WOLFGANG TOSCH, ANDREW CHAPMAN, DANIEL LONGMAN, DUNCAN SHEA-SIMONDS, DAVID MASON