Water dispenser

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PATENT NO 12252389
APP PUB NO 20220297998A1
SERIAL NO

17760993

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A method for operating a water dispenser, the water dispenser having a water supply, a carbon dioxide supply, an outlet for pouring water into a container placed below the outlet, a controller and a user interface, the method including the following steps, which are executed in response to an activation of the water dispenser via the user interface:

    determining a nominal value of a water volume (V) that is to be filled into the containerdetermining a nominal value of a waiting period (WP) by means of the controllerdetermining nominal values of a first partial volume (V1) and a second partial volume (V2) by means of the controller (V1+V2=V), in particular by determining a volume ratio (R) with R=V1/V for dividing the water volume (V) into the partial volumes (V1, V2)pouring the first partial volume (V1) through the outletwaiting through the waiting period (WP)pouring the second partial volume (V2) through the outlet.

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  • BRITA SE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herrmann, Jürgen Weinstadt, DE 15 38
Huster, Markus Gross-Gerau, DE 1 0
Wiese, Gernot Mainz, DE 1 0

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