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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Jamie Allen Hestekin, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Kathryn Marie Baker, Glenview, IL (US);
Chad David Galer, Glenview, IL (US);
Colin Patrick Crowley, Wheeling, IL (US);
Gerald Olean Fountain, Wilmette, IL (US);
Jamie Allen Hestekin, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Kathryn Marie Baker, Glenview, IL (US);
Chad David Galer, Glenview, IL (US);
Colin Patrick Crowley, Wheeling, IL (US);
Gerald Olean Fountain, Wilmette, IL (US);
Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC, Northfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A beverage preparation machine is provided that is arranged and configured to dispense infant formula or children's beverages from a liquid concentrate with a consistent temperature in a receiving receptacle. In one form, the beverage preparation machine operates to provide a beverage in a receiving receptacle consistently and reliably at or near a predetermined final temperature based on the beverage type, such as formula or children's beverage, and independent of environmental conditions.