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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Hazan, Sucy, FR;
Jean-Louis Nagel, Brevannes, FR;
Assignee:
U.S. Phillips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99285 ; 99299 ; 99307 ;
Abstract
An appliance for infusing a substance, for example coffee, comprises means (23, 16) for dividing an initial quantity of water into a pre-wetting quantity and at least one additional quantity, which quantities are poured on in at least two steps which are spaced in time. Means (20a, 20b, 22) for continuously measuring the level of the water to be poured on enable several dividing programs to be selected.