Electric dispensing kettle system
US10687651B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J27/21008
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electric dispensing kettle system with a dispensing kettle seats on to and docks to a control station. The dispensing kettle includes a weighted handle for controlled or balanced pouring. The control station provides controlled power to a heating element within the dispensing kettle with the dispensing kettle seated on to docked to the control station. The control sation includes a PID controller or control loop feedback circuit that continuously modulates power to the heating element based on actual temperature reading received from a thermocouple structure. The control station also includes an electronic dispaly that simultaneously displays an actual temperature of the steeping liquid and the target temperature of the steeping liquid within the dispensing kettle.
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