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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2022
Lavazza Professional North America, Llc, West Chester, PA (US);
Xianghua Xu, Basingstoke, GB;
Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Abstract
The present invention provides a beverage preparation machine comprising a housing; a reservoir for containing a liquid, wherein the reservoir is situated within the housing; a dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid; a pump situated between the reservoir and the dispensing outlet; a user input means situated on an outer surface of the housing; and a pump controller configured to operate the pump for conveying liquid from the reservoir to the dispensing outlet for dispensing the liquid, wherein the input means is capable of communicating with the pump controller in order to initiate an operation of the pump; and the pump controller is configured to operate the pump based on a characteristic of the previous operation of the pump.