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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2005
John T. Knepler, Springfield, IL (US);
Kurt Powell, Auburn, IL (US);
Dean Muller, Springfield, IL (US);
Timothy P. Kaeding, Mechanicsburg, IL (US);
Robert J. Kobylarz, Springfield, IL (US);
John T. Knepler, Springfield, IL (US);
Kurt Powell, Auburn, IL (US);
Dean Muller, Springfield, IL (US);
Timothy P. Kaeding, Mechanicsburg, IL (US);
Robert J. Kobylarz, Springfield, IL (US);
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation, Springfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for testing a beverage apparatus such as a beverage maker and/or dispenser before shipment. The beverage apparatus includes at least one component that can produce monitorable and/or measurable characteristic. The measurable characteristic may be compared against a threshold value and may include an acceptable tolerance range. In response to an out-of tolerance condition, a fail condition is displayed, otherwise a pass condition is displayed. Also disclosed is a system for storing the measurable characteristic so that the beverage apparatus can be analyzed by comparing its current state versus the baseline state measured before the beverage apparatus was shipped.