Foods and beverages: apparatus – Beverage – Infusors
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-05
2011-10-18
Alexander, Reginald L (Department: 3742)
Foods and beverages: apparatus
Beverage
Infusors
C099S282000, C099S283000, C099S305000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08037811
ABSTRACT:
Beverage making apparatus which controllably produces a beverage from a brewing substance by combining heated water with a brewing substance. The beverage making apparatus includes a volume adjustment assembly (22) which can be controlled by a user to increase or decrease the volume of water which is controllably dispensed to the beverage making substance. The apparatus and method for using the apparatus includes controllably dispensing water from a water source such as a water reservoir (34) or pressurized water line to a controllable heated water reservoir (53). The heated water reservoir communicates with the spray head (40). A flow meter (46) is provided and communicates with a water dispensing line (38) between the water source and the heated water reservoir for monitoring the volume of water flowing through the dispensing line. A controller (28) associated with the beverage making apparatus is coupled to the devices and controllably monitors water flowing through the dispensing line by use of the flow meter. During operation the volume adjustment assembly can be controlled to increase the volume of water which is permitted to flow from the water source to the spray head and may be controlled to decrease the volume of water.
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Search report issued in application No. EP04800857 (2010).
Alexander Reginald L
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Bunn-O-Matic
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