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7594469 Method to steep teas for the optimal times and at the optimal steeping temperatures  
An apparatus for brewing tea in accordance with an aspect of the invention includes a brew chamber that holds water. An infuser disposed in the chamber holds tea leaves and allows the water to...
7537138 Methods and systems for delivering foamed beverages from liquid concentrates  
Methods and systems to deliver foamed beverages from liquid concentrate(s) through a dispenser machine are presented. In an embodiment, the method and system for improving foam quality by...
7523695 System for dispensing metered volumes of heated water to the brew chamber of a single serve beverage brewer  
A system for dispensing a metered volume of heated water to the brew chamber of a single serve beverage dispenser. The system includes: a storage tank for containing a supply of unheated water, a...
7506576 Brewer with measured use controlled disablement feature  
A beverage brewer ( 10 ) with a controller ( 14 ) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a...
7415921 Apparatus for preparing a beverage suitable for consumption, such as coffee  
An apparatus for preparing a beverage provided with a storage tank, a heater and a three-way valve. The three-way valve is provided with in inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet. The three-way...
7299742 Apparatus for preparing hot beverages with a boiler and an assembly for inhibiting scale  
An apparatus for preparing hot beverages includes a boiler and a device for inhibiting scale. That device comprises at least one ultrasound transmitter located at the boiler, inside the boiler or...
7279660 Apparatus for brewing beverages  
An electrically heated water kettle comprises a vessel for holding a liquid for extraction of tea, coffee or other food material. The vessel includes a partially open immersible container sized to...
7258061 Semi-automatic beverage making apparatus  
A beverage making system that includes a plurality of packs containing different beverage making ingredients and having different infrared reflectance spectra in a region thereof. A beverage making...
7243597 Unit for the preparation of a foamy beverage from a capsule and an opening plunger  
A unit having a collecting device with a seat arranged to receive a disposable capsule containing a soluble product, such as a beverage-forming powder. The capsule contains at least one inlet port...
7240610 Method and apparatus for infusing a liquid with a flavoring or a scent  
A method and apparatus for infusing a liquid with a flavoring or a scent. The method and apparatus may be used to produce soups and beverages, including tea-based beverages which use various...
7234389 Brewer system with brew status indicator and method  
A twin brewer system ( 30 ) with a pair of brewers ( 30 A, 30 B) each with a controller ( 158 ) for controlling the application of electrical power to a hot water heater, disables the application...
7225728 Brewing apparatus with pre-infusion and pulse brewing  
A brewing apparatus includes an intermittent brewing feature whereby a controller regulates flow into a brew basket based upon a user selected pre-stored flow profile comprising a sequence of flow...
7104184 Feeding formula appliance  
A device for preparing a fluid food at a desired consumption temperature on demand, comprising two reservoirs of water, a container containing a formula, a data processor and a controller for...
7073428 Automatic tea maker  
An automatic tea maker comprises a cover body, a tube base, and a bottom base, wherein the cover body is covered on the tube base, which is eccentrically disposed on the bottom base. A partition is...
7047870 Apparatus and method for brewing a beverage with a desired strength  
An apparatus and method for brewing coffee or a similar brewed beverage allows a consumer to select a desired strength, and then, a serving of the brewed beverage is promptly brewed and dispensed...
7032502 Coffee maker  
A coffee maker includes a water reservoir, an in-line water heater, a brew basket for receiving coffee grinds, and a water passage between the reservoir and the brew basket. The passage passes...
6931984 Feature disablement controlled brewer  
A beverage brewer ( 10 ) with a controller ( 14 ) that automatically disables selected brewer functions unless enabled by an enablement code that enables use that is only sufficient to brew a...
6915732 Brewed iced tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser  
A beverage dispensing apparatus includes a mixing chamber for mixing hot water, a beverage concentrate and cold water, as well as one or more additives. The hot water and cold water are supplied at...
6857352 Appliance for preparing hot beverages  
An appliance for preparing hot beverages includes a brewing chamber having an essentially cylindrical outside and at least two chamber parts. One of the chamber parts is movable relative to the...
6772676 Beverage maker with average dispense rate and volume control  
A beverage brewer ( 20 ) with a programmable dispenser cycle dispenser valve controller ( 36 ) for controlling a dispenser valve ( 34 ) to intermittently open and close during a plurality of...
6739240 Coffee-making device with pressure control  
Coffee-making device with a piston/cylinder unit, the piston ( 3 ) being driven by a crankshaft ( 11 ). A swivelling arm structure ( 13 ) is also driven by means of the crankshaft, with the...
6732634 Automatic coffee beverage machine, in particular automatic espresso machine  
An automatic coffee beverage machine, in particular an automatic espresso machine, suitable for selecting a coffee beverage from a plurality of preparation varieties. A plurality of switching...
6725762 Device for the extraction of a substance having a moveable component  
The present invention relates to a device for the extraction of a substance for the preparation of a beverage. This device includes a fixed first component, and a second component moveable relative...
6711988 Espresso machine with an infusion piston displaceable in an infusion cylinder  
An espresso machine is provided with an infusion piston displaceable inside an infusion cylinder. The infusion piston is force-connected to a spring and to a device for activating the infusion...
6672200 System for monitoring and controlling the operation of a single serve beverage brewer  
An automated beverage brewing system includes a liquid storage tank and a metering chamber. The metering chamber is at least partially submerged beneath a standing level of liquid in the storage...
