US 12,245,718 B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for brewing a beverage
Randy Hulett, Seattle, WA (US); David Doucette, Seattle, WA (US); Dan Apone, Seattle, WA (US); Izaak Koller, Seattle, WA (US); Amanda L. Juris, Seattle, WA (US); Jeff Allison, Lake Oswego, OR (US); Brian Shay, Leavenworth, WA (US); John Andrew Johnson, Bainbridge Island, WA (US); Roland Horth, Seattle, WA (US); Steve Frankovich, Oregon City, OR (US); Glenn Klecker, Silverton, OR (US); Stephen Hoyt Hancock, Wake Forest, NC (US); and Marc Singer, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/455,172.
Application 18/455,172 is a continuation of application No. 17/302,023, filed on Apr. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,779,150.
Application 17/302,023 is a continuation of application No. 15/907,108, filed on Feb. 27, 2018, granted, now 11,013,362, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 15/907,108 is a continuation of application No. 14/548,174, filed on Nov. 19, 2014, granted, now 9,930,987, issued on Apr. 3, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/906,871, filed on Nov. 20, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/906,872, filed on Nov. 20, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2024/0057807 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 31/42 (2006.01); A23F 5/26 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/60 (2006.01); A47J 42/50 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G05D 23/13 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01); G05F 1/66 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/42 (2013.01) [A23F 5/26 (2013.01); A47J 31/3671 (2013.01); A47J 31/404 (2013.01); A47J 31/5253 (2018.08); A47J 31/60 (2013.01); A47J 42/50 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G05D 23/1306 (2013.01); G05D 23/1951 (2013.01); G05F 1/66 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for brewing a beverage, the apparatus comprising:
a grinder assembly capable of providing a controlled grind size, the grinder assembly having a grinder outlet; and
a grinder outlet subassembly positioned outside of the grinder assembly and coupled to the grinder outlet, the grinder outlet subassembly in communication with the grinder outlet and configured to provide airflow across the grinder outlet toward a brew chamber, the grinder outlet disposed between the grinder outlet subassembly and the brew chamber,
wherein the grinder outlet subassembly comprises a baffle.