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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Kevin Leppert, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Dane Starr, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Patrick Mulvaney, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Veronika Mckenney, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc., Glen Allen, VA (US);
Abstract
An automated self-cleaning frothing appliance includes: a housing having a base, a tower extending upwardly from the base, and a canopy extending from an upper portion of the tower above the base; a vessel mounted beneath the canopy, the vessel having an outlet at a lower end; a frothing tool extending from the canopy into the vessel; a first fluid pathway in the housing to receive water from a water source and deliver water into the vessel; a valve positioned to selectively open and close the outlet to the vessel; a valve-opening mechanism attached to the housing to selectively open and close the valve; a drain positioned beneath the outlet to receive water draining from the outlet; a second fluid pathway routed from the drain to deliver water to an external receptacle; and a controller operatively connected with the drive unit, the first fluid pathway and the valve-opening mechanism.