Patents by Inventor Timothy R. Sprunger

Timothy R. Sprunger 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).

  • Flavor enhancement apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8662339
    Abstract: A liquid flavor enhancement apparatus includes a lid for a container adapted to hold a liquid to be consumed and an aroma pod arranged in the lid. The lid defines a consumption opening extending therethrough to allow passage of the liquid from the container through the lid during consumption of the liquid. The aroma pod includes a body adapted for insertion into a liquid container lid, and has an aromatic material retained therein. Air inside the container is allowed to pass through the aroma pod from the second to the first surface of the lid. The container is filled such that the liquid does not contact the aromatic material during filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Timothy R. Sprunger
  • FLAVOR ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110155732
    Abstract: A liquid flavor enhancement apparatus includes a lid for a container adapted to hold a liquid to be consumed and an aroma pod arranged in the lid. The lid defines a consumption opening extending therethrough to allow passage of the liquid from the container through the lid during consumption of the liquid. The aroma pod includes a body adapted for insertion into a liquid container lid, and has an aromatic material retained therein. Air inside the container is allowed to pass through the aroma pod from the second to the first surface of the lid. The container is filled such that the liquid does not contact the aromatic material during filling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventor: Timothy R. Sprunger