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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Geoffrey Y. Smith, Melrose, MA (US);
Jonathan Alexander Brodie, North Billerica, MA (US);
Stuart Jay Foster, Somerville, MA (US);
James E. Shepard, Marblehead, MA (US);
Yoav Rabino, Newton, MA (US);
Ian Tinkler, Wakefield, MA (US);
Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Waterbury, VT (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling operation of a beverage forming machine arranged for use with cartridges of different types, or receiving an upwardly flowing beverage from a cartridge. A beverage outlet may be movable to receive beverage from a cartridge of a first type, and to not receive beverage from a cartridge of a second type. Different cartridge characteristics may be detected by multiple detectors, e.g., for detecting a presence/absence of a cartridge, a cartridge type and/or an authorization feature.