IP Library Granted Patent US 12,419,462
Granted Patent B2
US 12,419,462 · App. 18/038,725 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Coffee bean grinding machine

Inventors: Masato Saito (Tokyo, JP); Tomohiro Tashiro (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
A47J42/44A47J31/42A47J31/521
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Patent No.
US 12,419,462
App. No.
18/038,725
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A coffee bean grinding machine with which a taste of coffee can be enjoyed. A coffee bean grinding machine including: a grinder configured to grind coffee beans; and a control device configured to control the grinder, in which the control device is configured to control the grinder according to a set particle size distribution.

Claims (13)

1. A coffee bean grinding machine, comprising:

a grinder configured to grind coffee beans; and

a control device configured to control the grinder, wherein

the control device is configured to control the grinder according to a set particle size distribution,

the control device is configured to set the particle size distribution based on order information from a user, and

the control device is configured to set one of preset patterns of the particle size distribution for the order information.

2. The coffee bean grinding machine according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a receiving device configured to receive the order information via a network.

3. A coffee bean grinding machine, comprising:

a grinder configured to grind coffee beans; and

a control device configured to control the grinder, wherein:

the control device is configured to control the grinder according to a set particle size distribution, and

the control device is configured to, when the particle size distribution including a first particle size and a second particle size is set, set which of the first particle size and the second particle size the grinder is to use first.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2025
From: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
To: DAITO ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 071286/0197 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2023
From: SAITO, MASATO; TASHIRO, TOMOHIRO
To: DAITO GIKEN, INC.
Reel/Frame 063758/0073 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-201271 · Dec 3, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240057818A1 · Feb 22, 2024
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