US Patent:
20080216664, Sep 11, 2008
Inventors:
Jeffrey David Koon - Lombard IL, US
Elizabeth Wentland - Chicago IL, US
Heather Liska - Downers Grove IL, US
Lisa Dodge - Oak Park IL, US
Assignee:
TAYLOR PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC. - Oak Brook IL
International Classification:
A47J 31/00
Abstract:
A method of steeping tea including receiving a tea type; receiving tea data records, each including tea type, steeping time and steeping temperature; matching the tea type to one of the number of tea data records to obtain a corresponding steeping time and a corresponding steeping temperature; receiving successive sensed temperature readings of the steeping liquid; comparing the successive sensed temperature readings with the corresponding steeping temperature; once one of the successive sensed temperature readings reaches the corresponding steeping temperature, providing a first alert that the steeping temperature has been reached; after the first alerting step, receiving a dry tea input indicating that a dry tea has been added to the brewing liquid; activating a countdown of the corresponding steeping time after receiving the dry tea input; and once the corresponding steeping time elapses according to the countdown, providing a second alert indicating that the steeping time has elapsed.