Patent ID: 9427110
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A47J

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for grinding coffee, the apparatus including: a grinder mechanism that is adjustable by a user to select a coffee grind size, and the grinder mechanism generates a signal indicative of a current selected coffee grind size; a ground discharge region; a user control for enabling a user to select grind preferences; the user control including both a dose selector for choosing one of a discreet pre-set grind discharge amounts, and a grind discharge amount adjustment selector; a display element for displaying data indicative of user inputs to the user control; a processor element coupled to the user control and display element, the processor element controls actuation of the grinder mechanism, the processor element receives the signal indicative of the current selected coffee grind size and causes an indication of the selected coffee grind size to be presented on the display element; wherein the processor element identifies a range of nominal grind duration settings based on the current selected coffee grind size and a user selected dose data from the dose selector; wherein the processor element uses a user selected dose adjustment data from the grind discharge amount adjustment selector to select a grind duration from the range of nominal grind duration settings; such that strength of a coffee brew is adjusted for the current selected coffee grind size and the selected user selected dose data; and wherein the display element depicts information indicative of each of: the current selected coffee grind size, the selected user selected dose data, and the user selected dose adjustment data.