Dean E Muller

US Patent:

20050230417, Oct 20, 2005

Filed:

Apr 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/105676

Inventors:

John Knepler - Springfield IL, US
Kurt Powell - Auburn IL, US
Dean Muller - Springfield IL, US
Timothy Kaeding - Mechanicsburg IL, US
Robert Kobylarz - Springfield IL, US

International Classification:

G01F011/00

US Classification:

222001000

Abstract:

A system and method for testing a beverage apparatus such as a beverage maker and/or dispenser before shipment. The beverage apparatus includes at least one component that can produce monitorable and/or measurable characteristic. The measurable characteristic may be compared against a threshold value and may include an acceptable tolerance range. In response to an out-of tolerance condition, a fail condition is displayed, otherwise a pass condition is displayed. Also disclosed is a system for storing the measurable characteristic so that the beverage apparatus can be analyzed by comparing its current state versus the baseline state measured before the beverage apparatus was shipped.