Granted Patent B2

US 12,642,385 · App. 17/895,165 · Granted Jun 2, 2026

Inventors: Wai Kean Chan (Singapore, SG); Mohan Arjonut (Johor, MY); Soy Lee Loh (Johor, MY); Fa Yong Zhong (Sichuan, CN); John Couture (Burlington, MA); Jason Scott Sabel (Northborough, MA)

Assignee: Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

A47J31/4403A47J31/52A47J31/44

Abstract

Claims (25)

1 . A beverage dispenser comprising:

a housing having a front face and a side face forming a corner oriented vertically on the housing;

a beverage outlet configured to dispense a beverage along the front face; and

a user interface disposed on the corner in the vertical direction, wherein the user interface is viewable from both a front view and a side view, wherein the user interface is disposed in a recess within the housing along a portion of the corner.

2 . The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the beverage outlet is defined by a brew chamber configured to receive and hold a cartridge with beverage material for use in forming the beverage.

3 . The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the user interface forms a surface at an angle to both the front and side faces.

4 . The beverage dispenser of claim 3 , wherein the front and side faces are planar, and wherein the surface defined by the user interface is planar.

5 . The beverage dispenser of claim 1 , wherein the user interface includes one or more buttons that are actuatable from directions perpendicular to the front face and perpendicular to the side face.

6 . The beverage dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the one or more buttons are hinge mounted at a first edge such that the buttons are configured to rotate about the first edge.

7 . The beverage dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the one or more buttons are directly connected to a main control board of the beverage dispenser.

8 . The beverage dispenser of claim 5 , wherein the one or more buttons are tactile switches.

9 . The beverage dispenser of claim 5 , wherein at least one of the one or more buttons includes a light configured to illuminate when the button is pressed.

10 . A beverage dispenser comprising:

a housing having a front face and a side face that meet at a corner oriented vertically on the housing;

a beverage outlet arranged to dispense beverage along the front face; and

a user interface including one or more buttons that are actuatable by a user to provide operating instructions to the beverage dispenser, the one or more buttons being arranged at the corner and defining a surface arranged at an angle to both the front and side faces,

wherein the one or more buttons are disposed in a recess within the housing along a portion of the corner.

11 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the beverage outlet is defined by a brew chamber configured to receive and hold a cartridge with beverage material for use in forming the beverage.

12 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the front and side faces are planar, and wherein the surface defined by the one or more buttons is planar.

13 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the one or more buttons are actuatable from directions perpendicular to the front face and perpendicular to the side face.

14 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the one or more buttons are hinge mounted at a first edge such that the buttons are configured to rotate about the first edge.

15 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the one or more buttons are directly connected to a main control board of the beverage dispenser.

16 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the one or more buttons are membrane switches.

17 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the one or more buttons includes a light configured to illuminate when the button is pressed.

18 . The beverage dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the one or more buttons are tactile switches.

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