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A microwave oven adapted for use within a motor vehicle dashboard area. The microwave oven has a removable storage cassette, and slidable platforms for securing and serving containers of beverages and foods.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7866255 | Beverage brewer with spray distribution assembly and method A hot beverage brewer (10) having a hot water dispense system (12), a brew basket assembly (18) for holding ingredient to be mixed with the hot water to make a freshly brewed hot beverage and a controller (16) for controlling the delivery... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7685932 | System, method and apparatus for heating water A system, method and apparatus for increasing the interaction between water and a brewing substance in a brewing apparatus. The structure includes a spray head having a thickness dimension which facilitates the formation and definition of tubes or passages extending... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669519 | Spray head A spray head for use with or in combination with a beverage making apparatus. The spray head receives liquid from a liquid dispensing path of the beverage making apparatus and distributes liquid over a beverage making substance retained in close proximity to the spr... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7581490 | Coffeemaker with water feed velocity decreaser A coffeemaker including a shower head comprising at least one first hole for dispensing water in a downward direction; and a diverter located below the shower head. The diverter includes at least one second hole for substantially gravity only feed of the water from ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7318374 | Wire cloth coffee filtering systems A beverage filter assembly, including a frame having a plurality of openings passing therethrough; and a wire cloth filter disposed within the frame. ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7252035 | Coffee maker A coffee maker includes a housing and a brewing assembly. Pushing a handle leftward moves projections along slides in a direction for rising a cylindrical member until being stopped. A funnel-shaped member with a coffee bag placed therein can be slid along the rails... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7228066 | Variable flow spray system An improved method and apparatus for brewing a brewing substance. The apparatus including a liquid conduit (18) for supplying a brewing liquid, a liquid permeable container (28) for retaining the brewing substance and allowing the brewed liquid to pass... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7056371 | Liquid cleaning device A liquid cleaning device comprises a vessel (1), a bottom plate (3), a heating device and a tubular riser (12) arranged in the vessel for heated liquid ascending through the riser, the heated liquid from the upper, open end of the riser running ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032504 | Filtering device for espresso maker A filtering device for an espresso maker includes a coffee powder basket and a filtering mechanism. The coffee powder basket includes a coffee powder receiving section for receiving coffee powders and a compartment below the coffee powder receiving section. The comp... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021198 | Brew basket for coffee filter pack A coffee brewing basket for use with a pre-measured coffee filter packet is shown having a first compartment for retaining the coffee filter packet and a second compartment situated below the first compartment for providing an initial wetting of the coffee filter pa... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7013795 | Grind and brew coffee apparatus A grind and brew coffee making apparatus for providing freshly brewed coffee and having a number of features for easy cleaning, more efficient maintenance and improved safety. The coffee making apparatus has a housing assembly with an upper separable top cover, a gr... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6827004 | Drip coffee maker with horizontal spray shower head A drip coffee maker having a horizontal spray of heated water into a brew basket. Much of the effect of gravity is removed and the spread of heated water may be increased. The horizontal spray shower head may be used to expose the top layer of coffee grinds in the b... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6779437 | Arrangement for producing a brewed beverage, in particular coffee An arrangement for producing a brewed beverage, in particular coffee, with the arrangement comprising an approximately truncated-cone shaped filter receptacle for holding a cone-shaped filter insert and a water intake device that is arranged above the filter recepta... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6755119 | Coffee spray head A spray head for a coffee making apparatus having a plurality of holes at the bottom of a fluid reservoir for wetting the coffee grounds located below the spray head, the holes raised above a floor of the fluid reservoir by upwardly projecting stand pipes. The eleva... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6658989 | Re-usable beverage filter cartridge For use in a single serve beverage brewer in which a measured charge of a dry beverage medium is infused with a metered amount of heated liquid to produce a beverage medium, a reusable beverage filter cartridge is provided for containing the beverage medi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6513419 | Coffee machine Described is a coffee machine (1) comprising a brewing member (5, 5'), a support surface (15) for ground coffee and a member (3, 6, 7) for applying water to the ground coffee, in which it is possible to level off the ground coffee positioned on the suppor... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6244162 | Spray head for coffee brewer A brewing apparatus with a brew basket for holding ingredients in particulate form that contain soluble flavorants delivers a predetermined amount of hot water to a spray head positioned above said brew basket. The spray head has a multiplicity of opening... | 06/12/2001 |
| 5910205 | Brew basket for coffee-making machine A brew basket to hold ground coffee through which water is to pass includes a basket member to support a bed of ground coffee. The basket member has at least one opening therein to permit the egress of water having passed through the bed of coffee. A pan ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5816135 | Method and apparatus for selectively dispensing hot water or hot beverages The invention comprises a tankless water heater combined with a beverage brewing/dispenser, whereby the user may selectively dispense either hot water or a heated beverage of the user's choice.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 4187150 | Distilled water apparatus A distilled water apparatus which comprises in nested vapor-sealed arrangement, a bottom raw water tank, a storage tank and a cooling and condensing tank. The storage tank has an outer annular storage compartment surrounding a vertical vapor passage and c... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4123228 | Filters for liquids A filter for liquids and particularly coffee comprises a container having a planar horizontal base formed with at least one filtrate drainage opening, and on its inner face formed with a plurality of radial ribs and a central support member which together... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4070956 | Coffeemaker with brewing water spreader A coffeemaker having a ground coffee basket and a heated brewing water spreader positioned generally above the ground coffee basket wherein the spreader includes a generally vertical cylindrical dam wall extending upwardly from a generally flat foraminous... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3952642 | Liquid distributor A distributor for absorbing kinetic energy from a downwardly directed liquid stream and guiding the liquid stream therefrom in a distributed plurality of divergent paths to a subjacent receiver. The distributor is defined by a central transverse wall agai... | 04/27/1976 |
