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A beverage dispenser in which a sensor provides an output corresponding to the level of the beverage in a storage reservoir from which the beverage is dispensed. In response to user actuation a dispensing valve is enabled for such a time interval, determined in accordance with the output of the sens

A beverage dispenser in which a sensor provides an output corresponding to the level of the beverage in a storage reservoir from which the beverage is dispensed. In response to user actuation a dispensing valve is enabled for such a time interval, determined in accordance with the output of the sensor, as to compensate for variations in flow rate due to variations in the beverage level in the reservoir. The level sensor output is also used to control a level-indicating display and to disable the reservoir heater when the reservoir is empty. Preferably the sensor is a strain gauge adhered to the surface of a relatively thin resilient beam which supports a portion of the reservoir.

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Beverage dispensing apparatus including in combination a reservoir adapted to receive a beverage to be dispensed, means for sensing the amount of said beverage in said reservoir, means responsive to user actuation for dispensing said beverage from said reservoir, and means responsive to said sensing

Beverage dispensing apparatus including in combination a reservoir adapted to receive a beverage to be dispensed, means for sensing the amount of said beverage in said reservoir, means responsive to user actuation for dispensing said beverage from said reservoir, and means responsive to said sensing means for controlling the period of enablement of said dispensing means.