Patents by Inventor Stephen Mark Kilber

Stephen Mark Kilber 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).

  • Mineral composite beverage brewing cup and cartridge
    Patent number: 8474368
    Abstract: A beverage filter cartridge having a cup, a filter, a lid and at least one beverage ingredient is provided where the cup and lid are sealed together to form an interior chamber which is separated into a first and second compartments by the filter, which is preferably basket or cone shaped, and a beverage ingredient such as coffee is contained inside first compartment, and at least one of the cup, lid and filter contains calcium carbonate in an amount effective to either improve the ability of beverage makers to pierce the cup or to provide a means for the cartridge to absorb CO2 emitted by the ingredient thereby reducing the hold time to packing and reducing the number of defective cartridges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Mark Kilber, Sam Edward Wuest, Michael Holmes Melbye
  • Mineral Composite Beverage Brewing Cup and Cartridge
    Publication number: 20100288131
    Abstract: A beverage filter cartridge having a cup, a filter, a lid and at least one beverage ingredient is provided where the cup and lid are sealed together to form an interior chamber which is separated into a first and second compartments by the filter, which is preferably basket or cone shaped, and a beverage ingredient such as coffee is contained inside first compartment, and at least one of the cup, lid and filter contains calcium carbonate in an amount effective to either improve the ability of beverage makers to pierce the cup or to provide a means for the cartridge to absorb CO2 emitted by the ingredient thereby reducing the hold time to packing and reducing the number of defective cartridges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Curwood, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Mark Kilber, Sam Edward Wuest, Michael Holmes Melbye