Automatic coffee maker and method of preparing a brewed beverage
AssigneeEuro-Pro Operating LLC
InventorsJoshua Anthony, Justin Riley, Darwin Keith Lucas
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Abstract
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.
Claims30
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing including a water outlet;
- a water reservoir mounted to said housing, said water reservoir being arranged in fluid communication with said water outlet via at least one fluid conduit;
- a flow meter disposed within said at least one fluid conduit, said flow meter being configured to measure a volume of water supplied to said water outlet;
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- a heating mechanism configured to heat at least a portion of the water within said at least one fluid conduit, wherein water is selectively supplied to said water outlet without a pump.
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a container for storing a beverage prepared by the beverage system;
- a heating mechanism positioned within said housing, said heating mechanism being configured to selectively heat said beverage within said container;
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- a thermal regulation device operably coupled to said heating mechanism, said thermal regulation device being configured to monitor a temperature of at least one of said beverage and said container such that said temperature remains within a predetermined threshold to maintain a flavor profile of the beverage.
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing configured to receive a container;
- a shower head mounted to the housing, the shower head being substantially vertically aligned with said container;
- a water reservoir removably coupled to a portion of the housing;
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- a brew basket removably mounted to said housing directly beneath said shower head, the brew basket including:
- a generally hollow body configured to define a brew chamber therein;
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- at least one outlet opening formed in said body and fluidly coupled to said brew chamber.
A beverage system, comprising:
- a housing including a flow meter;
- a water reservoir configurable with said housing and including a chamber for receiving a liquid, said water reservoir being arranged in fluid communication with said flow meter, said water reservoir being disposed vertically above said flow meter such that a flow of said liquid from said chamber to said flow meter is driven by gravity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.