Air preheating of brew chamber
US12161246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47J31/56
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A beverage machine having a heater arranged to receive unheated liquid and deliver heated liquid to a dispensing station to form a beverage, and to receive unheated air and deliver heated air to the dispensing station to preheat portions of the dispensing station before forming a beverage. The machine may be arranged to deliver heated air to the dispensing station only if a temperature at the dispensing station is below a threshold.
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