Abstract: A coffee maker with continuously adjustable water flow rate, continuously adjustable feedback-controlled water temperature, and low thermal mass allows baristas to experiment with and digitally program and/or record different flow-rate and temperature profiles (brewing profiles) over the course of brewing a cup or batch of coffee. Brewing profiles may be recorded on one machine and reproduced (played back) on another machine, allowing reproducibility of subtle flavor variations in brewed coffee.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 20, 2011
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2018
Assignee:
Luminaire Coffee LLC
Inventors:
Andrew Coats, Benjamin Salinas, George Harris, Robert Macklin, Carl Tappan