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20090047389 | BEVERAGE-INGREDIENT CAPSULE AND CAPSULE-BASED BEVERAGE PRODUCTION METHOD - A sealed capsule for containing an ingredient is provided with at least one essentially rigid inner jet direction-diverting member being arranged close to the inner side of a face of the capsule. The inner jet direction-diverting member is designed to divert the direction of at least a portion of a water jet injected through an opening produced in the face. The invention further proposes the dynamical profiling of inner channels in at least one face of the capsule by pressing the face of the capsule against a profiling member of the beverage production device. | 02-19-2009 |
20090293736 | BREWING DEVICE AND BREWING CAPSULE SYSTEM WITH A CAPSULE HOLDER FOR FACILITATING INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF CAPSULES - A brewing device for the brewing of a capsule containing beverage ingredients. This device includes a frame, first and second capsule enclosing members for at least partially enclosing the capsule during brewing, wherein the first enclosing member is mobile along the frame in relation to the second enclosing member, a closing mechanism to actuate the first enclosing member, the closing mechanism including an actuation member; a capsule holding member for receiving the capsule during insertion of the capsule between the first and second enclosing members and for holding it in place during closing of the enclosing members. | 12-03-2009 |
20090308258 | BREWING DEVICE FOR CAPSULE WITH CLOSURE MECHANISM OF VARIABLE TRANSMISSION RATIO - A brewing device for the brewing of a capsule containing a beverage ingredient, the device including a main frame, a first capsule holding part, a second capsule holding part for at least partially holding the capsule mobile relative to the first capsule holding part in the frame and linked to the frame by a closing mechanism that includes knuckle joints; and a manual handle forming lever to activate via the closing mechanism the second holding part from the open position to the closed position and vice versa. The closing mechanism includes an additional force transmitting member associated with the handle and arranged to de-multiply the force applied by the handle on the knuckle joints that compensates for the increase of the force needed for closing the holding parts on the capsule. | 12-17-2009 |
20100100241 | AUTONOMOUS FOOD AND BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTION MACHINE - The invention proposes an autonomous mobile robotic device in the form of an integrated machine for producing beverages or liquid comestibles. | 04-22-2010 |
20100147156 | CAPSULE WITH FLOW REGULATING TECHNOLOGY - A capsule comprising beverage ingredients therein, and including a closed enclosure hermetically sealed to gas; and a perforated flow-regulating disc member which is arranged in the closed enclosure, perpendicularly to the liquid flow path inside the capsule, and which is configured for separating the ingredients at least partially into at least two ingredient spaces and which enables liquid to spread more evenly and transversely across one ingredient space and to the periphery of the enclosure to facilitate extraction of the beverage ingredients in the ingredient spaces. The capsule also may include an insert located within the enclosure and having tubular portions which are respectively open away from the center of the enclosure, wherein the insert is centrally arranged inside the capsule, and the ingredients are entirely provided radially outside the tubular portions of the insert. | 06-17-2010 |
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 |
20130032034 | EXTRACTION MODULE FOR A CAPSULE-BASED BEVERAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A device for producing a beverage from a capsule, comprising a motor-driven extraction module which comprises a first jaw member and a cooperating second jaw member, wherein in an opened state of the extraction module the jaw members are distanced from each other while in the closed state the jaw members tightly enclose a capsule space, a motor for controlling the transfer of the extraction module between the closed and opened state, and a knee lever arrangement, being functionally connected to the motor and to at least one of the jaw members and being designed to convert the motor drive action into a closure force, i.e. a force with which the first and second jaw member are approaching each other, which is increasing during the course of the closure movement. | 02-07-2013 |
20130292404 | CAPSULE LOADING DEVICE FOR FEEDING A CAPSULES DISPENSING MACHINE - Device for facilitating the loading of capsules into a machine for dispensing capsules or for preparing drinks based on these capsules comprising: a detachable tube, containing stacked capsules furnished with an opening for the capsules to pass through the tube, means of aligning the tube allowing the tube to be aligned through a capsule receiving zone for the capsules to descend by gravity into this zone. The alignment means comprise means for retaining the capsules in their stack when the tube is moved with its opening oriented downwards, in the direction of the position in which the tube is aligned with the reception zone. | 11-07-2013 |
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20110108570 | LIQUID FOOD OR BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH MONITORING OF INGREDIENT CHARACTERISTICS - A container that includes a cavity for storing a dispensable substance, such as a food or beverage ingredient, and a device for measuring one or more characteristics of the dispensable substance and for transmitting such characteristic(s) outside the cavity. The device includes a transmitter arranged for wireless communication of a signal representative of the measured characteristic(s) outside the cavity, and in particular, a sound or electromagnetic wave signal or both. | 05-12-2011 |
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 |
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 |
20120298258 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE FOR LARGE SIZE BEVERAGES - A beverage preparation machine ( | 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 |
20130114089 | DEVICE FOR SENSING A CAPSULE IN A BEVERAGE PRODUCTION APPARATUS - The invention aims to provide a device sensing a capsule ( | 05-09-2013 |
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 |
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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 |
20140326142 | CENTRIFUGAL BREWING MACHINE WITH FLOW COLLECTING ASSEMBLY - Centrifugal brewing machine ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140328977 | 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 ( | 11-06-2014 |
20140328983 | SUPPORT AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION - The invention relates to an optically readable code support to be associated with or part of a capsule indented for delivering a beverage in a beverage producing device by centrifugation of the capsule. The support comprises at least one sequence of symbols represented on the support so that each symbol is sequentially readable by a reading arrangement of an external reading device while the capsule is driven in rotation along an axis of rotation. The symbols are at least partly formed of surfaces arranged to reflect mainly diffusively, in any direction forming an angle comprised between 3° and 10° with respect to a normal of said surface, any incoming beam of light with an incoming direction forming an angle comprise between 0 and 10° with respect to a normal of said surface. | 11-06-2014 |
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