Patent ID: 6155158
Filing Date: 2000-12-05
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
An automatic beverage brewing apparatus including a controllable brewing device and a controllable brewing substance dispenser communicating with said brewing device, said beverage brewing apparatus comprising:a housing;at least one receptacle retained on said housing proximate to said brewing device for receiving a brewed beverage therefrom;a weight sensing device associated with each of said receptacles, each said weight sensing device supporting a receptacle and being adapted to sense the weight of brewed beverage retained within a receptacle and generate a weight control signal corresponding to the sensed weight;a controller for receiving said weight control signals; andan indicator coupled to said controller;said controller determining in response to each weight control signal the volume of brewed beverage retained within a receptacle, said controller generating volume control signals corresponding to said determined volumes, said indicator receiving said volume control signals and displaying in response to said volume control signals, the volume of brewed beverage retained within each of the receptacles.