Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
099281000 | Of heat | 63 |
20080223218 | Coffee Machine and Control Method for Said Machine - A coffee machine comprising an instantaneous electric heater for heating water, which is transported from a storage tank and conducted under pressure after the heating process into a brewing chamber to prepare the coffee, said chamber comprising an outlet nozzle for discharging the prepared coffee. The machine also comprises at least one sensor for recording an electric measured value that correlates to the temperature of the heated water and a control system for controlling the pump output of the pump and/or the heating output of the instantaneous heater in accordance with the measured value. The device permits a blockage of the nozzle to be identified and safely removed. The control system shuts off the pump output and/or the heating output if the measured value exceeds predefined thresholds and blocks a restart of the pump output and/or heating output for a specified blocking period by activating blocking elements. | 09-18-2008 |
20080264264 | Appliance for Producing Hot Drinks - An appliance for producing hot drinks comprising a water heating device; a heating source; a seat adapted to receive a product for preparing the drink; a duct for feeding hot water from the water heating device to the seat; a control device operatively associated with the heating source for adjusting the temperature of the water contained in the water heating device; and a compensating device to dynamically compensate for temperature drop undergone by the water flowing along the duct from the water heating device to the seat. | 10-30-2008 |
20090000488 | Method and Electronic Control Device for Controlling Heating Processes in a Coffee Machine - A method for controlling heating processes in a coffee machine which is particularly suitable for preparing coffee on the basis of coffee pads. The coffee machine comprises a continuous flow heater and a pump used to convey water through the continuous flow heater. According to the inventive method, the temperature is measured in the region of the continuous flow heater and/or water which is conveyed by the pump. In order to avoid steam overpressure and to ensure a sufficient, constant temperature during the entire steeping process, the amount of water which is conveyed by the pump is influenced according to temperature. The invention also relates to an electronic control device. | 01-01-2009 |
20090288562 | BEVERAGE MAKER FLOW DETECTION LOGIC - The water heating flow detection system for a beverage maker includes a heater control logic circuit that controls heating in response to temperature and flow conditions in the beverage maker. A heater control logic circuit receives a temperature detection signal and a flow detection signal, and generates a water heater control signal for controlling operation of one or more water heaters. A flow detection device may be connected to the hot water outlet conduit or the cold water inlet conduit, and may include a magnetic flow detection device. A faucet lever position detection device may also be used to indicate flow through a faucet outlet valve. | 11-26-2009 |
20090293734 | BEVERAGE MAKER HAVING A THERMOSTAT FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF HEATING MEANS FOR HEATING WATER - A beverage maker comprises a boiler ( | 12-03-2009 |
20090308255 | Coffee Machine with Thermally Regulated Dispenser - A coffee machine for producing and dispensing coffee-based beverages, comprising: a water supply pipe ( | 12-17-2009 |
20100005971 | MACHINE FOR THE PREPARATION OF COFFEE AND THE LIKE - The machine ( | 01-14-2010 |
20100018402 | Thermostatic brewing mechanism - A brewing mechanism has a pump, a pipe assembly, a boiler, a supply pipe, a heat exchanger, a feed pipe, a hot water pipe, a brewing group and thermoregulating group. The pipe assembly and the supply pipe both connect to the pump. The boiler is connected to the supply pipe and has a reservoir. The heat exchanger is mounted through the reservoir of the boiler. The feed pipe is mounted between the heat exchanger and pipe assembly. The hot water pipe connects the heat exchanger. The brewing group connects to the hot water pipe. The thermoregulating group is mounted between the brewing group and the pipe assembly. The brewing mechanism has advantages of being more thermostatic by the thermoregulating group directly introducing water into the brewing group. | 01-28-2010 |
20100018403 | Tea Maker - A tea maker comprises a vessel in which is located a conveyor. The conveyor, preferably vertically, transports a carriage. The conveyor and a carriage are surrounded by a tube and are protected from the water in the vessel. An enclosed basket coupled to the carriage. An external user interface allows a user to select brewing parameters such as the type of beverage brewed, the brewing temperature, and the steeping time. The selection is sent to a processor. The processor then encodes the selection into a control data for the heating assembly or the conveyor. | 01-28-2010 |
