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US 6,109,168 AGranted
Espresso coffee machine
AssigneeIllycaffe' S.P.A.
InventorsAndrea Illy, Luca Mastropasqua
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Abstract
A temperature sensor is associated with a dose-holder in the coffee machine and is adapted to detect the thermal status thereof. The temperature sensor is connected to a measurement device that measures the temperature sensed and a signaling device for signaling the measured temperature positioned to be visible for the user.
Claims15
An espresso coffee machine comprising
- a dose-holder (1),
- a temperature sensor (4) associated to the dose-holder (1) to sense the temperature of the dose-holder after the machine is turned on and before starting coffee brewing,
- a measurement device (8) connected to the temperature sensor (4) to measure the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor (4), and
- a display (9) on the outside of the machine associated to the measurement device (8) to indicate the temperature or that a desired temperature has been reached.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.