Patents by Inventor Steven Eckenhausen

Steven Eckenhausen 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).

  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A FRESH BREWED COLD COFFEE BEVERAGE AND COFFEE MACHINE FOR CONDUCTING SUCH METHOD
    Publication number: 20200015622
    Abstract: An energy-saving method for preparing a fresh brewed cold coffee beverage including the steps of: a. filling a brewing means (13) with a predetermined quantity of coffee powder; b. brewing a hot coffee beverage by pushing hot water and/or hot steam through the predetermined quantity of coffee powder in the brewing means (13); c. cooling down the hot coffee beverage by exclusively bringing it in thermal contact with a stream of cold water; and d. dispensing the cooled-down coffee beverage at a coffee outlet (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Rudi Truninger, Steven Eckenhausen
  • Method for preparing a fresh brewed cold coffee beverage and coffee machine for conducting such method
    Patent number: 10478011
    Abstract: An energy-saving method for preparing a fresh brewed cold coffee beverage comprises the steps of: a. filling a brewing means with a predetermined quantity of coffee powder; b. brewing a hot coffee beverage by pushing hot water and/or hot steam through said predetermined quantity of coffee powder in said brewing means; c. cooling down said hot coffee beverage by exclusively bringing it in thermal contact with a stream of cold water; and d. dispensing said cooled-down coffee beverage at a coffee outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Rudi Truninger, Steven Eckenhausen
  • METHOD FOR PREPARING A FRESH BREWED COLD COFFEE BEVERAGE AND COFFEE MACHINE FOR CONDUCTING SUCH METHOD
    Publication number: 20150272382
    Abstract: An energy-saving method for preparing a fresh brewed cold coffee beverage comprises the steps of: a. filling a brewing means with a predetermined quantity of coffee powder; b. brewing a hot coffee beverage by pushing hot water and/or hot steam through said predetermined quantity of coffee powder in said brewing means; c. cooling down said hot coffee beverage by exclusively bringing it in thermal contact with a stream of cold water; and d. dispensing said cooled-down coffee beverage at a coffee outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Rudi Truninger, Steven Eckenhausen