20100107886 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LIQUID LEVEL IN A BOILER - The present invention relates to a method of determining a liquid level in a boiler ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100132565 | ESPRESSO COFFE DISPENSING MACHINES USING SINGLE-DOSE GROUND COFFEE PODS - Single-dose pod coffee machine comprising a casing, an external manoeuvring lever ( | 06-03-2010 |
20100147155 | MACHINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ESPRESSO-LIKE INFUSIONS - Improvements to machines for the production of espresso-like infusions characterized by the fact that they are based on a combination of devices (B, P, R, S, T) that detect, control, regulate and modulate the instant value variations of the technological, thermometric, hydrodynamic and cinematic and chronology parameters that optimize the preset quality of the resulting customized espresso. | 06-17-2010 |
20100154645 | Method for brewing a beverage such as coffee and related method - An embodiment of a machine for brewing a beverage such as coffee includes a chamber and a piston assembly disposed in the chamber. The chamber is operable to receive a liquid such as water and a flavor base such as ground coffee, and to allow the beverage to brew from a mixture of the liquid and the base. The piston assembly is operable to filter a solid such as spent coffee grounds from the brewed beverage by moving in a first direction, and to force the filtered beverage out of the chamber by moving in a second direction. By modifying or automating some or all steps of the French press brewing technique, such a machine may control one or more of the brewing parameters with a level of precision that yields brewed coffee having a uniform taste from cup to cup. Furthermore, such a machine may brew the coffee with a speed that renders the machine suitable for use by establishments that serve significant amounts of coffee. | 06-24-2010 |
20100229729 | CLEANING CYCLE INDICATOR AND CLEANING PROCESS FOR BEVERAGE MAKER - Various embodiments are directed to a beverage maker. The beverage maker may include a brew system, an indicator to indicate at least one of a cleaning and a maintenance need of the beverage maker, and a control circuit. The brew system may include a reservoir to receive a liquid, a heater to heat the liquid, an expendable filter structured to filter impurities from the liquid for at least a predetermined number of brew cycles, and a container for receiving a beverage brewed from the filtered liquid. The control circuit may include a processor configured to receive a signal from at least one sensor indicative of an end of a brew cycle, increment a brew cycle counter by one count at the end of each brew cycle, and activate the indicator when a value of the brew cycle counter is equal to the predetermined number of brew cycles. | 09-16-2010 |
20100269703 | Water Feeding Device of Hot Drink Maker - A water feeding device of a hot drink maker, particularly of a coffeemaker, is provided wherein a water feeding operation and a water heating time are controlled by a water temperature sensor, a computer circuit board, and a motor, all of which are installed in the hot drink maker. The motor is driven according to a sensing result obtained by sensing water temperature at a predetermined position, so as to push heated water smoothly and completely into an inlet of a brewing chamber. Thus, ground coffee in the brewing chamber is infused by the liquid-state heated water of a predetermined temperature to make a hot drink with a desirable taste. | 10-28-2010 |
20100282088 | DEVICE FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE - A device for brewing a beverage, such as for example a coffee machine, has a brewing chamber for receiving a substance to be brewed or a portion pack containing this substance. The device is also provided with an electric pump for passing liquid through the brewing chamber and with a heat-insulated electric flow heater for heating up the liquid. After a predeterminable time following the end of a brewing operation or following the actuation of an operating element has elapsed, the device can be switched over by an electrical switching module into a very energy-efficient standby mode, in which at least the flow heater, and preferably also other loads, do not consume any electrical energy and are turned off. | 11-11-2010 |
20100282089 | HYBRID APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BEVERAGES - A device for preparing hot beverages which includes an arrangement for circulating a liquid to a beverage supply exit and a combustion heater, such as a burner, for supplying combustion heat to the liquid that is circulated to the supply exit. The combustion heater can be associated with an electric heater for additionally or alternatively supplying electric heat to the liquid that is circulated to the supply exit or with a heat regulator for controlling the amount of heat supplied to the liquid from the combustion heater, the electric heater or both heaters. | 11-11-2010 |
