Beverage brewing system

- Starbucks Corporation
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Description

The sole FIGURE is a perspective view of a beverage brewing system showing our design.

The broken lines in the FIGURE illustrate portions of the beverage brewing system that form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a beverage brewing system, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1148447
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 26, 2026
Date of Patent: Sep 22, 2026
Assignee: Starbucks Corporation (Seattle, WA)
Inventors: David H. Wykes (Seattle, WA), Ryan M. Gorham (Kirkland, WA), Kay H. Kim (Seattle, WA), Joseph E. Gormley (Mercer Island, WA)
Primary Examiner: Catherine S Posthauer
Assistant Examiner: Ava Etemadi
Application Number: 30/049,787
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D7/307