Patent ID: 7503253

Claim:
A beverage brewer for brewing a beverage from a quantity of beverage brewing substance. the brewer comprising: a reservoir for providing water to the brewer; a water supply line communicating with the reservoir; a controller for controlling operation of the brewer; a pump coupled to the controller and communicating with the water supply line to move water from the supply line, the pump providing pressurization of the water for providing pressurized water for use in the beverage making process; a heater assembly coupled to the controller and communicating with the pump for receiving water from the pump; a water delivery line communicating with the heater assembly; and a releasably sealed brewing assembly for retaining a quantity of brewing substance, the releasably sealed brewing assembly communicating with the water delivery line for receiving pressurized water therefrom; the reservoir is removable from the brewer and repositionable on the brewer; and a sensor on the brewer and coupled to the controller for detecting at least one of the presence and absence of the reservoir on the brewer.