US 11,745,906 B2
System, apparatus, and method for preparing a beverage cartridge
Michael Bertash, Bradenton, FL (US); and Morgan Bertash, Bradenton, FL (US)
Assigned to CUPPER LLC, Bradenton, FL (US)
Appl. No. 17/251,629
Filed by CUPPER LLC, Bradenton, FL (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 28, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/039853
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 11, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/237131, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 12, 2019.
Application 17/251,629 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/778,610, granted, now 10,925,430, previously published as PCT/US2016/063702, filed on Nov. 23, 2016.
Application PCT/US2019/039853 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/647,663, filed on May 15, 2018, granted, now D861751, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/692,781, filed on Jun. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/258,561, filed on Nov. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0124747 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. B65B 29/02 (2006.01); B65B 7/28 (2006.01); B65B 1/36 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 29/022 (2017.08) [B65B 1/36 (2013.01); B65B 7/2842 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, for preparing a beverage cartridge, comprising:
a frame assembly providing a support base portion spaced from a top support portion;
a cartridge handling system on said support base portion for positioning said beverage cartridge in one of a receiving position, a filling position, an assembly position, and a sealing position relative to said support base portion;
a cartridge filling system positioned proximate said cartridge handling system and containing at least one fillable container for retaining for dispensment during a filling use a brewing component into said beverage cartridge;
said at least one fillable container on said top support portion;
said cartridge filling system, further comprising:
a portion dispensing system that dispenses a selectable portion of said brewing component from said at least one fillable container to said beverage cartridge in said filling position;
said cartridge handling system, further comprising:
a movement guide system that guides a support assembly shaped to removably retain at least one said beverage cartridge relative to said fillable container and said filling position for a filling with said selectable volume of said brewing component during said use;
a sealing system containing a sealing assembly operative to seal a filled said beverage cartridge positioned by said rotational support assembly in said sealing position;
a motion system containing at least one of a pivoting and a displaceable handle assembly operative to drive said movement guide system and said portion dispensing system to dispense said selectable portion filling said beverage cartridge and to actuate said sealing system to seal said filled beverage cartridge during said use.