Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100203198 | CAPSULE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A FOOD LIQUID BY CENTRIFUGATION - A single-use capsule for preparing a food liquid from a food substance contained in the capsule by introducing water in the capsule and passing water through the substance using the centrifugal forces for producing the food liquid which is centrifuged peripherally in the capsule relatively to a central axis of the capsule corresponding to an axis of rotation during the centrifugation. The capsule has upper and bottom walls, a widening side wall connecting to the upper and lower walls and an enclosure containing a predetermined amount of a food substance. The upper wall has a peripheral outlet region which is perforable and dedicated for providing outlets for the release of the liquid. | 08-12-2010 |
20100239717 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING COFFEE IN A DEVICE COMPRISING A CARTRIDGE HOLDER WITH RELIEF AND RECESSED ELEMENTS - A capsule for the production of a beverage in a beverage production machine comprising a capsule holder with relief and recessed elements. The capsule includes an inverted cup-shaped body forming a chamber containing beverage ingredients; a bottom injection wall; a sidewall; and a delivery wall which is sealed to the body. The delivery wall is configured and dimensioned to include a calibrated orifice or perforating means to provide a calibrated orifice with the beverage delivery wall not being tearable against the capsule holder during extraction. The wall also provides through the restriction created by the calibrated orifice a certain back pressure which generates an elevated pressure in the capsule during extraction. Also, a system and method for producing a beverage from the capsules of the invention. | 09-23-2010 |
20100239733 | CAPSULE WITH FILTERING INSERT FOR PREPARING A COFFEE BEVERAGE - A capsule for the production of a beverage from a beverage production machine that provides a capsule holder with relief and recessed elements. The capsule includes an inverted cup-shaped body forming a chamber containing a beverage forming ingredient, a bottom injection wall, a sidewall and a flange-like rim; and a delivery wall which is sealed to the body and comprises a relatively flat outer surface extending from the central axis of the capsule to the flange-like rim of the body and at least one portion of porous material capable of providing a backpressure that is greater than the backpressure of the beverage forming ingredient in the chamber. Also, a system and method for the production of a beverage from the previously described capsule. | 09-23-2010 |
20100239734 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOOD LIQUID AND SYSTEM USING BREWING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - A capsule, device, system and method for preparing a liquid food or beverage. The capsule comprises an enclosure containing one or more extractable or infusible ingredients and configured and dimensioned to have a perimeter and be radially symmetrical about a central axis to facilitate rotation; and an opening arrangement that allows liquid food to leave the capsule after passing through the ingredient(s), wherein the opening arrangement is configured and positioned near or upon the perimeter of the enclosure to allow the liquid food to leave the capsule radially due to the application of the centrifugal forces. The method and device introduce liquid into the capsule to form the liquid food while applying centrifugal forces to the capsule to urge the liquid to pass through the ingredient(s). | 09-23-2010 |
20110003046 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - An apparatus for preparing a beverage liquid from beverage forming ingredients contained in a receptacle by passing water through the ingredients by centrifuging the receptacle. The apparatus includes a centrifugal driver for driving the receptacle around its central axis of rotation (I), a device for feeding water into the receptacle, a filter placed in the receptacle, and at least one beverage flow outlet of variable cross-section for enabling the beverage to flow out of the receptacle. | 01-06-2011 |
20110052761 | CAPSULE SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES BY CENTRIFUGATION - A capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule in a centrifuging brewing device. The system includes a set of different capsules each one for selectively delivering a beverage having specific characteristics that differ from the other capsules of the set. The capsules have a body with a sidewall and a free rim, an upper wall and an extractable or infusible ingredient therein. The capsules are configured with an insertion diameter of the body of the capsule designed for insertion in a rotary capsule holder of the centrifuge brewing device in a referential position, wherein the different capsules in the set having bodies of different storage volumes obtained by a variable depths of the body in the set but the same insertion diameter for all capsules of the set. | 03-03-2011 |
