Patents by Inventor Dan Sumser

Dan Sumser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Brewing device with time-since-brew indicator
    Patent number: 7637204
    Abstract: A freshness indicator for a coffee maker having a controller is adapted to initiate the brewing of a quantity of beverage upon receiving a brewing command signal. A timer is adapted to output the time since activation of the timer upon a timer start command signal, and a display is adapted to display the output of the timer. The controller is adapted to output the timer start command signal to the timer at a predetermined time before, during or after brewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Sunbeam Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Sumser, Tom Guyett, Augusto Picozza
  • Brewing device with time-since-brew indicator
    Publication number: 20050188856
    Abstract: A freshness indicator for a coffee maker having a controller is adapted to initiate the brewing of a quantity of beverage upon receiving a brewing command signal. A timer is adapted to output the time since activation of the timer upon a timer start command signal, and a display is adapted to display the output of the timer. The controller is adapted to output the timer start command signal to the timer at a predetermined time before, during or after brewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Dan Sumser, Tom Guyett, Augusto Picozza