| SIMATELEX MANUFACTORY CO. LTD Patent applications |
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| 20120017765 | COFFEE MAKER HAVING A BEAN GRINDER AND COFFEE BEAN GRINDER - A coffee maker or coffee bean grinder has a bean hopper for storing coffee beans, a bean grinder for grinding coffee beans into coffee grounds, and a bean delivery device for delivering a quantity of beans from the bean hopper to the bean grinder. The bean delivery device has a bean receptacle and is movable between first and second positions. In the first position, the bean receptacle communicates with the bean hopper and, in the second position, the bean receptacle communicates with the bean grinder. A controller controls movement of the bean delivery device between the first and second positions | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120001607 | DROP POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT - A capacitor drop power supply circuit for supplying power to a load has a switch configured to alter a configuration of the power supply circuit to reduce input current of the power supply circuit. The switch is operable by the load to alter the configuration when the load enters a power save mode. The switch is operable to alter the configuration of the power supply circuit between a first configuration having a first current path through the power supply circuit in a first current direction, and a second configuration having a second current path through the power supply circuit in the first current direction. The switch changes the power supply circuit between the first configuration and the second configuration when the load enters a power save mode. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20110217437 | COFFEE MAKER AND METHOD OF OPERATING COFFEE MAKER - A coffee maker has a water reservoir, an in-line water heater, a brew basket for receiving coffee grounds, a water passage between the water reservoir and the brew basket, a water level sensor located in the water reservoir, a water level indicator, and a controller in communication with the water level sensor and the water level indicator. The passage passes through the in-line water heater for delivering heated water to the brew basket. The controller activates the water level indicator in response to a signal from the water level sensor. A method of making coffee in the coffee maker includes determining, in the controller, an operating condition for a coffee bean grinder and operating the coffee bean grinder based on the operating condition to grind coffee beans and produce a quantity of ground coffee beans. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110215082 | POSITIVE TEMPERATURE CO-EFFICIENT HEATING ELEMENT - A heating element for an electrical appliance, such as an electric razor. The element has a hollow metallic sleeve having first and second sides. The first side of the sleeve has greater thermal mass than the second side of the sleeve. A positive temperature coefficient ceramic element is located within the sleeve and held in thermal contact with the sleeve by a compressed portion of the sleeve. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110209623 | TAMPING DEVICE - A tamping device for applying a tamping force to ground coffee in a portafilter. The tamping device has a tamper and a guard. The tamper has a reciprocating tamping base. The guard defines a passageway through which the tamping base reciprocates. The passageway fits closely around the tamping base. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110073690 | COMBINATION COFFEE GRINDER AND COFFEE STORAGE DEVICE - In a combination coffee grinder and coffee storage device, a housing has a grinding chamber and a storage container located with the housing. The storage container has a removable airtight closure and the grinding chamber has grinding blades. A motor is located in the housing for driving the grinding blades. A pump, located in the housing, has an air connection to the storage container for evacuating air from the storage container. The pump is operated by the motor for evacuating air from the storage container while the motor is simultaneously driving the grinding blades | 03-31-2011 |
