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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12070153 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 21, 2018

Beverage maker and method for determining hot water amounts output by a beverage maker and/or used in same for beverage preparation

Applicant:

Wmf Gmbh, Geislingen an der Steige, DE;

Inventors:

Johannes Bais, Ulm, DE;

Philipp Schirrmacher, Ulm, DE;

Armin Startz, Weidenstetten, DE;

Assignee:

WMF GmbH, , DE;

Attorney:

Lerner David LLP

Primary Examiner:

Janie M Loeppke

Assistant Examiner:

Erwin J Wunderlich

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/30 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/41 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/56 (2006.01); B67D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/469 (2018.08); A47J 31/002 (2013.01); A47J 31/007 (2013.01); A47J 31/30 (2013.01); A47J 31/3671 (2013.01); A47J 31/402 (2013.01); A47J 31/41 (2013.01); A47J 31/44 (2013.01); A47J 31/467 (2013.01); A47J 31/5255 (2018.08); A47J 31/56 (2013.01); B67D 1/12 (2013.01); A47J 31/545 (2013.01);
Abstract

A beverage maker includes a heating device for heating water, a cold water inflow, a first hot water outlet, at least one second hot water outlet, a cold water path connecting the cold water inflow to the heating device, a first hot water path connecting the heating device to the first hot water outlet, at least one second hot water path connecting the heating device to the at least one second hot water outlet, a conveying device for conveying water, a first flow meter that is arranged in the cold water path or in the first hot water path, and at least one second flow meter that is arranged in the at least one second hot water path. A method of determining hot water amounts dispensed by a beverage maker and/or hot water amounts used for beverage preparation is also disclosed.

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