The coffee dispenser disclosed herein may serve a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may have a mixing chamber that combines one or more liquid concentrates and heated water, and dispenses a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may have a forth control to select the forth level
The coffee dispenser disclosed herein may serve a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may have a mixing chamber that combines one or more liquid concentrates and heated water, and dispenses a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may have a forth control to select the forth level of the serving of coffee dispensed. The liquid concentrate may be a coffee extract.
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1. A coffee dispenser for dispensing a single serving of coffee, the dispenser comprising: a mixing chamber;a flavor port having a liquid tight connection to the mixing chamber;a coffee concentrate port having a liquid tight connection to the mixing chamber;a liquid flavor in a flavor container atta
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A coffee dispenser for dispensing a single serving of coffee, the dispenser comprising: a mixing chamber;a flavor port having a liquid tight connection to the mixing chamber;a coffee concentrate port having a liquid tight connection to the mixing chamber;a liquid flavor in a flavor container attached to the flavor port wherein the flavor container is sufficiently large to hold a sufficient amount of liquid flavor for multiple servings of coffee, and a liquid tight channel formed from the flavor container, flavor port to the mixing chamber;a liquid coffee concentrate in a coffee concentrate container attached to the coffee concentrate port wherein the coffee concentrate container is sufficiently large to hold a sufficient amount of liquid coffee concentrate for multiple servings of coffee, and a liquid tight channel formed from the coffee concentrate container, coffee concentrate port to the mixing chamber;a water reservoir connected to the mixing chamber wherein a liquid tight channel formed from the water reservoir to the mixing chamber;room temperature water disposed in the water reservoir;a flavor port valve operable to allow a single serving of the liquid flavor to flow from the flavor container, through the flavor port, and into the mixing chamber;a coffee port valve operable to allow a single serving of liquid coffee concentrate to flow from the coffee concentrate container, through the coffee concentrate port, and into the mixing chamber;a pump;a heater in liquid communication with the pump, and the heater and the pump connected in-line between the water reservoir and the mixing chamber in the liquid tight channel between the water reservoir and the mixing chamber; anda computer or electronic circuit for controlling the pump to draw, from the water reservoir, a batch of water corresponding to the single serving of coffee and control the heater to heat the batch of water drawn and move the heated batch of water to the mixing chamber for mixing with the liquid flavor and the liquid coffee concentrate. 2. The coffee dispenser of claim 1 further comprising a cup size selector connected to the computer wherein the pump is regulated based on a position of the cup size selector. 3. The dispense of claim 2 wherein the computer controls the pump, the flavor port valve, and the coffee port valve to correctly mix an amount of the liquid flavor, an amount of the liquid coffee concentrate and an amount of water from the water reservoir to correspond to a cup size selected by a user via the cup size selector. 4. The dispense of claim 1 further comprising a froth level control connected to the computer wherein the heater regulates a water temperature of the water pumped through the heater based on a position of the froth level control. 5. The dispenser of claim 4 wherein the computer controls a cream port valve corresponding to a cream port, the heater and the pump to create an amount of froth selected by the froth level control wherein a liquid tight channel is formed from a cream container holding liquid cream to the mixing chamber. 6. The dispenser of claim 5 further comprising: a cream port connected to the mixing chamber; andthe liquid cream in the cream container attached to the cream port. 7. The dispenser of claim 1, wherein the coffee concentrate container is attached to the coffee concentrate port via a threaded connection, and the flavor container is attached to the flavor port via a threaded connection. 8. The dispenser of claim 1 wherein the flavor port valve comprises a spike which pierces the flavor container when the flavor container is initially attached to the flavor port valve, and the coffee port valve comprises a spike which pierces the coffee concentrate container when the coffee concentrate container is initially attached to the coffee port valve. 9. A coffee dispenser for dispensing a single serving of coffee, the dispenser comprising: a mixing chamber;a flavor port directly connected to and in fluid communication with the mixing chamber;a coffee concentrate port directly connected to and in fluid communication with the mixing chamber;a water reservoir connected to the mixing chamber;a flavor port valve operable to allow liquid flavor to flow from a flavor container attachable to the flavor port, through the flavor port, and directly into the mixing chamber;a coffee port valve operable to allow liquid coffee concentrate to flow from a coffee concentrate container attachable to the coffee concentrate port, through the coffee port, and directly into the mixing chamber;a pump;a heater connected to the pump, and the pump and heater connected in line between the water reservoir and the mixing chamber; anda computer or electronic circuit for controlling the pump to draw, from the water reservoir, a batch of water corresponding to the single serving of coffee and move the batch of water to the mixing chamber and controlling the heater to heat the batch of water drawn by the pump. 10. The dispenser of claim 9 further comprising a froth level control by which a froth level may be selected by a user of the coffee dispenser, wherein the computer controls the heater to adjust a water temperature based on the selected froth level. 11. A coffee dispenser for dispensing a single serving of coffee, the dispenser comprising: a mixing chamber;a flavor port connected to and in fluid communication with the mixing chamber via a first fluid communication line connecting the flavor port and the mixing chamber;a coffee concentrate port connected to and in fluid communication with the mixing chamber via a second fluid communication line connecting the coffee concentrate port and the mixing chamber;a liquid flavor in a flavor container attached to the flavor port;a liquid coffee concentrate in a coffee concentrate container attached to the coffee concentrate port;a water reservoir connected to the mixing chamber;a flavor port valve operable to allow the liquid flavor to flow from the flavor container, through the attached flavor port, and into the mixing chamber via the first fluid communication line;a coffee port valve operable to allow the liquid coffee concentrate to flow from the coffee concentrate container, through the attached coffee concentrate port, and into the mixing chamber via the second fluid communication line;a pump connected in line between the water reservoir and the mixing chamber;a heater connected in line between the pump and the mixing chamber; anda computer or electronic circuit for controlling the pump to draw, from the water reservoir, a batch of water corresponding to the single serving of coffee and move the batch of water to the mixing chamber and controlling the heater to heat the batch of water drawn by the pump;wherein the entire contents of the mixing chamber is dispensed from an output port of the mixing chamber as the single serving of coffee. 12. The dispenser of claim 11 further comprising a froth level control by which a froth level of the single serving of coffee may be selected by a user of the coffee dispenser, wherein the computer controls the heater to adjust a water temperature based on the selected froth level. 13. The dispenser of claim 11, wherein the first fluid communication line comprises tubing or piping and the second fluid communication line comprises tubing or piping.
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Kitzinger Frank (Montreal CA) Rosenblum Frank (Ville St. Laurent CA), Froth level monitor.
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