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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2004
Victor D. Geockner, Auburn, IL (US);
Kevin G. Lowe, Virden, IL (US);
Victor D. Geockner, Auburn, IL (US);
Kevin G. Lowe, Virden, IL (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A beverage apparatus is provided for heating a liquid and is operable either by foreign or domestic voltages. The apparatus may have a heating element that couples directly to the voltage source, regardless of whether the voltage source is foreign or domestic. The apparatus also may have a power supply that couples directly to the voltage source, regardless of whether the voltage source is foreign or domestic. The power supply outputs a DC voltage that may be coupled to various other components of the apparatus either directly or after subsequent processing.