20110139847 | CAPSULE TREATMENT APPARATUS - A capsule-treatment machine is arranged for separating a packaging of a capsule, in particular made of metal such as aluminium or plastic, from a capsule food or beverage ingredient contained therein. The machine includes a mechanism for opening the capsule packaging that is fed to the machine and for removing the capsule ingredient from the opened capsule packaging; a parting mechanism for parting the opened capsule packaging from the capsule ingredient; a collector for collecting the opened capsule packaging; and means a collector for collecting the capsule ingredient. | 06-16-2011 |
20110217421 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A FOOD LIQUID CONTAINED IN A CAPSULE BY CENTRIFUGATION AND SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR SUCH METHOD - A method for preparing a food liquid from a food substance contained in a single-use capsule. The method includes passing water through the substance, driving the capsule in centrifugal rotation while introducing water into the center of capsule, passing water through the substance to form a food liquid, and piercing at least one liquid delivery outlet in the capsule at least partially by the effect of the pressure rising in the capsule as a result of the centrifugation. | 09-08-2011 |
20110244099 | LIQUID FOOD PREPARATION SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A LIQUID FOOD BY CENTRIFUGATION - A system for preparing a liquid food from a food substance comprising a device and a capsule removably insertable in the device, by passing water through the substance in the capsule. The device includes a water injection head for injecting water in the capsule and a capsule holder for holding the capsule in the device, a mechanism for centrifugally driving the capsule, and a perforating member configured relative to the capsule in the device to open outlets at the periphery of the capsule. The capsule includes a pierceable membrane, and the perforating member is suited to be engaged through the membrane for forming with the perforated membrane a filter for retaining solid particles in the capsule and orifices in the membrane for enabling the centrifuged liquid to leave the capsule. | 10-06-2011 |
20110293805 | DEVICE AND METHOD USING CENTRIFUGATION FOR EXTRACTING A LIQUID AND HEAT LOSS COMPENSATING MEANS - A method for producing a liquid extract from food ingredients in a beverage producing device that has a brewing unit driven in centrifugation. The method includes providing food ingredients in the brewing unit, supplying heated liquid in the brewing unit, centrifuging the brewing unit thereby generating centrifugal forces forcing liquid to flow through the food ingredients, and dispensing the liquid, along with an operation for compensating the thermal losses of the liquid extract in the brewing unit or the collecting unit. | 12-01-2011 |
20120009304 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION IN A BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE AND DEVICE ADAPTED THEREFORE | 01-12-2012 |
20120171334 | CAPSULE SYSTEM FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGES BY CENTRIFUGATION - A capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule in a centrifuging brewing device comprising: a set of different capsules ( | 07-05-2012 |
20120189753 | APPLIANCE FOR PREPARING A CHOCOLATE-BASED BEVERAGE - A process for preparing a beverage comprises: providing a liquid carrier; supplying a flavouring ingredient to the liquid carrier; optionally heating the liquid carrier; and agitating the liquid carrier to promote dissolution and/or dispersion of the flavouring ingredient therein. The flavouring ingredient is supplied in the form of a self-sustaining body ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120189754 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MIXING A FLAVOURING INGREDIENT WITH A LIQUID CARRIER - An arrangement ( | 07-26-2012 |
20120240779 | CAPSULE SYSTEM WITH FLOW ADJUSTMENT MEANS - The present invention relates to a capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule ( | 09-27-2012 |
20120251677 | SYSTEM, SET OF CAPSULES AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - A capsule system for preparing beverages by centrifugation of a capsule in a centrifuging brewing device comprising: a set of different capsules ( | 10-04-2012 |
