Coffee maker
Patent 4406217 Issued on September 27, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: 
December 28, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
December 28, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2868109 Apparatus for jointly actuating an alarm and preparing a hot drink or the like Coffee-pot and coffee-mill combination Electronic appliance controller with flexible program and step duration capability Apparatus for the selective production of hot water and steam Sequence controller with microprocessor Patent #: 4328539 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/335288 filed on 12/28/1981US Classes:99/280, Automatic control219/501, Including semiconductor means (e.g., transistor)392/467, With hot plate392/484, Block forms flow path99/282, And infusive contact99/285, With signal, indicator or observation means99/286With prior handling or treating (e.g., roasting or grinding)ExaminersPrimary: Jenkins, Robert W.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA47J 31/42 (20060101)A47J 31/52 (20060101) A47J 31/44 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1980-12-27 JPAbstractA coffee maker is provided with a mill mechanism, a drip mechanism and a control device. The control device contains a mill time setting counter for setting a milling time of coffee beans in the form of digital data, a drive circuit for driving the mill mechanism and a drive circuit for driving the drip mechanism. When a start signal is supplied to the control device, the mill mechanism is driven only for the milling time set. After the lapse of the milling time, the drip mechanism is automatically actuated to brew coffee. | |
