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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7093530 | Coffeemaker pod carrier A brewing apparatus pod carrier including a frame forming a first pod receiving cavity on a first side of the frame and a second pod receiving cavity on a second opposite side of the frame, and a liquid flow path between the first and second pod receiving cavities. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093533 | Brewing apparatus hot water discharge head A brewing apparatus including a housing having a movable lid; a water heater connected to the housing; and a hot water discharge head connected to the lid for delivering hot water from the hot water heater in a downward direction. The hot water discharge head includ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7024983 | Brewing apparatus hot water control A brewing apparatus including a housing having a movable lid and a brewing area under the lid; a hot water heater connected to the housing; a water pump connected to the hot water heater; a controller coupled to the hot water heater and the pump; and a switch connec... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017472 | Brewing apparatus water temperature control A brewing apparatus, such as a coffeemaker, including a hot water heater; a first temperature sensor connected to the hot water heater; a second temperature sensor connected to either a cold water inlet to the heater or a hot water outlet from the heater; a pump con... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6349631 | Gasket for a funnel for a coffee making apparatus According to this invention, this objective is met by a gasket (1) which is made from a soft plastic and has a central sleeve (8), the diameter of which is tightly fitted to the ascension pipe (5), as well as an outer, bell-shaped flange (9) with a should... | 02/26/2002 |
| 5964143 | Brewing appliance having a tower with a water reservoir and brewing basket and an adjacently positioned pitcher receptacle A beverage making appliance has a water reservoir, brewing basket and water heating and pumping device within a tower structure with the brewing basket in a top region of the tower. The brewing basket has a sloped floor and a drain hole positioned near an... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5651905 | Heating device for a small appliance Disclosed is a new heating device for an appliance such as a coffee urn. Such device has a main heating element and a spaced-apart warming element, both of which are embedded in a common casting. The device may be mounted to and removed from an appliance ... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5023927 | Structure to secure cast cup containing heating element to percolator reservoir bottom A cast cup provided with a heating element is secured to the bottom plate of a reservoir for a percolator. The cup is inserted into an opening in the bottom plate of the reservoir and has an upper flange and a lower flange. The upper flange is secured to ... | 06/11/1991 |
| 3942424 | Pump for coffee brewing device A coffee maker pump for conveying fluid from a well area to a container for coffee grounds is provided with a restricted outlet opening for controlling the delivery of such fluid to the grounds in said container, and a by-pass opening intermediate the end... | 03/09/1976 |