US 12,029,343 B2
Automatic coffeemaker process for preparing a cold brewed beverage
Joshua D. Anthony, Billerica, MA (US); Ethan T. Brown, Wayland, MA (US); Suzette Hammond, Chicago, IL (US); and Chad P. Woodrow, Somerville, MA (US)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Feb. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/674,616.
Application 17/674,616 is a division of application No. 16/444,827, filed on Jun. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,266,264.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/688,056, filed on Jun. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0167782 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 31/52 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 31/5253 (2018.08) [A47J 31/002 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of preparing a brewed beverage using a beverage brewing apparatus in communication with a user interface, the method comprising:
coupling a brew basket to a housing of the beverage brewing apparatus, the brew basket including an open first end and a second end having an outlet and a steeping valve adjacent to the outlet, the steeping valve actuated via an actuator communicably coupled to a controller of the beverage brewing apparatus,
the beverage brewing apparatus displays a category of one or more input options on the user interface in response to said coupling of said brew basket.