Patent ID: 9044119
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for brewing coffee, the apparatus comprising: a filter basket adapted to dispense brewed coffee; the filter basket has an output opening with a drip stop valve, such that a presented carafe engages the drip stop valve for opening the drip stop valve; a reservoir for supplying water to the filter basket; a heating device for heating the water flowing from the reservoir to the filter basket; and a microprocessor for receiving user inputs and controlling the operation of the apparatus; an operation of the drip stop valve being controlled by the microprocessor; the device has a single serve setting, initiated by a user input, in which an individual serving of coffee is dispensed from the filter basket; a release opening of the drip stop valve is delayed by the microprocessor until after a steep time interval has expired; and the microprocessor regulates the steep time interval according to a coffee strength input made by a user; and wherein the drip stop valve can be selectively independently opened by each of insertion of the carafe and control by the microprocessor.