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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2005
Applicant:
Nicholas G. Lazaris, Newton, MA (US);
Inventor:
Nicholas G. Lazaris, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Keurig, Incorporated, Wakefield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2006.01); B67D 5/22 (2006.01); A23J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A liquid level sensing arrangement for a tank may include a float having a disc-like shape and a sensor that detects a position of the float relative to the tank. The float may have an overall height/total displacement ratio of 0.5 or less. The float may have a range of motion relative to the tank so that at least a portion of the float may move below a portion of a bottom wall of the tank and/or below an outlet for the tank.