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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.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kyle T Anderson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Duke W Goss, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael G Lee, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Caffe Acorto, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ; A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99281 ; 99280 ; 99285 ; 99286 ; 99290 ; 1376254 ; 137893 ; 137897 ; 221 96 ; 2221291 ; 222640 ; 261D / ; 366165 ;
Abstract
A automated, milk inclusive espresso coffee machine which includes a fully automatic coffee grinding and brewing apparatus and a steam generator for driving a venturi mixing device which draws ambient air and milk from a refrigerated source for making milk inclusive espresso beverages, all milk contacting surfaces being either refrigerated or steam cleaned with each beverage made and served. A novel microprocessor controls all operations including brewing, steam generating, water heating, refrigerating, operations parameters, measuring and monitoring, many 'house-keeping' functions and others.