Controllable brewer
AssigneeBunn-O-Matic Corporation
InventorsCharles H. CLARK, Ming Lung HUANG, Frederick Phillip CABLE
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Abstract
The present disclosure includes a beverage making device including a heated water tank and a reservoir for controllably dispensing water over a beverage making substance to create a beverage. The beverage making device includes a vent valve coupled to the reservoir and heated water tank, a pump coupled to the reservoir for moving water from the reservoir to the heated water tank, a flow meter associated with the heated water tank for determining the water dispensed into the heated water tank, a spray head coupled to the heated water tank for distributing water over a beverage making substance. A controller coupled to the relevant portions of the system for controllably operating the system.
Claims6
A beverage making apparatus for combining water with a beverage brewing substance to create a brewed beverage, the apparatus comprising:
- a reservoir for receiving water;
- a heated water tank for receiving water from the reservoir and heating the water for use in a brewing cycle;
- a spray head communicating with the heated water tank for receiving water from the tank and distributing it;
- a substance retaining funnel cooperatively associated with the apparatus for retaining a filter and brewing substance therein and receiving water from the spray head for combination therewith to produce a beverage;
- a controllable pump communicating with the reservoir and with the heated water tank for controllably moving water from the reservoir to the tank for delivery through the spray head and to the funnel;
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- a controller coupled to at least the controllable pump for controllably operating the pump to control the dispensing of water from the spray head over the brewing substance in the funnel.
A method for producing a brewed beverage comprising providing:
- providing a reservoir for receiving water;
- depositing water into the reservoir;
- providing a heated water tank;
- controllably transferring water from the reservoir to the heated water tank for heating the water for use in a brewing cycle;
- providing a spray head communicating with the heated water tank;
- transferring water from the heated water tank to the spray head;
- providing a substance retaining funnel cooperatively associated with the apparatus for retaining brewing substance in a filter therein and receiving water from the spray head for combination therewith to produce a beverage;
- providing a controllable pump communicating with the reservoir and with the heated water tank;
- moving water from the reservoir to the tank in a controlled manner for delivery through the spray head and to the funnel;
- providing a controller coupled to at least the controllable pump;
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- controllably operating the pump to dispense water from the spray head over the brewing substance in the funnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.