Patents Assigned to Shearwater Investment Company
  • Patent number: 8739687
    Abstract: A device for brewing coffee. The device includes a microprocessor, a user actuated controller for interfacing with the microprocessor, a tank for retaining water and a heating element for selectively heating the water. The device further includes a brewing basket for receipt of water from the tank, and a cone valve located in a dispersing end of the brewing basket. The microprocessor dictates a measured quantity of water to be delivered to the brewing basket in conjunction with a measured amount of ground coffee for brewing. In a preferred embodiment, a multichannel valve is employed together with a suitable pump for controlling fluid flow as dictated by the microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Shearwater Investment Company
    Inventors: Christopher Tacklind, R Brooke Hanson