Patent ID: 7581688

Claim:
A cycle of operation for a blender comprising a motor, a container for holding items for processing, and a cutter assembly located within the container and operably coupled to the motor whereby the motor effects the rotation of the cutter assembly, the cycle comprising: automatically controlling a rotational speed of the cutter assembly to effect a pulsing of the speed of the cutter assembly wherein each pulse comprises: (A) a constant speed phase, where the operating speed of the cutter assembly is maintained at a predetermined operating speed, (B) a deceleration phase, where the speed of the cutter assembly is reduced from the operating speed to a predetermined settling speed indicative of the items in the container having settled around the cutter assembly, which is less than the operating speed and greater than zero, and (C) an acceleration phase, where the speed of the cutter assembly is increased from the settling speed to the operating speed.