Patents by Inventor Robert Wilhite

Robert Wilhite 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).

  • Beverage making devices and methods with an inner housing in place of a central rod plunger
    Patent number: 7559274
    Abstract: A beverage making device for making a beverage from a liquid and a beverage making material includes an outer housing, an inner housing, and a filter member. The outer housing is configured to hold a mixture of the liquid and the beverage making material. The inner housing is configured to be received within the outer housing and is configured to slide within the outer housing. The filter member has at least an outer peripheral edge coupled to the inner housing, and the filter member is configured to filter the mixture to provide the beverage as the inner housing slides within the outer housing. The beverage making device may further include a wiper gasket coupled to an outer peripheral edge of the inner housing that wipes an inner surface of the outer housing as the inner housing slides within the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Robert Wilhite
  • Beverage making devices and methods with an inner housing in place of a central rod plunger
    Publication number: 20070137494
    Abstract: A beverage making device for making a beverage from a liquid and a beverage making material includes an outer housing, an inner housing, and a filter member. The outer housing is configured to hold a mixture of the liquid and the beverage making material. The inner housing is configured to be received within the outer housing and is configured to slide within the outer housing. The filter member has at least an outer peripheral edge coupled to the inner housing, and the filter member is configured to filter the mixture to provide the beverage as the inner housing slides within the outer housing. The beverage making device may further include a wiper gasket coupled to an outer peripheral edge of the inner housing that wipes an inner surface of the outer housing as the inner housing slides within the outer housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventor: Robert Wilhite