Patent ID: 11910953
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A tea making appliance comprising:
a base defining a dispenser cavity;
a particulate guide directed at the dispenser cavity;
a first tea leaf container mounted upstream from the particulate guide;
a second tea leaf container mounted upstream from the particulate guide, the second tea leaf container being separate from the first tea leaf container;
a motorized leaf distributor to selectively provide tea leaves to the particulate guide;
a reservoir disposed upstream from the dispenser cavity;
a water pump in fluid communication with the reservoir upstream from the dispenser cavity to direct water thereto;
a heating element provided in fluid communication with the reservoir upstream from the dispenser cavity to heat water thereto;
a distributor mounting frame supporting the first tea leaf container and the second tea leaf container, the distributor mounting frame defining a water inlet downstream from the heating element and a water outlet downstream from the water inlet, the distributor mounting frame further defining a steam-release opening above the water inlet downstream from the water inlet in fluid parallel to the water outlet; and
a controller in operable communication with the motorized leaf distributor, the water pump, and the heating element, the controller being configured to initiate an automated brewing operation comprising
receiving one or more data points regarding a physical user condition,
selecting a personalized tea style based on the received one or more data points, and
dispensing a predetermined tea mass of the personalized tea style automatically in response to selecting the personalized tea style.