A single serve pod system, a single serve pod assembly system, a single serve pod, a reusable pod apparatus, a process of assembling the single serve pod, and methods of use are presented. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to preparation of a single serve pod in accordance with brewing coffee, tea, and/or other brewing.

A beverage pad (100) for use in a beverage preparation machine for preparing a beverage comprises an amount of extractable and/or soluble beverage preparation product in a compacted puck (130) enclosed between two sheets of filtering material (110, 120) sealed to each other at a periphery edge of the pad. A first sheet of the two sheets has a bottom portion, side portion and a first edge portion. A second sheet of the two sheets comprises a central portion and a second edge portion. The edge portions of the sheets are sealed to each other forming the periphery edge of the pad. The side portion, bottom portion and central portion define a space holding the compacted puck (130) of extractable and/or soluble beverage preparation product which has a uniform thickness. The bottom portion and central portion are at least substantially flat and parallel to each other on opposite sides of the compacted puck, and the side portion extends perpendicular from the bottom portion around the compacted puck (130) to the periphery edge.

An espresso extraction device and an espresso extraction method are described that utilize a control unit that controls an operation of a valve unit or a pressure unit that adjusts pressure applied to an extraction unit of the device based on sensing data of a sensor unit in the extraction unit. A portafilter can be mounted on a head of the extraction unit, removing bubbles in the pressure unit by filling the pressure unit with a fluid and controlling the operation of the valve unit, removing bubbles in the extraction unit by filling the extraction unit with a fluid and controlling the operation of the valve unit, extracting espresso by exerting pressure to a fluid contained in the extraction unit by operating the pressure unit, receiving extraction pressure in the extraction unit via a sensor unit, and controlling the operation of the pressure unit on the basis of extraction pressure.

A coffee maker comprises a one-piece body having a top and a bottom, and a brew pod removably disposed within the one-piece body. The brew pod includes a grounds basket, one or more straws disposed under the grounds basket, and a snorkel removably disposed above the grounds basket. The body has locking channels that mate with locking tabs on the brew pod. The snorkel includes a spout, an engagement member disposed under the spout, and a top hat disposed above the spout. A gasket with means for retaining a filtering means may be disposed between the engagement member and the grounds basket. The coffee maker may include means for lifting the one-piece body away from a heat source used during the brewing process. Such a lifting arrangement may also have a lid with an extension means to extend the lid away from the one-piece body during the brewing process.

The present invention discloses a portable coffee brewing apparatus and a using method therefor, and belongs to the technical field of coffee brewing. The apparatus comprises an upper lid, a bottle body, a bottom lid, a pushing structure, and a powder cartridge, wherein two ends of the powder cartridge are provided with a first filtering device and a second filtering device with a permeability lower than that of the first filtering device, the pushing structure is configured to push the powder cartridge to move axially along the bottle body, and the upper lid and the bottom lid are in sealing connection with two ends of the bottle body in a detachable manner. The coffee brewing apparatus of the present invention adopts the second filtering device with a low permeability to filter, which is beneficial to pressurization and infiltration to improve the concentration of the coffee.

A filter paper cup for making a beverage pod. The filter paper cup includes a base (or receptacle) and may include a cover. The filter paper cup is formed by forming pleats in walls and a rim around the tops of the wall. Preferably, a heat seal filter paper is used and the pleats in the walls and rim are adhered by the heat to retain the shape. The base in inserted into a pod holder and brewing material is placed into the base. A cover may be positioned over the rim, and a lid is attached to the pod holder to sandwich the cover and rim to seal the pod. The cover, if present, is held taut by the lid of the pod holder to facilitate penetration of the cover by a needle to inject water into the pod.

A single serve pod system, a single serve pod assembly system, a single serve coffee system, a single serve coffee pod apparatus, a filter apparatus, a process of assembling a single serve reusable pod, and methods of use are presented in this disclosure. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a single serve coffee preparation system for the preparation of a reusable coffee pod in accordance with brewing coffee, tea, and other brewing. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a single serve pod assembly system and methods of use. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a single serve pod apparatus, process of assembling and methods of use of the apparatus.

An adapter for single serving cartridges includes a coffee maker readable identification feature. The identification feature may be visual (for example any feature which may be read or a bar code), a readable magnetic strip, a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), or any feature able to contain information and provide that information to a reader. The adapter may be configured for known disposable single serving cartridges, and may include one or more needles to puncture the cartridges for use. The identification feature may inform the coffee maker that an adapter carrying a disposable single serving cartridge is in use, and adjust the coffee maker accordingly.

A beverage extracting device including a vessel for receiving and mixing a powder material and hot liquid, a filter beneath the vessel, a gas pump that connects through a duct to the vessel for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel, and an outlet for extracted liquid at an outlet side of the filter which is opposite to the vessel, wherein the outlet connects to an outlet duct for the extracted liquid, wherein the duct for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel connects to a channel or channels within the vessel having outflow openings at a lower rim of the vessel to release gas into the vessel and stir the mixture inside the vessel from below in an upwards direction.

A portable assembly for making beverages comprising: a beverage filter press, a tumbler configured to receive the beverage filter press securely therein, and a lid configured to securely attach to the tumbler for travel use. The beverage filter press can include features, such as tabs, which engage an underside of the lid to secure the assembly together by a friction-fit. The portable assembly can further include a collapsible stirrer and a magnetic lid. The lid can include a movable tab including a first magnet, and a body including a second magnet, a third magnet, and an opening. The first magnet is configured to couple to the second magnet to maintain the movable tab in a closed position, and the first magnet configured to couple to the third magnet to maintain the movable tab in an open position.