Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-22
2010-11-23
Alexander, Reginald L (Department: 3742)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
C099S299000, C099S30200C, C426S082000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07836819
ABSTRACT:
A cartridge for extracting a beverage from a particulate substance contained therein by means of water under pressure, the cartridge comprising: a main body comprising a cup portion and a lid portion, the cup portion comprising a base, a sidewall and a rim opposed to the base, the lid portion being fixedly attached to the rim of the cup portion so as to define an internal volume of the cartridge, the internal volume of the cartridge housing the particulate substance comprised within filtering means for retaining the particulate substance and for percolating fluid substances therethrough, the lid portion comprising a lid port defining a first passage for percolation fluid substances, the base of the cup portion comprising a cup port defining a second passage for percolation fluid substances, wherein the base comprises a plurality of ridges directly formed thereon and protruding towards the internal volume of the cartridge, so as to support the filtering means and the particulate substance and to define a fine canalization between the filtering means and the cup port.
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Dellapietra Bruno
Liverani Furio Suggi
Mastropasqua Luca
Van Eeden Frans
Alexander Reginald L
Cantor & Colburn LLP
Illycaffe′ S.p.A.
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