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Title:
PROCESS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED VARIETIES AND STRENGTHS OF FRESH-BREWED COFFEE ON DEMAND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001011980
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An improved process for providing an individually customized fresh brewed coffee beverage on demand by a consumer, in a wide range of variety and strength. Said brewing process for making relatively large quantities of fresh brewed coffee beverages (in particular customized as to desired variety, body, character and/or strengths) as chosen by multiple individual consumers just prior to their consumption, with the system being easy to use by the consumer or other individual (i.e., restaurant wait staff) obtaining the customized beverage. Further, maintenance of the equipment requires only a small amount of personal attention by the owner/operator of the equipment. "Delayed dilution" of a concentrated extract to provide a beverage brewing system which immediately (upon customer selection) provides selective dilution (based on individual consumer's selections) of a fresh brewed coffee extract after the extract has been allowed to brew and held as an extract before dilution. "Delayed mixing" and/or "delayed filtering" may also be utilized.

Inventors:
GUTWEIN ROGER WILLIAM
CONNOR CHRISTOPHER WARD
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/022342
Publication Date:
March 14, 2002
Filing Date:
August 14, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
A23F5/24; A23F5/26; A47J31/00; A47J31/40; A47J31/41; G07F13/06; (IPC1-7): A23F5/24; A47J31/40
Foreign References:
US4275085A1981-06-23
US3532505A1970-10-06
US3582351A1971-06-01
US3634107A1972-01-11
US4147097A1979-04-03
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 11 28 November 1997 (1997-11-28)
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1997, no. 12 25 December 1997 (1997-12-25)
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