20110041696 | MODULAR ASSEMBLY OF A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A process for manufacturing a beverage preparation machine by providing a group of components a) to f), with the components including a brewing unit for receiving an ingredient of the beverage and for guiding an incoming flow of liquid, through the ingredient to a beverage outlet; b) an in-line heater for heating the flow of liquid to be supplied to the brewing unit; c) a pump for pumping the liquid through the heater; d) one or more fluid connecting members for guiding the liquid from a source of liquid to the beverage outlet; e) an electric control unit for receiving instructions from a user via an interface and for controlling the heater and pump; and f) one or more electric sensors for sensing at least one operational characteristic of the brewing unit, the heater, the pump, a liquid reservoir, an ingredient collector, a flow of the liquid, a pressure of the liquid and a temperature of the liquid, and for communicating the characteristic(s) to the control unit. Components a) to f) for assembling the beverage machine are connected by pre-assembling at least two or three modules, with each module being fully automatically assembled from at least two of components a) to f), wherein the components of the fully automatically preassembled modules are configured to be automatically seizable, orientable, positionable and fully connectable to each other in one or more automatic assembly steps. | 02-24-2011 |
20110067575 | Automatically Adjusting Coffee Makers - Embodiments of the present invention provide improved temperature gauges and adjustability for coffee makers used on board aircraft or used in other instances of varying altitudes. | 03-24-2011 |
20110088559 | COFFEE BREWING SYSTEM - 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. | 04-21-2011 |
20110094390 | ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE - Systems and methods for an improved espresso coffee machine are described. In one aspect, the improved espresso coffee machine comprises one or more operating units, each of which at least comprises a boiler, a pump, a heating unit, and a unit for aroma extraction and dispensing of the espresso coffee brew, including related conduits. Each unit is equipped with a system for controlling and adjusting the espresso coffee brewing parameters. | 04-28-2011 |
20110100228 | Coffee Maker With Multi and Single Cup Modes - A multi-mode coffee maker facilitates switching between a carafe mode and a single cup mode. The coffee maker includes switches for selecting the amount of coffee brewed, a drip valve normally closed to prevent dripping and opened by insertion of a carafe or a single cup adapter into the coffee maker, and a hot plate for maintaining the temperature of coffee in the carafe, the hot plate independent switchable on and off. An upper edge of the carafe, and an arm reaching from the single cup adapter, engage a lever opening the drip valve. The hot plate may be manually turned on and off, or the single cup adapter may cooperate with a switch in the coffee maker to turn the hot plate off. | 05-05-2011 |
20110259201 | High Efficiency Heating Assembly Shut-Off Feature and Plate Heater Assemby for Coffee Maker - A high efficiency coffee maker is disclosed. An exemplary high efficiency coffee maker includes a liquid reservoir having a liquid sensor that can monitor a level of a liquid within the liquid reservoir and a heating assembly having a heating element that can transfer heat to the liquid flowing through the heating assembly from the liquid reservoir. The coffee maker also includes an electrical component in electrical communication with the liquid sensor and the heating element that can shut off the heating element in response to the liquid sensor sensing the level of the liquid within the liquid reservoir reaching a predetermined level. | 10-27-2011 |
20120199007 | CARTRIDGE EXTRACTION DEVICE | 08-09-2012 |
20120210876 | HOT BEVERAGE BREWING APPARATUS - A hot beverage brewing apparatus. A pressurized hot liquid delivery system provides liquid under pressure within a range of acceptable brewing temperatures without any mechanical pump. Water is apportioned into sealable tank volumes, one of which is heated to boil the liquid and produce steam under pressure. The pressurized steam displaces the liquid from the tank volumes in proportion and at a temperature that is within the acceptable brewing range. The hot liquid under pressure is directed to a capsule receiving station to infuse a material in a capsule. The capsule dispenses the brewed beverage without contacting the brewing apparatus. | 08-23-2012 |
20130019756 | COFFEE MAKER - A coffee maker with continuously adjustable water flow rate, continuously adjustable feedback-controlled water temperature, and low thermal mass allows baristas to experiment with and digitally program and/or record different flow-rate and temperature profiles (brewing profiles) over the course of brewing a cup or batch of coffee. Brewing profiles may be recorded on one machine and reproduced (played back) on another machine, allowing reproducibility of subtle flavor variations in brewed coffee. | 01-24-2013 |
20130042764 | HERBAL TEA MACHINE ELIMINATING SUDDEN VOLUMETRIC EXPANSION OF THE HERBAL TEA MIXTURE - The present invention proposes an herbal tea machine having a reservoir for receiving herbal tea leaves and water mixture. Said reservoir is associated with an opening for introducing water and herbal ingredients. Said herbal tea machine comprises a heating arrangement for effecting boiling. To prevent overflowing due to frothing, heat transferred to the reservoir is reduced in the beginning of boiling and boiling occurs under reduced heat. The present invention further comprises means for lowering herbal ingredients into the water to improve infusion effect thereof. | 02-21-2013 |
