Abstract: An automated coffee brewing and dispensing apparatus capable of selectively brewing a batch of coffee on demand and selectively dispensing coffee into containers on demand comprising a coffee brewing station (18) to brew and store the brewed coffee, a remote coffee dispensing station (40) to dispense brewed coffee received from the brewing station, a circulation system (41/43/46/48/50/52/54) to circulate brewed coffee between the coffee brewing station (18) and the coffee dispensing station (40) and a system control processor (42) to control the brewing, circulating and dispensing of the coffee by the automated coffee brewing and dispensing apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of semi-automatically transferring a dye sublimation print to a polymer coated article. Process steps include efficiently applying a combination heater and pressure applicator to a dye sublimation print and the outer surface of the polymer coated article for a preselected period of time and automatically withdraws the combination heater and pressure applicator, to avoid overheating, upon reaching the preselected period of time.