20120301581 | CAPSULE AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION IN A BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A capsule designed for insertion in a centrifugal beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a substance contained in the capsule by introducing liquid in the capsule and passing liquid through the substance using centrifugal forces. The capsule has a body with bottom and open ends that are spaced apart in the axial direction, an upper wall for covering the body at its open end along a direction transverse to the axial direction, and an enclosure between the body and upper wall containing a predetermined amount of beverage substance. The capsule also includes an annular pressure-setting ring configured for adjusting the backpressure in the beverage production device. The pressure-setting ring provides improved quality of in-cup coffee. Also, a set of capsules having pressure-setting rings of different dimensions is provided for setting different backpressure when the capsules are engaged in a centrifuging beverage production device. | 11-29-2012 |
20120308691 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING A COFFEE BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION IN A BEVERAGE PRODUCING DEVICE - A method for preparing a short coffee extract from a capsule containing coffee powder. The method includes providing a capsule containing contains between 5.0 and 8.5 gram of ground coffee powder, injecting liquid into the capsule to interact with the coffee powder, and centrifuging the capsule in a beverage producing device to force, by the effect of centrifugal forces, the liquid coffee extract out of the capsule so that it can be collected and dispensed. The extraction of the liquid coffee extract is preferably obtained by rotating the capsule within a speed range of 2500 to 7500 rpm. | 12-06-2012 |
20130064929 | SUPPORT AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION | 03-14-2013 |
20130064937 | CAPSULE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - Capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising a container and a beverage ingredient contained therein, wherein the container comprises a code ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130099597 | CAPSULE SENSING SYSTEM - A brewing unit ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130114089 | DEVICE FOR SENSING A CAPSULE IN A BEVERAGE PRODUCTION APPARATUS - The invention aims to provide a device sensing a capsule ( | 05-09-2013 |
20130118359 | ADVANCED HEATING DEVICE - A beverage preparation machine comprises: a heater ( | 05-16-2013 |
20130199378 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE OR FOOD LIQUID AND SYSTEM USING BREWING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE - A capsule, device, system and method for preparing a liquid food or beverage. The capsule comprises an enclosure containing one or more extractable or infusible ingredients and configured and dimensioned to have a perimeter and be radially symmetrical about a central axis to facilitate rotation; and an opening arrangement that allows liquid food to leave the capsule after passing through the ingredient(s), wherein the opening arrangement is configured and positioned near or upon the perimeter of the enclosure to allow the liquid food to leave the capsule radially due to the application of the centrifugal forces. The method and device introduce liquid into the capsule to form the liquid food while applying centrifugal forces to the capsule to urge the liquid to pass through the ingredient(s). | 08-08-2013 |
20130200063 | CONTAINER WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT - A thermal storage device ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130206014 | DEVICE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - Device for preparing a beverage from a beverage ingredient contained in a receptacle ( | 08-15-2013 |
20130243911 | CAPSULE AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION | 09-19-2013 |
20130259982 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE IN BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE | 10-03-2013 |
20130302476 | CAPSULE AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION | 11-14-2013 |
20130309364 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION USING SUCH CAPSULE | 11-21-2013 |
20130309371 | BEVERAGE PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND CAPSULE WITH FORCE RING - The present invention relates to a capsule ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130323366 | POD AND PACKAGE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - Pod for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device by feeding liquid through said pod and rotating the pod along a rotating axis āIā in the device to produce centrifugal forces on the liquid traversing the pod thereby forcing a beverage out of the pod by such centrifugal forces, wherein the pod comprises containment walls containing beverage ingredients; said containment walls being essentially made of porous filtering material and comprising a top wall from which a central funnel ( | 12-05-2013 |
20130323370 | CONTAINER FOR THE PREPARATION OF BEVERAGE COMPRISING AN IMPROVED PERFORABLE FOIL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE - A portioned container ( | 12-05-2013 |
