Apparatus and Method for Brewed and Espresso Drink Generation

a technology of espresso drink and apparatus, which is applied in the field of systems and methods for brewing and dispensing beverages, can solve the problems of significant capital investment, logistical challenges, and retail locations that require ongoing operating costs that dominate the costs associated with the operation
US20120156337A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-06-21COSTA COFFEE
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US Ā· United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
COSTA COFFEE
Publication Date
2012-06-21
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable Ā· inactive patent

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Abstract

An apparatus that generates brewed beverages by performing one or more chemical and / or mechanical processes may receive requests to produce specified brewed beverages. The apparatus may include a master controller that initiates and controls performance of the chemical and / or mechanical processes to produce the specified beverages. The master controller may adaptively apply one or more process accelerators during the performance of one of the chemical or mechanical processes to accelerate the process or to achieve a desired qualitative or quantitative characteristic for a beverage or a component thereof. The adaptive application of one or more process accelerators may be dependent on a multiple-variable process profile developed for the process and / or a specified beverage. For example, the pressure in a steam wand and / or the depth of the wand may be varied during a process to froth milk in order to produce frothed milk having a desired temperature.
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[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61 / 423,593, entitled ā€œApparatus and Method for Brewed and Espresso Drink Generationā€, which was filed on Dec. 16, 2010, and which names Charles F. Studor, J. Kevin Nater, and Marwan Hassoun as inventors, the content of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.BACKGROUND

[0002] 1. Field of the Disclosure

[0003] This disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for brewing and dispensing beverages, and more particularly to automated systems and methods for scheduling, producing, and dispensing brewed beverages using shared process modules, process profiling, customer profiling, and / or demand information.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Most coffee consumed outside of the home requires either experienced baristas, or expensive automated espresso machines. Both require significant capital to equip the retail setting, as well as logistical challenges with hiring and training pe...

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