Patents by Inventor William Alexis Dahmen

William Alexis Dahmen 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).

  • Patent number: 10376094
    Abstract: A portable beverage dispensing container comprises a housing and an internal beverage holding tank positioned in and contained within the housing. An intermediate drive magnet is installed in a base of the portable beverage dispensing container below and outside of the internal beverage holding tank, and a beverage agitator is positioned within the internal beverage holding tank and magnetically coupled to the intermediate drive magnet. In use, rotation of the intermediate drive magnet causes a corresponding rotation of the beverage agitator within the internal beverage holding tank. The intermediate drive magnet is configured for magnetic coupling to a drive magnet installed in a brewing station when the portable beverage dispensing container is positioned at the brewing station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Grindmaster Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Pfeifer, William Alexis Dahmen
  • Publication number: 20110088559
    Abstract: A coffee brewing system comprises: a housing defining an interior cavity for storing a volume of water; a fill valve for controlling flow of water into the interior cavity through an inlet pipe; a plurality of liners housed within the interior cavity and surrounded by the water in the interior cavity; one or more heating elements positioned within the interior cavity to heat and maintain the temperature of the water; a plurality of brew baskets, each of which is received in one of the plurality of liners and configured for holding a quantity of coffee grounds; a plurality of pivoting spray arm assemblies, each said pivoting spray arm assembly configured for pivotal movement relative to the housing; one or more pumps, each said pump for conveying water from the interior cavity of the housing to a respective pivoting spray arm assembly, which then delivers the water to a selected brew basket for making brewed coffee; and a control system for controlling operation of each said pump, each said heating element, an
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: GRINDMASTER CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Alexis Dahmen, Thomas J. Pfeifer, Timothy D. Gantt