公开(公告)号：US20230200579A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-29

申请号：US18171162

申请日：2023-02-17

申请人： Hyaqu, Inc.

发明人： Edward T. Nista ,  Colin Jacob Miller ,  Justin Matthew Knowles

IPC分类号： A47J31/06 ,  B06B1/16 ,  A47J31/52

CPC分类号： A47J31/0663 ,  B06B1/16 ,  A47J31/525

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and system to distribute or compact coffee grounds, such as to form a puck in a portafilter. The methods, apparatus, and system may be used to compact coffee grounds wherein a resulting puck of coffee grounds in the portafilter has an even level, a uniform and or continuous density distribution, results in no or reduced formation of channels, no or reduced squirting of extracted coffee, and results in consistent and repeatable results. The methods, apparatus, and system may be used to form multiple layers in a puck, for use in preparing layered espresso.

公开(公告)号：US11641975B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US17787929

申请日：2020-12-16

申请人： KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

发明人： Andrea Favero

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/46 ,  F04D15/02

CPC分类号： A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/468 ,  F04D15/0218

摘要： A flow delivery system to deliver and monitor a liquid flow, using a pump, and a monitoring device (e.g. a flow meter) are described. A controller determines if the flow is a liquid flow or a gas flow by reducing a drive signal for the pump from a first drive signal to a second drive signal. This changes the characteristics of both the pump drive signal and the characteristics of the resulting flow. Based on the change in the characteristics, the flow is determined to be a liquid flow or a gas flow.

公开(公告)号：US20240349935A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-24

申请号：US18629207

申请日：2024-04-08

申请人： c/o Acaia Corporation

发明人： Rex Poway Tseng

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/36

CPC分类号： A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/3671

摘要： Systems and methods for detecting coffee tamping are provided. A coffee tamping detection system can include a mat having a body and a plurality of force sensors. The body can include a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The plurality of force sensors can be arranged between the first surface and the second surface and can be configured to measure a force exerted on the first surface. Furthermore, each force sensor of the plurality of force sensors can be configured to receive a respective input representing a portion of the force exerted on the respective force sensor. Each force sensor can be further configured to provide a respective sensor output representing a measurement of the portion of the force exerted on the respective force sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20240343545A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18756117

申请日：2024-06-27

申请人： Cirkul, Inc.

发明人： Mark Lyons ,  Jonathon Perrelli ,  Robert Lawson-Shanks ,  Abraham Maclean ,  Connor Bacon ,  James Christopher Small ,  Jesse John Horne ,  Simon Lewis Bilton ,  Matthew James Edwards ,  Andrew Gordon Wallace ,  Maxim D. Wheatley ,  David J. Wheatley ,  Todd Metlen

IPC分类号： B67D1/00 ,  A45F3/16 ,  A45F3/18 ,  A47J31/00 ,  A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/52 ,  B01F33/501 ,  B01F35/21 ,  B01F101/14 ,  B65D47/12 ,  B65D51/28 ,  B65D81/32 ,  B65D85/804 ,  B67D1/08 ,  B67D1/10 ,  B67D1/12 ,  G01F23/292

CPC分类号： B67D1/0019 ,  A45F3/16 ,  A45F3/18 ,  A47J31/002 ,  A47J31/005 ,  A47J31/40 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/521 ,  A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/5253 ,  B01F33/50111 ,  B01F35/2112 ,  B65D47/122 ,  B65D47/127 ,  B65D51/2807 ,  B65D81/3227 ,  B67D1/0078 ,  B67D1/0079 ,  B67D1/0871 ,  B67D1/0888 ,  B67D1/1231 ,  B67D1/1238 ,  B01F2101/14 ,  B65D85/804 ,  B67D1/0001 ,  B67D2001/0091 ,  B67D2001/0093 ,  B67D2001/0096 ,  B67D2001/0811 ,  B67D1/102 ,  B67D1/1247 ,  B67D2001/1263 ,  B67D2210/00146 ,  G01F23/292 ,  G01F23/2927

摘要： A portable, self-contained beverage apparatus includes a container assembly having a known storage capacity for storing a consumable liquid, and a dispensing assembly disposed within the container assembly that dispenses variable, non-zero quantities of additives into the consumable liquid. The dispensing assembly includes multiple apertures structured and arranged to retain vessels containing the additives to be dispensed into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus also includes a level sensor disposed within the container assembly that determines a consumable liquid level of the consumable liquid stored in the container assembly. In certain embodiments, one or more positive displacement pumping mechanisms are configured to pump additive liquid from additive containers into a beverage chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20240315483A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18736842

申请日：2024-06-07

申请人： BUNN-O-MATIC CORPORATION

发明人： Josh CRAIG ,  Prashanth SANKARAN

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/10 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/50

CPC分类号： A47J31/521 ,  A47J31/10 ,  A47J31/46 ,  A47J31/50 ,  A47J31/525

摘要： A beverage brewing system with a beverage server and a brewer. The beverage server includes an information device to store a beverage recipe. The brewer includes a communication device to wirelessly read the recipe from the beverage server. During the brewing process, the brewer reads the recipe from the beverage server and sends control signals to create a brewed beverage according to the beverage recipe.

