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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Arren J. McCormick, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Ben C. Shao, Clarenden Hills, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/057 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/4435 (2013.01); A47J 31/0573 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01); A47J 31/545 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coffee maker and method of operating the same is disclosed. The method includes deactivating a heating plate of the coffee maker when a drip pan is positioned thereon, soliciting a user-selection of a serving size from a plurality of serving sizes when the drip pan is positioned on the base, and operating a pump of the coffee maker to advance fluid to a filter basket in accordance with the selected serving size.