US 12,366,927 B1
One button interface of a blender
Ryan Michael Pamplin, San Juan, PR (US)
Assigned to MavorCo Operations LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by MavorCo Operations LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/477,001.
Application 18/477,001 is a continuation of application No. 18/187,543, filed on Mar. 21, 2023, granted, now 11,822,733.
Application 18/187,543 is a continuation of application No. 17/962,307, filed on Oct. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,693,486, issued on Jul. 4, 2023.
Application 17/962,307 is a continuation of application No. 16/948,933, filed on Oct. 6, 2020, granted, now 11,531,403, issued on Dec. 20, 2022.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/02 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/02 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0716 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A blender configured to blend foodstuffs using different modes of operation, the blender comprising:
a blending component configured to rotate around a rotational axis and blend the foodstuffs during blending by the blender;
an electrical motor configured to drive rotation of the blending component;
a control interface including a button, wherein the button of the control interface is configured to be touched by the user, wherein the control interface is configured to:
(i) control operation of the blender using at least two modes of operation of the blender, wherein the at least two modes of operation include a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, and
(ii) control transitions between the different modes of operation; and control circuitry configured to:
control the electrical motor during the rotation of the blending component; and
effectuate the transitions between the different modes of operation based on the button of the control interface being touched by the user, wherein the transitions include:
(i) a first transition to the first mode of operation, and
(ii) a second transition to the second mode of operation, wherein the second mode of operation is different from the first mode of operation.