20130055902 | DEVICE FOR HEATING WATER AND PRODUCING STEAM - The device ( | 03-07-2013 |
20130061760 | ERGONOMIC DISPENSER INTERFACE - A machine ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130118359 | ADVANCED HEATING DEVICE - A beverage preparation machine comprises: a heater ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130125759 | COFFEE MAKER ENABLING AUTOMATED DRIP BREWING - A coffee maker includes a water storage device having a water tank and a water outlet piping communicating with the water tank; a driving device having a driving motor and a driving shaft; and a swing device having a rotating mechanism mounted on the driving shaft and a shifting mechanism connected to the water outlet piping and moving along with the rotating mechanism when the latter rotates. The water outlet piping is brought by a horizontal rotational movement of the rotating mechanism and a linear movement of the shifting mechanism to swing and shift in a spiral rotational course from a center point to outer and inner areas of a filter in a reciprocating motion while pouring water at controlled volume and stability, enabling ground coffee beans on the filter to be quickly and evenly extracted by water to release aromatic smell and sweet flavor just like drip brewing manually. | 05-23-2013 |
20130160653 | COFFEE MAKER WITH DRIP STOP SUPPORTING SINGLE SERVE & CARAFE OPERATION - A coffee maker including a base, a filter basket positioned above the base, the filter basket including an outlet, and a drip stop assembly, and a method of using the coffee maker. | 06-27-2013 |
20130167730 | SYSTEM FOR PRECISE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF LIQUIDS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS - Systems to allow temperature control more precise and accurate than the current state of the art for consumer products that heat liquids such as, without limitation, coffee makers, tea makers, electric kettles and espresso machines. One feature of such systems may include the ability to calibrate the system with reference to a known temperature point. Another feature of such system may allow reduction in the rate of water heating to allow the temperature of the water to approach a target temperature in a gradual manner. | 07-04-2013 |
20130206011 | IDENTIFICATION OF BEVERAGE INGREDIENT CONTAINING CAPSULES - A beverage ingredient capsule ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130247770 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM - This invention relates to a dispensing system, comprising a dispensing outlet ( | 09-26-2013 |
20130291737 | METHOD OF MAKING INFANT FORMULA AND RELATED DEVICES - Embodiments described herein may comprise an infant formula cartridge for preparing infant formula from premeasured quantities of dry or concentrated liquid components. Other embodiments may include a device for preparing infant formula from said cartridge including means for customizing the infant formula preparation to suit specific health issues. | 11-07-2013 |
20140020563 | HEATING DEVICE WITH AN INTEGRATED THERMOBLOCK FOR A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - A combination of a flow meter and printed circuit board or flex-print for a liquid food or a beverage preparation machine, which board or flex-print is rigidly connected to the flow meter. This combination is used in a liquid food or beverage preparation machine that includes an in-line heating device in which machine liquid is circulated through the heating device and then guided into a brewing chamber that includes a capsule or pod housing for brewing a food or beverage ingredient supplied into the brewing chamber. | 01-23-2014 |
20140053733 | INTEGRATED HEATER FOR A BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE - An in-line heater for a liquid food or beverage preparation machine, in which machine liquid is circulated through the heater and then guided into a brewing chamber for brewing a food or beverage ingredient supplied into said brewing chamber. The heater has a body incorporating an inlet, an outlet and a heating chamber extending therebetween, with the inlet, outlet and heating chamber forming together a rigid passage for guiding the liquid circulating through the body, and one or more electric components that are secured on or in the body and connected to a printed circuit board arranged to control the heater. The one or more electric components are rigidly connected to the printed circuit board. | 02-27-2014 |
20140060335 | DEVICE FOR THE PREPARATION OF HOT WATER - A device for the preparation of hot water includes a water reservoir, a tube system coupled to the water reservoir and a heating unit to heat the water passing through the tube system from the water reservoir. A float switch detects a water level in the water reservoir. The float switch includes a float arranged in the tube system to measure the water level in the water reservoir and a sensor responsive to the float to transmits a signal to an electronic component to activate the heating unit in dependence on the water level in the water reservoir. | 03-06-2014 |
