US 6,609,821 · Granted 2003-08-26

Blender base with food processor capabilities

A blender base that may be used with a food processor container, a blender container, and a single use beverage container. The blender container includes a novel blade unit having a food processor-style blade and blender type blades. Programs with preprogrammed motor commands for desired operations are stored in memory and may be selected by a user on a user interface. The user interface may include a liquid crystal display, or function switches and light emitting diodes. Upon selection of a particular pre-defined function, the microcontroller retrieves the appropriate program from the read only memory and specifies the preprogrammed motor commands to accomplish the selected function.

Fig. 1. Illustration of a blender. Not this patent’s official drawing.

Patent details

Publication number
US 6,609,821
Filing date
2001-04-13
Grant date
2003-08-26
Assignee
Sunbeam Products, Inc.
Inventor(s)
WULF JOHN DOUGLAS, LOZINSKI GERALD J., DENTON MATTHEW CRAIG, MCCOLGIN JERRY LEE, MORTON MICHAEL, SOULTANIAN DANIEL S.
CPC class
A47J43/042

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