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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Dan Sumser, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Tom Guyett, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Augusto Picozza, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Inventors:
Dan Sumser, Lake Worth, FL (US);
Tom Guyett, Boynton Beach, FL (US);
Augusto Picozza, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Sunbeam Products, Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G04B 27/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A freshness indicator for a coffee maker having a controller is adapted to initiate the brewing of a quantity of beverage upon receiving a brewing command signal. A timer is adapted to output the time since activation of the timer upon a timer start command signal, and a display is adapted to display the output of the timer. The controller is adapted to output the timer start command signal to the timer at a predetermined time before, during or after brewing.