20140137748 | PIVOTALLY CLOSING BEVERAGE INGREDIENT HOLDER WITH PIERCER - A receptacle holding unit ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140170278 | ACTUATOR FOR CLOSING A BEVERAGE INGREDIENT HOLDER - A receptacle holding unit ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140290495 | PIVOTALLY CLOSING BEVERAGE INGREDIENT HOLDER WITH A LOCK - A receptacle holding unit ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140295032 | OPTICAL READABLE CODE SUPPORT AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE HAVING SUCH CODE SUPPORT PROVIDING AN ENHANCED READABLE OPTICAL SIGNAL - An optically readable code support ( | 10-02-2014 |
20140305314 | MODULAR CAPSULE KIT WITH VARIABLE VOLUME - The present invention relates to a modular capsule kit for preparing a beverage by centrifugation of a capsule in a centrifuging brewing device upon liquid injection into the capsule and by rotating the capsule about its central axis in the device, the kit comprising at least two capsule types ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140305315 | CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION WITH A SEALING FLANGE - A capsule ( | 10-16-2014 |
20140314919 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE WITH ENHANCED SEALING MEANS - The present invention relates to a capsule ( | 10-23-2014 |
20140318379 | CAPSULE WITH REINFORCEMENT MEMBERS USED FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE | 10-30-2014 |
20140326142 | CENTRIFUGAL BREWING MACHINE WITH FLOW COLLECTING ASSEMBLY - Centrifugal brewing machine ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140328136 | MULTI-SYSTEM BEVERAGE MACHINE SAFE CONNECTOR - A beverage preparation machine ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140332101 | BEVERAGE COLLECTOR FOR COLLECTING CENTRIFUGED LIQUID AND CENTRIFUGAL BEVERAGE MACHINE USING SUCH COLLECTOR - Beverage collector ( | 11-13-2014 |
20140340078 | DEVICE FOR SENSING A CAPSULE IN A BEVERAGE PRODUCTION APPARATUS - The invention aims to provide a device sensing a capsule inserted in a receptacle in machine and physical parameters of liquid supplied by a beverage production apparatus flowing through the capsule in function of the type of capsule. The capsule containing beverage ingredient is inserted in a cylindrical or conical wide mouthed receptacle having an upper opening for inserting the capsule and a lower bottom closing the receptacle. The receptacle rotates around an axis of a hollow shaft attached at the center and perpendicularly to the external face of the bottom of the receptacle, said shaft forming a hole at the center of the inner face of the bottom of the receptacle. The device comprises a rod sliding in the shaft and passing through the hole of the inner face of the bottom of the receptacle, said rod being provided with a spring maintaining an end of the rod lifted inside the receptacle in contact with the capsule, the other end being inside the shaft. The device further comprising means for measuring the position of the end of the rod in the shaft, in order to control, in function of the size of the capsule inserted in the receptacle, rotation speed of the receptacle, discharge and physical parameters of liquid supplied by the beverage production apparatus flowing through the capsule. | 11-20-2014 |
20140352544 | CLEAN MULTI-SYSTEM BEVERAGE MACHINE - A beverage preparation machine ( | 12-04-2014 |
20140366742 | MULTI-SYSTEM BEVERAGE MACHINE MULTIPLE CONNECTIONS - A beverage preparation machine ( | 12-18-2014 |
20140370161 | BEVERAGE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION IN A BEVERAGE PREPARATION DEVICE - Beverage capsule for preparing a beverage in a beverage preparation device from a capsule containing beverage ingredients by passing water through the ingredients contained in the capsule using centrifugal forces, said device comprising means for driving the capsule in rotation around an axis of rotation (I), a capsule holder for receiving the capsule and a water injection means for injecting water in the capsule, said device further comprising a valve means for engaging a valve engaging portion of the capsule; said valve means comprising a pressing ring; the capsule comprising a body and a lid and a valve engaging portion designed for being inserted between the capsule holder and the valve means of the device; wherein said capsule comprises an outlet structure forming beverage flow restriction passages of defined cross-section in the capsule at such and/or as a result of the insertion of the valve engaging portion between the capsule holder and the pressing ring of the valve means. | 12-18-2014 |
20150082989 | User-Interface for Beverage Preparation Machines - The invention relates to a Beverage preparation machine comprising:
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