Food or edible material: processes – compositions – and products – Processes – Extraction utilizing liquid as extracting medium
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Weier, Anthony (Department: 1781)
Food or edible material: processes, compositions, and products
Processes
Extraction utilizing liquid as extracting medium
C426S474000, C426S477000, C426S594000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07927642
ABSTRACT:
A method for brewing coffee, including the steps of transferring ground coffee to a brewing chamber, compressing the ground coffee, and forcing pressurized hot water through the ground coffee, thereby causing brewed coffee to emerge through a micro-filter, wherein the ratio of weight of ground coffee contained in the brewing chamber to volume of pressurized hot water forced through the ground coffee is 6 grams per fluid ounce or less.
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Campetella Carl James
Garcia Gil
Lyman Megan E
Weier Anthony
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