US 12,167,812 B2
Beverage preparation machine and gasket arrangement
Geoffrey Y. Smith, Melrose, MA (US); Blair Mikkelsen, Chelmsford, MA (US); Steven Mackey, Dedham, MA (US); Joseph George Fucci, Amherst, NH (US); and Roger Johnson, Burlington, MA (US)
Assigned to Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed by Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Burlington, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,654.
Application 17/450,654 is a continuation of application No. 17/229,577, filed on Apr. 13, 2021.
Application 17/229,577 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2019/058718, filed on Oct. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/752,894, filed on Oct. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0031113 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/02 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/4403 (2013.01) [A47J 31/02 (2013.01); A47J 31/3695 (2013.01); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/4492 (2013.01); A47J 31/461 (2018.08); A47J 31/469 (2018.08); A47J 31/5255 (2018.08)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage forming system comprising:
a brew chamber configured to hold a beverage cartridge containing a beverage ingredient, the brew chamber including a liquid inlet configured to provide liquid for combining with the beverage ingredient to form a beverage and a beverage outlet to allow beverage to exit the brew chamber, the liquid inlet comprising a plurality of inlet ports; and
a gasket arrangement integrally formed as a one-piece construction comprising:
a bottom side configured to seal against a lid of the beverage cartridge;
a plurality of openings; and
one or more ribs disposed about each of the plurality of openings on the bottom side of the gasket arrangement;
wherein each of the plurality of inlet ports is received within one of the plurality of openings.