Timothy D Gantt, 671116 Crestview Way, Goshen, KY 40026

D471054, Mar 4, 2003

Jul 17, 2001

29/145161

Timothy D. Gantt - Goshen KY

Grindmaster Crathco Systems, Inc. - Louisville KY

0701

D 7313, D7306

7047870, May 23, 2006

Jul 20, 2004

10/894783

Timothy D. Gantt - Goshen KY, US
Thomas J. Pfeifer - Louisville KY, US
William A. Dahmen - Goshen KY, US
Tharon Hall - Fredericksburg IN, US

Grindmaster Corporation - Louisville KY

A47J 31/00

99305, 99299, 99283

An apparatus and method for brewing coffee or a similar brewed beverage allows a consumer to select a desired strength, and then, a serving of the brewed beverage is promptly brewed and dispensed in response to that selection. Regardless of the selected strength, a constant volume of beverage results; in other words, the strength of the brewed beverage is not altered by merely adding or subtracting water.

7131369, Nov 7, 2006

Jun 24, 2005

11/166589

Timothy D. Gantt - Goshen KY, US
William A. Dahmen - Goshen KY, US
Kenton J. Graviss - Louisville KY, US
David Waynescott - New Albany IN, US
Robert Lewis Mallory - Sammamish WA, US
Kwong Shing Wong - Tuen Mun, HK
David Lee Vergara - Oconomowoc WI, US

Grindmaster Corporation - Louisville KY

A47J 31/00

99289R, 99295, 99300, 99302 R

A drawer and latching mechanism for a beverage brewer, and preferably, a brewer that utilizes a pod of coffee grounds or another beverage component, has a housing of the brewer including a pivotable cover and a drawer for retaining a pod of a beverage component below the brew head. In an open position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted away from the drawer to allow access to the pod, while in a closed position, the pivotable cover and brew head are pivoted toward and locked relative to the drawer to secure the pod below the brew head for brewing.

2001005, Dec 13, 2001

Jan 16, 2001

09/761425

Timothy Gantt - Goshen KY, US

A23L001/00
A47J031/00

099/275000, 099/323300

A portable dispensing container includes an internal holding vessel for receiving and dispensing a hot beverage. The internal holding vessel is wrapped with a high-temperature plastic jacket which extends from the bottom surface of the holding vessel to its upper lip, the jacket further including an inlet port and an outlet port. Heated air is introduced into the jacket through the inlet port and circulates about the periphery of the holding vessel until exiting through the outlet port. The circulating air maintains the surfaces of the holding vessel at a desirable and constant temperature, a temperature that is substantially equivalent to the temperature of the heated beverage contained in the holding vessel.

2006006, Mar 23, 2006

Nov 15, 2005

11/274243

Timothy Gantt - Goshen KY, US
Thomas Pfeifer - Louisville KY, US
William Dahmen - Goshen KY, US
Tharon Hall - Fredericksburg IN, US

A47J 31/44

099279000

An apparatus and method for brewing coffee or a similar brewed beverage allows a consumer to select a desired strength, and then, a serving of the brewed beverage is promptly brewed and dispensed in response to that selection. Regardless of the selected strength, a constant volume of beverage results; in other words, the strength of the brewed beverage is not altered by merely adding or subtracting water.

2011008, Apr 21, 2011

Apr 13, 2010

12/759442

William Alexis Dahmen - Goshen KY, US
Thomas J. Pfeifer - Louisville KY, US
Timothy D. Gantt - Goshen KY, US

GRINDMASTER CORPORATION - Louisville KY

A47J 31/44
A47J 31/46
A47J 31/56
A47J 31/50

99281, 99283, 99285, 99291, 99300

A coffee brewing system comprises: a housing defining an interior cavity for storing a volume of water; a fill valve for controlling flow of water into the interior cavity through an inlet pipe; a plurality of liners housed within the interior cavity and surrounded by the water in the interior cavity; one or more heating elements positioned within the interior cavity to heat and maintain the temperature of the water; a plurality of brew baskets, each of which is received in one of the plurality of liners and configured for holding a quantity of coffee grounds; a plurality of pivoting spray arm assemblies, each said pivoting spray arm assembly configured for pivotal movement relative to the housing; one or more pumps, each said pump for conveying water from the interior cavity of the housing to a respective pivoting spray arm assembly, which then delivers the water to a selected brew basket for making brewed coffee; and a control system for controlling operation of each said pump, each said heating element, and said fill valve.

5923819, Jul 13, 1999

Jun 24, 1997

8/881674

David O. Ross - Montgomery AL
Timothy D. Gantt - Pike Road AL
David C. Poole - Quincy IL

Rheem Manufacturing Company - New York NY

F24H 118

392441

The body structure of a fluid storage apparatus, which may be used for both liquids and gases, is formed from a coaxially and sealingly joined series of one-piece molded polymeric body sections including opposite end sections having closed outer ends. Each one piece molded polymeric body section has tubular inner and outer shell portions that are coaxial with one another and radially separated by a circumferentially spaced series of radially extending ribs molded integrally therewith and defining therebetween a circumferentially extending series of arcuate insulation spaces. In the assembled body structure the inner shell portions entirely define in the apparatus an internal fluid storage vessel portion that is useful in storing both liquids and gases. The interior fluid storage vessel is outwardly enveloped by the insulation spaces and structurally reinforced, via the integral ribs, by the outer shell sections. The apparatus is representatively a water heater storage tank with suitable inlet and outlet piping operatively communicated with the interior of the vessel, and water disposed in the internal storage vessel portion thereof may be selectively heated by one or more electric resistance type heating elements operatively mounted on the water heater body structure.

5668922, Sep 16, 1997

Nov 16, 1995

8/558680

David O. Ross - Montgomery AL
Timothy D. Gantt - Pike Road AL
David C. Poole - Quincy IL

Rheem Manufacturing Company - New York NY

F24H 118

392441

An electric water heater has a body structure formed in a manner eliminating the need for a separate metal water storage tank therein. The body structure is formed from a coaxially and sealingly joined series of one-piece molded plastic body sections including opposite end sections having closed outer ends. Each one piece molded plastic body section has tubular inner and outer shell portions that are coaxial with one another and radially separated by a circumferentially spaced series of radially extending ribs molded integrally therewith and defining therebetween a circumferentially extending series of arcuate insulation spaces. In the assembled body structure the inner shell portions entirely define in the water heater an internal water storage vessel portion that is outwardly enveloped by the insulation spaces and structurally reinforced, via the integral ribs, by the outer shell sections. Suitable inlet and outlet piping is operatively communicated with the interior of the body structure, and water disposed in the internal storage vessel portion thereof may be selectively heated by one or more electric resistance type heating elements operatively mounted on the water heater body structure.