公开(公告)号：US12042086B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-23

申请号：US15769643

申请日：2016-10-18

申请人： SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.

发明人： Alexandre Kollep ,  Matteo Bolognesi ,  Minh Quan Phan

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  G05B19/042

CPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/5255 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B2219/2645

摘要： A beverage or foodstuff preparation machine (4) comprising: a component processing unit (14) to process a beverage or foodstuff component to prepare a beverage or foodstuff therefrom; and a control system (16) operable to execute a preparation process comprising controlling said component processing unit to prepare the beverage or foodstuff, the control system comprising a user interface (36), wherein the user interface comprises: a contactless sensor (40) operable to sense without physical contact a body part of a user; and a feedback unit operable to provide feedback to a sensor, said body part of a user; and in response to change a value of a parameter associated with the preparation process and to indicate via the feedback unit the change in value.

公开(公告)号：US11992150B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-28

申请号：US17262943

申请日：2019-08-02

申请人： DAITO GIKEN, INC.

发明人： Kaishun Kihara ,  Taisuke Torizu

IPC分类号： A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/18 ,  A47J31/36 ,  G06T7/00

CPC分类号： A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/18 ,  A47J31/36 ,  G06T7/0004 ,  G06T2207/30128

摘要： An apparatus estimates a property of an ingredient of a beverage based on photograph data of the ingredient of the beverage. An apparatus obtains photograph data of an ingredient of a beverage used for preparation of the beverage, and estimates a property of the ingredient of the beverage based on the obtained photograph data.

公开(公告)号：US11944107B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US16652105

申请日：2018-10-18

申请人： DISMOV PTY LTD

发明人： Jake Bush ,  Clay Bush

IPC分类号： A23F5/08 ,  A23F5/10 ,  A47J31/52 ,  G01N33/14

CPC分类号： A23F5/08 ,  A23F5/10 ,  A47J31/525 ,  G01N33/14

摘要： A method for determining a characteristic of a mass of particulate plant material having the step of determining the density of a mass of particulate plant material, wherein the mass of particulate plant material is prepared from a plant seed, from a coffee bean and/or by grinding a plant material. The invention also relates a system or apparatus for measuring the density of a mass of particulate plant material, wherein the system or apparatus has an experimental vessel having a void configured to retain a mass of particulate plant material therein, volume determination is configured to determine the volume occupied by a mass of particulate plant material that has been disposed within the void of the experimental vessel.

公开(公告)号：US20240081583A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18264044

申请日：2022-01-28

申请人： DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.r,l.

发明人： Giovanni ROSSETTO ,  Roberto SANSON

IPC分类号： A47J42/44 ,  A47J31/06 ,  A47J31/42 ,  A47J31/44 ,  A47J31/52 ,  A47J42/40

CPC分类号： A47J42/44 ,  A47J31/0663 ,  A47J31/42 ,  A47J31/4464 ,  A47J31/525 ,  A47J42/40

摘要： The device for processing loose coffee comprises an electronic controller, a support, at least one first filter holder that is engageable with the support, at least one first filter, wherein the first filter holder comprises a cup where the first filter is housed, wherein the cup has at least two wings engaging the first filter holder with the support, means for the automatic recognition of the first filter being provided positioned in the first filter holder engaged with the support, the recognition means being connected to the electronic controller to program an operation with at least one parameter depending on the first recognized filter.

公开(公告)号：US20240057806A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18269151

申请日：2021-12-22

申请人： Breville Pty Limited

发明人： Mark Lewis HOLLOWAY ,  Tae-kyung KONG ,  Xiang REN ,  Giovanni BAEZ ALVAREZ ,  Norman OLIVERIA ,  Stephen Richard BUTTER ,  Bryce James GOSSLING ,  Anthony LADEWIG ,  Chiu Keung Kenneth LEE ,  Christopher Peter Hamilton HARDY

IPC分类号： A47J31/42 ,  A47J31/52 ,  A47J31/40

CPC分类号： A47J31/42 ,  A47J31/525 ,  A47J31/404 ,  A47J31/4403

摘要： A machine with a grinder, a grind chute for delivering coffee grounds along a flow path and into a portafilter fitted to the machine, and a tamping unit with a tamping mechanism for pressing the coffee grounds held by the portafilter into a puck, wherein the tamping mechanism includes a linkage connected to a tamp, the linkage being arranged to press a face of the tamp in an axial direction with respect of the portafilter during a tamping operation, and wherein the linkage returns the tamp to a rest position where the tamp face is moved laterally, out of the flow path. The invention also relates to a machine for delivering coffee grounds to a portafilter, a tamping mechanism and a coffee grinding machine.