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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Applicant:
Gaetano Pagano, Florence, IT;
Inventor:
Gaetano Pagano, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
Luigi Lavazza S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A23F 3/00 (2006.01); A23L 2/54 (2006.01); B01F 3/04 (2006.01); A47J 31/60 (2006.01); A47J 43/044 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/60 (2013.01); A47J 31/4489 (2013.01); A47J 43/044 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for preparing a hot beverage. The apparatus includes a hot steam source for supplying a flow of steam into a vessel, a rotary stirring device including a rotatable shaft which carries a stirring rotor; and a cleaning container. A control unit controls movement of the stirring device between its rest position and its working position; the activation of the steam source and of the stirring device while the shaft and the rotor of the latter extend inside a vessel; and the activation of the steam source and of the stirring device while the shaft and the rotor of the latter extend in the cleaning container.