6666130 Baffle operated liquid heating and dispensing system for a single serve beverage brewer  
A beverage brewer comprises a storage tank adapted to contain a supply of liquid, and a metering chamber structured and arranged to be filled with a metered amount of liquid received from the...
6571685 Oxygenating tea maker and method  
A tea maker ( 54 ) is provided with a control system ( 116 ) that enables the tea to be intermittently drained of water to allow contact of the tea ( 52,26 ) with atmospheric oxygen several times...
6561079 Steam generating device for heating and/or frothing liquids  
The steam generating device ( 1 ) is used to heat and/or froth liquids, especially milk. It includes an electrically driven pump ( 3 ) supplied with water from a water source ( 2 ), which pump...
6543335 Brewing system with electrical controller and method  
A twin brewer system ( 30 ) with a pair of brewers ( 30 A, 30 B) each with a controller ( 158 ) for controlling the application of electrical power to a hot water heater, disables the application...
6387424 Conductance based control system and method  
The present invention relates to the system, apparatus, and method for controllably mixing a concentrate with a dilution substance using closed-loop feedback in order to improve the resultant...
6382083 Coffee machine  
The invention refers to a coffee machine having a brewing chamber and a beverage outlet. A valve assembly is inserted between the brewing chamber and the beverage outlet. The valve assembly...
6305268 Machine for preparing hot beverages  
The present invention relates to a machine for preparing hot beverages, comprising a water tank (1) which can be filled with water (23) and a brewing unit (6) which can be filled with an ingredient...
6240833 Automatic French Press beverage maker  
The invention relates to an improved automated beverage making machine combining a traditional French Press of the plunger/strainer type with an improved automatic hot water dispensing machine, the...
6240829 Tea or non-carbonated drink dispenser  
A beverage mixture forming apparatus includes a batch vessel, a first valve distributing a mixture of hot water and a beverage concentrate into the batch vessel, a second valve for distributing...
RE37173 Coffee and tea brewing apparatus and system  
A method and system for brewing a desired volume of coffee at a selected brew time, in which a volume of water corresponding to the desired volume of coffee is heated and directed into contact with...
6170387 Apparatus for the production of heated beverage  
This invention relates to an apparatus for the production of heated beverage being, in particular, coffee. The apparatus provides a brewing chamber in which the outlet from the brewing chamber is...
6148717 Beverage maker with intermittent beverage liquid dispenser and apparatus and method for uniform contact of brew ingredient with brew  
A beverage brewer (20) with a dispenser valve (34) for passing brewing liquid from a supply (30) under control by a programmable dispenser cycle dispenser valve controller (36) to intermittently...
6142063 Automated beverage brewing system  
An automated beverage brewing system includes a liquid storage tank and a metering chamber. The metering chamber is at least partially submerged beneath a standing level of liquid in the storage...
6139888 Brewer timer adjustment control  
A digital timer and method for controlling a length of a brewing cycle during which time a brewer brews a beverage. The digital timer includes a controller having an initial brew time stored...
6135010 Coffee maker with computerized steeping control  
A computer controlled coffee steeping machine which extracts a minimum of undesirable acids and a maximum of desirable flavorings by steeping the grinds at a low temperature for a long time. The...
6098525 Apparatus for brewing beverages  
An apparatus for brewing hot beverages, such as coffee, comprising a water reservoir, a heating element for heating water in the water reservoir, an extraction device, an electric pump and a...
6095031 Computer controlled brewing apparatus  
Apparatus for brewing a beverage is disclosed. Typically, the brewed beverage is coffee, but it might be hot tea, iced tea, or soup. The beverage is brewed by delivering heated brew water to a...
6082247 Apparatus for consecutively dispensing an equal volume of liquid  
An apparatus for consecutively dispensing an equal volume of a liquid from a storage tank. The system includes a hermetically sealed metering chamber at least partially submerged beneath a standing...
6082245 Apparatus for preparing beverages with end of brew phase detection  
An apparatus for preparing beverages, such as a coffee brewer, has a device for measuring the periods of time during which the heating element is switched on and off by a thermostat connected in...
6069996 Device for heating a drinkable liquid  
The device for heating a drinkable liquid, having a liquid-storage container (9) and an electric heating element (11) arranged therein, the liquid-storage container (9) having a valve which is...
6067895 Brewer apparatus having a water flow control device  
The present invention relates to a gravity-flow displacement beverage brewing apparatus with a water flow control device. The water flow control device is attached to a rotatable lid and is opened...
6003435 Coffee-making machine  
A coffee-making machine of the type to deliver hot water during a brewing cycle to ground coffee supported in a removeable filter unit includes a heated reservoir for water heating and storage and...
6000317 Coffee maker  
A coffee maker for brewing coffee comprises a water reservoir, a heating chamber and a pump which pumps water from the reservoir through the heating chamber to a filter device. The heating chamber...
5992298 Coffee machine  
The coffee machine for different coffee types requires no preheating time and consumes no energy in the standby mode. It essentially comprises a water supply chamber (1), a pump (5), a continuous...
5931082 Double boiler for domestic use  
A double boiler for domestic use includes a heating vessel for receiving water and a filtering device containing food, the vessel having a lid on the top; a main case having a reception hollow and...
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