20140318377 | BEVERAGE TEMPERATURE OPTIMIZER MACHINE - The present invention provides a beverage machine that heats up water in the upper water chamber(s). The water has direct contact with an electric heating system and the heated water flows by gravity and being distributed by a pour over system into an underlying filter basket. The hot water chamber comprises a sensor for water temperature. Once the water reaches an optimal temperature, a motor and gear system would drive a valve open and allow the heated water to flow into the underlying filter basket. The present invention allows certain amount of water to be heated up in individual batch, thereby making it easy to manage water temperature in every batch. | 10-30-2014 |
20140352543 | ENERGY SAVING COFFEE MACHINE - Automatic coffee machines have very low thermal efficiency because they have to heat a considerable thermal mass, constituted by the heater | 12-04-2014 |
20150053089 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COFFEE MAKER - A coffee maker and method of operating the same is disclosed. The method includes deactivating a heating plate of the coffee maker when a drip pan is positioned thereon, soliciting a user-selection of a serving size from a plurality of serving sizes when the drip pan is positioned on the base, and operating a pump of the coffee maker to advance fluid to a filter basket in accordance with the selected serving size. | 02-26-2015 |
20150082990 | HOT BEVERAGE MAKER - Provided is a hot beverage maker, comprising a water tank, a boiler, a dispensing device, a water outlet pipe and a control device. A first valve is provided in the water inlet pipe; the dispensing device comprises a first opening, a second opening, a connecting pipeline connected between the first opening and the second opening, and a second valve provided in the connecting pipeline; the first opening opens to the atmosphere, and the second opening is disposed inside the boiler; the water outlet pipe is in communication with an inner cavity of the boiler; the control device is connected with the first valve and the second valve to control open/close of the first valve and the second valve. This disclosed hot beverage maker without power pump or other priming devices has the structure described above, could reduce the material cost and the dimensions of the machine. | 03-26-2015 |
20150144000 | Beverage Preparation Machines and Methods For Operating Beverage Preparation Machines - A method of operating a beverage preparation machine, the beverage preparation machine being of the type comprising a brewer comprising: a reservoir containing water; a delivery head for receiving in use a cartridge containing one or more beverage ingredients; a pump for pumping water from said reservoir to said delivery head; a primary heater for heating the water contained in said reservoir; a secondary heater in between the reservoir and the delivery head; a controller for controlling energisation of the primary heater and the secondary heater; and wherein the controller operates to prevent energisation of the primary heater simultaneous with energisation of the secondary heater. An apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed and methods and apparatus utilising first and second brewers. | 05-28-2015 |
20150289713 | AUTOMATED TURKISH COFFEE MACHINE WITH ENCAPSULATED COFFEE HOUSING AND COMPRISING REMOVABLE COFFEE PREPARATION MEDIUM - The present invention proposes a domestic appliance and specifically an electrical household appliance for preparing Turkish coffee by way of using encapsulated Turkish coffee packets. The apparatus comprises a main housing having an inner receptacle part and a removable coffee pot receiving coffee to be prepared. Said removable coffee pot is in electrical communication with a housing extension part comprising control electronics and electrical heating means. Temperature change data in said removable coffee pot is monitored to determine boiling point and transferred heat energy is then reduced in a timely manner whereby overflowing of the content is | 10-15-2015 |
20150359378 | AUTOMATIC COFFEE MAKER AND METHOD OF PREPARING A BREWED BEVERAGE - A beverage system is provided including a housing having a water outlet. A water reservoir is mounted to the housing. The water reservoir is arranged in fluid communication with the water outlet via at least one fluid conduit. A flow meter is disposed within the at least one fluid conduit. The flow meter is configured to measure a volume of water supplied to the water outlet. A heating mechanism is configured to heat at least a portion of the water within the at least one fluid conduit. Water is selectively supplied to the water outlet without a pump. | 12-17-2015 |
20160007798 | COFFEE MAKER WATER HEATER | 01-14-2016 |
