Optical recognition system for capsules for the production of hot beverages

    公开(公告)号:US11344151B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US16300471

    申请日:2017-05-12

    发明人: Alberto Rolla

    摘要: A method for the optical recognition of capsules for hot beverages machines comprises the steps of introducing a capsule in a machine, stimulating the capsule by an exciting optical signal emitted by a light source, reading a feedback optical signal by an optical reader, acquisition of the values of the frequency and/or the time frame of the feedback optical signal, determining the fulfillment of predetermined conditions on the values of the frequency and/or the time frame. On the basis of the step of evaluating there is then a step of blocking the normal operation of the machine or a step of pursuing the normal operation of the machine.

    Dispensing assembly
    42.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11319119B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-03

    申请号:US16783917

    申请日:2020-02-06

    申请人: RAPAK, LLC

    IPC分类号: B65D47/06 B65D77/06 B65D85/80

    摘要: A dispensing assembly for a liquid container including a ring part configured to be mounted to a liquid container, a resilient member positioned in the ring part to be in contact with the liquid contents of the liquid container, a ring member mountable to the ring part to secure the resilient member to the ring part, and a hollow connecting member with an outlet. The connecting member is releasably securable to the ring member and includes a hollow projecting member which, when the connecting member is secured to the ring member, engages the resilient member so as to urge an opening in the resilient member to permit liquid in the container to pass into the connecting member and subsequently out through the outlet.

    Capsule for preparing beverages
    43.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11178994B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-23

    申请号:US16010858

    申请日:2018-06-18

    发明人: Stefano Bisio

    摘要: A capsule for preparing beverages, in particular coffee, is described, comprising a containing body having a first portion, the containing body defining an internal volume adapted to contain a substance to be infused, the first portion being composed of: a first perimeter edge; a first central portion onto which at least one external pressing force is applied; a first crown portion collapsible towards inside the containing body under the action of the pressing force exerted at least on the first central portion and/or on the first crown portion, the first crown portion being interposed between the first perimeter edge and the first central portion, the first crown portion being connected on its perimeter to the first perimeter edge by interposing a first bending line and being connected to the first central portion by interposing a second bending line.

    Capsule for beverage preparation machine

    公开(公告)号:US11091315B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-17

    申请号:US16311388

    申请日:2017-06-23

    申请人: NESTEC S.A.

    IPC分类号: B65D85/80 B65D85/804

    摘要: A beverage capsule (100) comprises a capsule body (102) defining a cavity (104) and comprising a first end face (106) cooperating with the water injecting means (206) of a beverage-preparation apparatus (200), and further comprises a cup-shaped partition (114) extending into said cavity (104) from a second end face (116) of said capsule body (102) opposite said first end face (106), forming a space (118) between the partition (114) and first end face (106), and a chamber (117) within the partition (114) in which a quantity of a beverage ingredient (120) is disposed, a fluid communication means (126) establishing fluid communication across said partition (114).

    Cleaning arrangement for capsule based beverage dispensers

    公开(公告)号:US11013365B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-25

    申请号:US15773229

    申请日:2016-11-07

    摘要: A cleaning device for cleaning a capsule based beverage system is described. The cleaning device includes a body portion having an open end and configured to be located in the brewing chamber of the beverage system and a reservoir portion located at an opposed end to the open end of the body portion as well as a fluid jet forming portion in fluid communication with reservoir region. The cleaning device also includes a cleaning material holding portion located internally of the body portion for holding the cleaning material spaced apart from the fluid jet forming portion. The cleaning device is configured to allow water under pressure originating from the inlet arrangement of the beverage system to flow into the reservoir portion and to form a fluid jet from the fluid jet forming portion that impinges on cleaning material held in the cleaning material holding portion to create a cleaning solution to clean the brewing chamber and outlet arrangement of the beverage system.

    Liquid container lid assembly and method

    公开(公告)号:US10882667B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16220089

    申请日:2018-12-14

    申请人: Pavel Savenok

    发明人: Pavel Savenok

    摘要: A lid assembly includes a lid body and a lid body insert. The lid body includes an insert-receiving depression and a channel-guiding protuberance. The channel-guiding protuberance is formed at an upper depression surface of the insert-receiving depression. The insert-receiving depression is outfitted with a primary liquid outlet for enabling liquid egression therethrough. The lid body insert is receivable in the insert-receiving depression and includes a protuberance-receiving channel and a secondary liquid outlet. The protuberance-receiving channel receives the channel-guiding protuberance when the lid body insert is received in the insert-receiving depression. The lid body insert is rotatable intermediate first and second closed lid positions. The secondary liquid outlet is positionable in superior adjacency to the primary liquid outlet when in an open lid position for enabling liquid egression via both the primary and secondary liquid outlets. A lid assembly system and associated methodology is further contemplated.

    Portion capsule having an identifier

    公开(公告)号:US10858177B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-08

    申请号:US16860432

    申请日:2020-04-28

    申请人: K-FEE SYSTEM GMBH

    发明人: Marc Krüger

    摘要: A beverage system for producing a beverage. The beverage system includes a portion capsule and a beverage machine. The portion capsule includes a lid sealed to a base element having a cavity within which a beverage raw material is provided. The base element has a circumferential flange having a top side and a bottom side with a barcode located on the bottom side. The beverage machine includes a detector to read the barcode, a media chute configured to receive and support the portion capsule, and a pump controlled to push water into the portion capsule only upon a determination that the read barcode agrees with a stored reference.