US 11,871,866 B2
Modular brew systems
Natarajan Venkatakrishnan, Bellevue, WA (US); and Joseph Emil Gormley, Mercer Island, WA (US)
Assigned to Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Jun. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/890,202.
Prior Publication US 2021/0369038 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/54 (2006.01); A47J 31/56 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/42 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/007 (2013.01) [A47J 31/525 (2018.08); A47J 31/545 (2013.01); A47J 31/56 (2013.01); A47J 31/42 (2013.01); A47J 31/4403 (2013.01); A47J 31/469 (2018.08)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of facilitating brewing of coffee using a modular brew system, the method comprising:
heating water in a boiler assembly of a base module of the modular brew system;
supplying a first portion of the heated water to a first brew chamber of a first brew tower module of the modular brew system to facilitate preparation of a first coffee beverage within the first brew chamber of the first brew tower module,
supplying a second portion of the heated water to a second brew chamber of a second brew tower module of the modular brew system to facilitate preparation of a second coffee beverage within the second brew chamber of the second brew tower module,
wherein the first brew tower module, the second brew tower module, and the base module comprise separate structural units; and
providing power allocation supplied by a single high power circuit to the base module and the first brew tower module, and simultaneously providing power to the base module and the second brew tower module, wherein providing the power allocation is performed by a common master controller of the base module.