Patents by Inventor Robert Dana Cassano

Robert Dana Cassano 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).

  • POD STABILIZER FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220338668
    Abstract: A beverage machine and method in which a pod is positioned relative to a camera as a brew chamber moves to a closed position so the pod can be imaged prior to brew chamber closure. A pod stabilizer may urge a pod to be received by a pod receiver of the brew chamber before the brew chamber is closed and so as to properly position the pod for imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Ioannidis, Robert Dana Cassano, Kevin Scott Stillerman
  • BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH CAPSULE IMAGING
    Publication number: 20220330742
    Abstract: A beverage machine arranged to image at least a portion of a capsule held by a beverage forming station of the machine. Parts of the beverage forming station may be movable between open and closed positions, and a portion of the capsule may be imaged while parts of the forming station are between open and closed positions. A capsule image may be captured only when forming station parts are moved toward the closed position, and image date discarded if the forming station is moved toward the open position prior to beverage formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas George Ioannidis, Robert Dana Cassano, Joseph George Fucci
  • Needle arrangement
    Patent number: D895355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci, Robert Dana Cassano
  • Gasket arrangement
    Patent number: D898169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci
  • Needle arrangement
    Patent number: D908426
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci, Robert Dana Cassano
  • Gasket arrangement
    Patent number: D908850
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci
  • Gasket arrangement
    Patent number: D922548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Joseph George Fucci
  • Needle arrangement
    Patent number: D925281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Dana Cassano, Blair Mikkelsen, Geoffrey Y. Smith