20160029835 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING HOT BEVERAGES WITH AUTO-POWER-DOWN MECHANISM - An apparatus ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160106258 | HEATING DEVICE WITH ALARM FUNCTION - A heating device with an alarm function includes an alarm unit, an input module, a heating unit, a temperature sensor, and a controller. The input module is used for setting a target temperature and an alarm activation time. The heating unit is used for heating a container. The temperature sensor is used for sensing a current temperature of the container. The controller controls the heating unit to heat the container when a current time reaches a predetermined time previous to the alarm activation time. The controller selectively controls the heating unit to stop heating the container or keep the current temperature at the target temperature when the current temperature reaches the target temperature or when the current time reaches the alarm activation time. The controller controls the alarm unit to output an alarm when the current time reaches the alarm activation time. | 04-21-2016 |
20190142213 | COFFEE MAKER HAVING WATER TANK HEATER CONTROL | 05-16-2019 |
099282000 | And infusive contact | 13 |
20090007792 | HOT BEVERAGE BREWING APPARATUS - A hot beverage brewing apparatus. A pressurized hot liquid delivery system provides liquid under pressure within a range of acceptable brewing temperatures without any mechanical pump. Water is apportioned into sealable tank volumes, one of which is heated to boil the liquid and produce steam under pressure. The pressurized steam displaces the liquid from the tank volumes in proportion and at a temperature that is within the acceptable brewing range. The hot liquid under pressure is directed to a capsule receiving station to infuse a material in a capsule. The capsule dispenses the brewed beverage without contacting the brewing apparatus. | 01-08-2009 |
20090151574 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE FROM STERILIZED WATER AND AN INSTANT PRODUCT - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 06-18-2009 |
20090183639 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A QUANTITY OF WATER TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING A QUANTITY OF HOT LIQUID - A beverage maker ( | 07-23-2009 |
20090255408 | MULTI-BEVERAGE BREWER WITH ON-DEMAND VARIABLE BREW WATER TEMPERATURE AND METHOD - A beverage brewer ( | 10-15-2009 |
20100101427 | CONTROLLING A LIQUID FLOW THROUGH HEATER - A liquid flow through heater for heating a liquid ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100206176 | Hot Drink Maker - A hot drink maker is provided. The hot drink maker includes a heating device for making various hot drinks. The heating device can be set in advance with a desired temperature and time for making a hot drink so that the heating device heats Water to the desired temperature and pumps the heated water into a steeping space in which a bag containing a raw material of the hot drink is placed. When the set time is up, a cam is driven to rotate, thereby pushing a pushing rod upward. Consequently, a seesaw element resiliently engaged with a plug rod at an end of an outlet of a steeping chamber is tilted so as to discharge a finished hot drink prepared by steeping into an adjacent pitcher along the lowered plug rod, and thus the hot drinkis made conveniently. | 08-19-2010 |
20120186456 | BREWING SYSTEM - The system includes a vertically-oriented cylinder sized to receive a selected amount of water and a substance such as coffee to be brewed. A plunger is slidingly received within the cylinder. A filter assembly separates the grounds from the brewed drink. A heating element is wrapped around the cylinder to maintain a selected temperature within the cylinder. | 07-26-2012 |
20120318148 | Tea Maker - A tea maker comprises a vessel in which is located a conveyor. The conveyor, preferably vertically, transports a carriage. The conveyor and a carriage are surrounded by a tube and are protected from the water in the vessel. An enclosed basket is coupled to the carriage. An external user interface allows a user to select brewing parameters such as the type of beverage brewed, the brewing temperature, and the steeping time. The selection is sent to a processor. The processor then encodes the selection into a control data for the heating assembly or the conveyor. | 12-20-2012 |
20130199377 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEA MAKER - Tea maker ( | 08-08-2013 |
20140053734 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HOT BEVERAGES - The present invention relates to a device ( | 02-27-2014 |
20140345468 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE - The present invention relates to a beverage preparation machine ( | 11-27-2014 |
20160051080 | Capsule-Based System for Preparing and Dispensing a Beverage - A beverage dispensing system that can dispense both cold and hot drinks from either cold drink capsules or hot drink capsules. The cold or hot drink capsule is inserted into the system, and the lid is manually closed. if a cold drink capsule has been inserted, a mechanism cracks the capsule along a predetermined seam, injects cold mixing fluid into the capsule, and then rotates the capsule to pour out or further flush out the cold drink into a cup. If a hot drink capsule has been inserted, the lid is closed, and a rotating needle pierces the top of the capsule. The capsule is then punctured from the bottom. Hot water can then be injected into the top of the capsule, and the hot drink can be removed from the bottom into a cup. | 02-25-2016 |
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