NIRO-PLAN AG Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110238489 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POINT-OF-PURCHASE PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL PLACEMENT - A system and method of determining point-of-purchase placement locations for printed promotional materials on a retail structure includes loading, by a processing device from a database, data representative of a retail structure; determining a plurality of advertisement placement locations on the retail structure; determining a point-of-placement priority value for each of the plurality of advertisement placement locations; receiving an advertising campaign comprising data representing a plurality of advertising campaign items, each item including an associated item priority value; determining a location on the retail structure for each of the advertising campaign items based upon the item priority values and the point-of-placement priority values; and providing a report to an operator of the retail structure indicating where each of the advertising campaign items is to be displayed on the retail structure. | 09-29-2011 |
20110226799 | ADJUSTABLE CUP DISPENSER - An assembly for holding cup-shaped objects. The assembly includes an outer retaining tube, an inner retaining tube having a diameter smaller than that of the outer retaining tube, wherein the inner retaining tube engages the outer retaining tube in a telescoping manner, a spring positioned inside the tubes, a piston positioned at a first end of the spring, and a head assembly that engages the outer retaining tube, the head assembly containing a ring assembly operably connected to a plurality of flippers that, in response to rotation of the ring assembly, provide a varying diameter within the head assembly. The telescoping feature provides for adjustable length of the assembly while the varying diameter of the head assembly provides for cups of various diameters to be used in the assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
20110070349 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOAMING A LIQUID FOODSTUFF, ESPECIALLY MILK - A device for foaming a liquid foodstuff, especially milk, is provided including a pump ( | 03-24-2011 |
20110056479 | VARIABLE VENTILATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for providing variable ventilation for a cooking environment. The system includes a plurality of cooking appliances, wherein each appliance has various operating parameters indicative of a cooking level of each appliance; a cooking event monitor operably connected to each of the cooking appliances and configured to: (1) determine a level of ventilation for each of the plurality of appliances based upon the cooking level of each appliance, (2) determine a control signal based upon the determined level of ventilation, and (3) transmit the control signal; a motor speed controller operably connected to the cooking event monitor and configured to receive the control signal; and at least one exhaust fan operably connected to the motor speed controller, wherein the motor speed controller adjusts a speed of the exhaust fan based upon the control signal. | 03-10-2011 |
20110014339 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COOLED COFFEE | 01-20-2011 |
20110014329 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOAMING A LIQUID FOODSTUFF, IN PARTICULAR, MILK - A device for foaming a liquid foodstuff, in particular, milk, including a foaming chamber ( | 01-20-2011 |
20100237517 | DEVICE FOR FOAMING LIQUID FOODS IN A CONTAINER - A device for foaming liquid foods in a container, particularly milk, is provided having a vapor generator for generating vapors, particularly steam, and a vapor lance to be at least partially inserted into the container, with the vapor lance being connected to the vapor generator in a fluid-guiding fashion and including at least one vapor outlet opening such that steam can be discharged from the vapor generator via the vapor lance out of the vapor outlet opening. The device further includes at least one motion element which is connected to the vapor lance and/or a holder for the container such that the vapor lance and the container are movable relative to each other via the motion element. | 09-23-2010 |
20090214742 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING AROMATIC HOT DRINKS, PARTICULARLY COFFEE AND TEA | 08-27-2009 |
20090183754 | CLEANING MODULE, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING MACHINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LIQUID FOODS - A cleaning module for machines for the production of liquid foods, particularly for coffee makers, including at least one reservoir for cleaning agents to accept cleaning agents, with at least one dosing device having a control connector and at least one discharge chamber, with the dosing device being connected to the cleaning reservoir and the discharge chamber such that cleaning agents can be fed by the dosing device from the reservoir for cleaning agents to the discharge chamber. The invention further relates to a device for the production of liquid foods and a method for its cleaning. | 07-23-2009 |
20090165477 | FILL LEVEL MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE FILL LEVEL OF LIQUID FOOD IN A CONTAINER - A fill level measuring device for measuring the fill level of liquid food in a container is provided which includes a sensor unit and a processing unit. The processing unit being is connected to the sensor unit and embodied such that the processing unit determines the fill level of the liquid food in the container depending on the measuring signals of the sensor unit, with the sensor unit comprising a container pressure sensor. The container pressure sensor is effectively connected with the liquid food in the container in order to measure the fluid pressure of the liquid food in the container and the processing unit is embodied such that it determines the fill level of the liquid food in the container depending on a difference of the fluid pressure measured in reference to the environmental pressure. | 07-02-2009 |
20090031901 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DELIVERING FOODSTUFF - A device and to a method for delivering drinkable liquid, in particular, milk or syrup, is provided wherein the device includes at least one pump, which can be connected to at least one container for drinkable liquid, so that, using the pump, the drinkable liquid can be delivered from the container. The device includes at least one sensor for measuring the fill level of the container, and the pumping process is stopped as a function of a measurement signal from the sensor when the measurement signal falls below or exceeds a given measurement signal limit. The sensor is constructed as a pressure sensor and the pressure sensor is arranged such that the pressure in the container for drinkable liquid can be measured by the pressure sensor. | 02-05-2009 |
20080241322 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CAFFE LATTE MACCHIATO - A process for making caffe latte macchiato from coffee, milk and frothy milk, may include loading at least part of the frothy milk with oscillations in the ultrasonic range before the addition of coffee. An apparatus for making caffe latte macchiato from coffee, milk and frothy milk, may include a coffee unit that is used to supply coffee, a milk unit that is used to supply at least a frothy milk, and a mechanism for loading the frothy milk with oscillations. | 10-02-2008 |