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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Jingwei Tan, Eindhoven, NL;
Jun Zhou, Eindhoven, NL;
Declan Patrick Kelly, Eindhoven, NL;
Yanyan Wang, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/04 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); G01N 29/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/42 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 37/06 (2006.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.01); A47J 37/04 (2006.01); G01F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23F 5/04 (2013.01); A47J 31/42 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01); G01N 21/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/75 (2013.01); G01N 29/00 (2013.01); A23L 5/10 (2016.08); A23L 5/15 (2016.08); A23L 5/17 (2016.08); A47J 37/04 (2013.01); A47J 37/06 (2013.01); G01F 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A coffee roasting apparatus including a compartment for holding coffee beans; a roasting element for roasting the coffee beans in the compartment; and a controller for controlling the roasting element. The controller is configured to control the roasting element as a function of a rate of change in the volume of the coffee beans residing in the compartment.