 | Melitta |  |  | | In 1908, Melitta Bentz, a housewife from Dresden, had this revolutionary idea. Why not use paper to filter out unwanted residues? So she punctured the bottom of a brass pot and lined it with blotting paper taken from the notebook of her oldest son. Perfectly filtered coffee -- without bitterness and grounds -- dripped out of the bottom. Melitta quickly realized the value of her invention and registered it with the Patent Office in Berlin. On July 8, 1908, Melitta Bentz received a patent registration for her "Filter Top Device lined with Filter Paper." The 35-year-old housewife was immediately transformed into a businesswoman and, during the same year of her invention, the company bearing her name was established. Today the manufacture and market a full range of coffee-preparation products for which the company is best known. Goodman's carries a full line of Melitta coffeemakers and accessories including Melitta coffeemakers, paper filters, cone filters, basket filters, natural brown filters, tea filters and much more. |
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