IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0271481
(2005-11-09)
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등록번호 |
US-7820948
(2010-11-15)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
3 |
초록
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The present invention provides a system for enabling control of the temperature of a receptacle in a satellite for containing a brewed fluid, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid in the receptacle upon transfer of the brewed fluid from a brewing machine into the receptacle.
The present invention provides a system for enabling control of the temperature of a receptacle in a satellite for containing a brewed fluid, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid in the receptacle upon transfer of the brewed fluid from a brewing machine into the receptacle. The control of the temperature of the receptacle is responsive to contactless and wireless transfer of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite, and to generating, communicating, and processing fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid.
대표청구항
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I claim: 1. A system for enabling control of the temperature of a receptacle in a satellite for containing a brewed fluid, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid in the receptacle upon transfer of the brewed fluid from a brewing machine into the receptacle, wherein the contr
I claim: 1. A system for enabling control of the temperature of a receptacle in a satellite for containing a brewed fluid, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid in the receptacle upon transfer of the brewed fluid from a brewing machine into the receptacle, wherein the control of the temperature of the receptacle is responsive to contactless and wireless transfer of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite, and to generating, communicating, and processing fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid, comprising; a primary circuit in the brewing machine, including a controller for enabling setting of the temperature of the receptacle in the satellite, and primary circuit elements for enabling contactless and wireless transferring of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite relating to control of the temperature of the receptacle in the satellite, and generating, communicating, and processing of fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid; and a secondary circuit in the satellite, including secondary circuit elements for enabling detecting of the temperature of the receptacle, and contactless and wireless transferring of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite relating to control of the temperature of the receptacle, and generating, communicating, and processing of fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid. 2. A system as in claim 1, further comprising a transformer, for enabling the transfer of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite, including a primary section in the primary circuit which includes a primary core and a primary coil, a secondary section in the secondary circuit which includes a secondary core and a secondary coil, and an air gap between the primary section and the secondary section which is formed upon positioning of the satellite in relation to the brewing machine. 3. A system as in claim 1, further able to enable the control of the level of brewed fluid contained in the receptacle, and further responsive to generating, communicating, and processing of fluid level measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the level of the brewed fluid, and wherein the primary circuit elements and the secondary circuit elements are further able to enable contactless and wireless transferring of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite relating to control of the level of the brewed fluid contained in the receptacle. 4. A system as in claim 1, wherein the secondary circuit includes a tuning circuit, for tuning the secondary circuit to resonance or out of resonance, wherein power is transferred when the secondary circuit is tuned to resonance, and communication is transferred when the secondary circuit is out of resonance. 5. A system as in claim 1, wherein the receptacle includes an outer surface, the secondary circuit elements include a heating blanket, extendable about the outer surface of the receptacle, for enabling heating of the receptacle, a temperature sensor, connected to the heating blanket, for sensing the temperature of the heating blanket and the receptacle, a data stream generator connected to the temperature sensor for generating a data stream comprising the fluid temperature measurement-enabling data, and a data modem for enabling the generated data stream to be transferred to the primary controller. 6. A system as in claim 1, wherein the primary circuit includes a primary power supply which is able to supply power to the primary circuit and to the secondary circuit upon positioning of the satellite in relation to the brewing machine, and which for periods does not supply power to the secondary circuit, and wherein the secondary circuit includes a secondary power supply for supplying power to the secondary circuit during periods in which the primary power supply does not supply power to the secondary circuit. 7. A system as in claim 2, wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil comprise power and communication transfer media. 8. A system as in claim 2, wherein the transformer comprises a high frequency transformer. 9. A system as in claim 2, wherein the primary circuit includes a power source and sends power from the power source through the transformer to the secondary circuit, and the secondary circuit includes a power level detector for detecting the power level to receive information sent by the primary circuit while the primary circuit turns the power supplied to the transformer on or off. 10. A system as in claim 2, wherein the air gap is variable within a range which enables the operation of the high frequency transformer. 11. A system as in claim 2, wherein the transformer primary section and secondary section are alignable off-center within a range which enables the operation thereof. 12. A system as in claim 2, wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil are comprised of Litz wires. 13. A system as in claim 2, wherein the brewing machine includes a base section which includes a top portion on which the satellite is positionable, the satellite includes a bottom portion which is positionable on the brewing machine base section top portion, the brewing machine includes an alignment portion in the top portion of the base section, the transformer primary section is located in the brewing machine alignment portion, the satellite includes an alignment portion in the top portion thereof, the transformer secondary section is located in the satellite alignment portion, and the brewing machine alignment section and the satellite alignment section enable alignment between the brewing machine and the satellite within an off-center range of alignment thereof. 14. A system as in claim 4, wherein the tuning circuit includes a capacitor and a MOSFET, and the capacitor and MOSFET in the satellite tune the secondary circuit to resonance and out of resonance. 15. A system as in claim 4, wherein the primary circuit includes current which changes dependent upon whether the secondary circuit is tuned to resonance or is out of resonance. 16. A system as in claim 5, wherein the brewing machine includes a primary controller in the primary circuit for providing an instruction to detect the temperature of the receptacle, and the satellite includes a secondary controller in the secondary circuit for receiving and implementing the instruction to detect the temperature of the receptacle, and for implementing the instruction through the temperature sensor and the heating blanket. 17. A system as in claim 5, wherein the primary circuit includes a primary controller, the secondary circuit includes a pair of temperature sensors positioned therein at separate locations, connected to the heating element outside the receptacle, and connected to the primary controller, which enable the primary controller to generate a curve of the temperature increase which is dependent upon power supplied, responsive to temperature sensed by the pair of temperature sensors, and to process the curve to determine the real average temperature of the receptacle and the fluid level of the brewed fluid contained in the receptacle. 18. A system as in claim 10, wherein the range over which the air gap is variable is several millimeters. 19. A system as in claim 16, wherein the secondary circuit further includes a data stream generator, for generating a data stream comprising data relating to the temperature of the receptacle as detected by the secondary controller. 20. A system as in claim 17, wherein the primary circuit further includes a master regulator for regulating the temperature of the receptacle and the level of brewed fluid in the receptacle, and a master gauge for gauging the temperature of the receptacle and the level of a brewed fluid in the receptacle responsive to the processing by the primary controller of the temperatures sensed by the temperature sensors. 21. A system as in claim 17, wherein the primary circuit further includes an error detector for checking the data stream from the data stream generator in the secondary circuit in the satellite for errors prior to processing the data stream in the primary controller. 22. A system as in claim 17, wherein the primary circuit further includes a current sensor which detects changes in current so as to be able to read the data stream from the secondary circuit. 23. A system for enabling control of the temperature of a receptacle in a satellite for containing a brewed fluid, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid in the receptacle upon transfer of the brewed fluid from a brewing machine into the receptacle, wherein the control of the temperature of the receptacle is responsive to contactless and wireless transfer of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite, and to generating, communicating, and processing fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid, comprising; primary circuit means in the brewing machine, including controller means for enabling setting of the temperature of the receptacle in the satellite, and primary circuit element means for enabling contactless and wireless transferring of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite relating to control of the temperature of the receptacle in the satellite, and generating, communicating, and processing of fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid; and secondary circuit means in the satellite, including secondary circuit element means for enabling detecting of the temperature of the receptacle, and contactless and wireless transferring of power and communication between the brewing machine and the satellite relating to control of the temperature of the receptacle, and generating, communicating, and processing of fluid temperature measurement-enabling data between the brewing machine and the satellite, so as to enable control of the temperature of the brewed fluid.
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