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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joseph Emil Gormley, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Assignee:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/56 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/42 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/007 (2013.01); A47J 31/525 (2018.08); A47J 31/545 (2013.01); A47J 31/56 (2013.01); A47J 31/42 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01); A47J 31/469 (2018.08);
Abstract
A modular brewing system is described for providing hot water and managing power to multiple brew tower modules using a single centralized boiler and power management module so as to limit the number of high-power circuits required in a coffeehouse or store. The boiler and power management module manages power of components of the centralized boiler assembly and any brew tower modules connected thereto, including the boiler heaters, the grinder motors, and the brew chamber heaters.