Patent ID: 8360279

Claim:
A multifunctional beverage processing device for preparing, mixing and heating baby formula, said multifunctional beverage processing device comprising a housing further comprising an internal reservoir adapted to hold the baby formula therein; a motorized auger assembly located at a bottom center region of said internal reservoir, said auger assembly adapted to dispense the baby formula from said internal reservoir; a water reservoir situated within said housing and adapted to be connected to an existing water supply source; a mixing chamber adapted to mix the baby formula and water from said internal reservoir and said water reservoir respectively; a horizontal sliding door situated on said housing for allowing access to said internal reservoir; a horizontally orientated formula gate located between said auger assembly and said mixing chamber, said formula gate adapted to control flow of the baby formula from said internal reservoir to said mixing chamber; a dispensing tube mechanism and a plurality of dispensing tubes coupled thereto, said dispensing tube mechanism and said dispensing tubes being adapted to pass mixed baby formula therealong; a solenoid valve and an opposing stationary stop mechanism abutted against said dispensing tube mechanism adapted to control a flow of the mixed baby formula through said dispensing tubes; a dispensing area adapted to receive the mixed baby formula from said dispensing tubes; an internal control module communicatively coupled to said internal reservoir, said water reservoir, said mixing chamber, said solenoid valve, and said dispensing area for automatically performing a sequence of timed process steps including mixing, dispensing, and heating the baby formula; a connector adapted to be coupled to said existing water supply source; a water supply line coupled to said connector and said water reservoir; a water filter connected to said water supply line; a warm water tube partially situated within said water reservoir; a water flow solenoid valve connected to said warm water tube; a water nozzle situated inside said mixing chamber and coupled to said warm water tube; a first thermocouple situated within said water reservoir; and, a water heater situated within said water reservoir; wherein synchronized activation of said internal control module is controlled by input signals received from said first thermocouple; and, wherein said formula gate, when toggled to a closed position, isolates said internal reservoir from said mixing chamber.