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Starbucks was granted a patent for a beverage brewing system.

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Source

patents.google.comOct 27, 2026

US patent USD1155283

Beverage brewing system

Detail

In October 2026 Starbucks received a design patent for a beverage brewing system used in drink preparation settings.

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Signal
Patent grant

What this signalsA new patent often shows where a company is putting its R&D budget.

Grant date
Oct 27, 2026
Inventors
4
Patent number
USD1155283
Assignee
Starbucks Corporation

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People

  • David H. WykesInventor
  • Ryan M. GorhamInventor
  • Kay H. KimInventor
  • Joseph E. GormleyInventor

Details

USPTO assignee
Starbucks Corporation
What the invention does
A protected design for equipment that prepares beverages through a brewing process.

Topics and mentions

Tags

  • Intellectual Property
  • Research & Development
  • Food & Beverage
  • Product Development

Technologies named

  • beverage brewing
  • food-service equipment

Extraction

Detected
Oct 29, 2026
signal_type
patents-company
signal_subtype
patentGrant

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{
  "signal_id": "1ea87510-2f6b-538c-b2d3-f6289114790d",
  "signal_type": "patents-company",
  "signal_subtype": "patentGrant",
  "detected_at": "2026-10-29T23:38:04+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Starbucks",
    "domain": "starbucks.com"
  },
  "data": {
    "tags": [
      "Intellectual Property",
      "Research & Development",
      "Food & Beverage",
      "Product Development"
    ],
    "detail": "In October 2026 Starbucks received a design patent for a beverage brewing system used in drink preparation settings.",
    "summary": "Starbucks was granted a patent for a beverage brewing system.",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
      {
        "name": "David H. Wykes",
        "status": "resolved",
        "is_primary": true,
        "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wykes-0a0b4b2"
      },
      {
        "name": "Ryan M. Gorham",
        "status": "resolved",
        "is_primary": false,
        "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanmgorham"
      },
      {
        "name": "Kay H. Kim",
        "status": "unresolved",
        "is_primary": false
      },
      {
        "name": "Joseph E. Gormley",
        "status": "resolved",
        "is_primary": false,
        "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-gormley-bb16b62"
      }
    ],
    "event_kind": "grant_date",
    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/USD1155283",
    "patent_title": "Beverage brewing system",
    "patent_number": "USD1155283",
    "uspto_assignee": "Starbucks Corporation",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A protected design for equipment that prepares beverages through a brewing process.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "beverage brewing",
      "food-service equipment"
    ]
  }
}

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