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2025 février 5
2025 janvier 3
2024 décembre 2
2024 novembre 1
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Classe IPC
B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails 113
B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage 77
B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression 44
B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression 33
C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool 32
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Classe NICE
11 - Appareils de contrôle de l'environnement 24
32 - Bières; boissons non alcoolisées 21
07 - Machines et machines-outils 16
20 - Meubles et produits décoratifs 8
21 - Ustensiles, récipients, matériaux pour le ménage; verre; porcelaine; faience 4
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En Instance 86
Enregistré / En vigueur 262
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1.

MALT PRODUCED FROM DEHUSKED BARLEY GRAINS

      
Numéro d'application EP2024073361
Numéro de publication 2025/040682
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2024-08-20
Date de publication 2025-02-27
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan

Abrégé

The invention relates to a malted dehusked barley that contains one or more microbial cell wall degrading enzymes selected from cellulase, arabinoxylanase, beta-glucanase and pectinase. Another aspect of the invention relates to a process of producing malted dehusked cereal grain, said process comprising: a) mechanically removing husk from cereal grains, thereby producing dehusked grains and husk material; b) steeping the dehusked grains with steeping water to produce steeped grains having a water content of at least 30 wt.%; c) germinating the steeped grains at a temperature in the range of 15-25 °C during 12 to 72 hours to produce green malt; and d) drying the green malt to produce malt having a water content of less than 15 wt.%; wherein, during step b) the grains are contacted with steeping water containing one or more cell wall degrading enzymes selected from cellulase, arabinoxylase, beta-glucanase and pectinase.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/02 - Traitement préalable des graines, p. ex. lavage, trempage
  • C12C 1/027 - Germination
  • C12C 1/18 - Préparation d'extrait de malt ou de variétés spéciales de malt, p. ex. malt caramélisé, malt noir
  • C12C 5/00 - Autres matières premières pour la préparation de la bière
  • C12C 7/04 - Préparation ou traitement de la trempe
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12N 9/42 - Hydrolases (3.) agissant sur les composés glycosyliques (3.2) agissant sur les liaisons bêta-glucosidiques-1, 4, p. ex. cellulase
  • C12N 9/24 - Hydrolases (3.) agissant sur les composés glycosyliques (3.2)

2.

Coupler Device for a Beverage Dispensing System

      
Numéro d'application 18722745
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-12-22
Date de la première publication 2025-02-20
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Dessing, Jacobus Petrus Maria
  • Kemp, Dennis Christiaan

Abrégé

Coupler device 100 for fluidly connecting a beverage chamber of a beverage container to a beverage dispensing line. The coupler device comprises a beverage conduit 80 extending between an inlet which is configured for being connected to a first dispensing line part attached to the beverage container and an outlet 82 which is configured for being connected a second dispensing line part attached to a dispenser. The beverage conduit 80 includes a horizontally extending beverage conduit section 83 that defines a horizontal flow path for the beverage, wherein, at the beverage conduit section, the coupler device comprises a reflux valve arranged for preventing a reflux flow of beverage through the beverage conduit from the outlet to the inlet of the coupler device. The reflux valve includes a movable valve element 84 which is movable relative to the beverage conduit section along the horizontal flow path for enabling a beverage pressure surge in the dispensing line to travel across the valve.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

3.

PEELED CHIT MALT

      
Numéro d'application 18936622
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-11-04
Date de la première publication 2025-02-20
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Vissenaekens, Johan Franciscus Maria
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian

Abrégé

A peeled chit malt having the following combination of features is disclosed: (a) a moisture content of less than 15 wt. %; (b) an alpha-amylase activity of less than 58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; (c) an extract content of solid adjuncts (CE) of at least 79% by weight of dry matter; and (d) a Klason lignin content (CL) of less than 1.8% by weight of dry matter; and (e) an ash content (CA) of less than 2.2% by weight of dry matter, wherein 25≤CE/(CL*CA)≤160. The malt can be produced by a malting process that differs from the process that is used to produce ordinary malt in that it employs a shortened germination period of 12 to 72 hours and further in that it employs a peeling step after kilning.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/16 - Traitement ultérieur du malt, p. ex. nettoyage, dégermage
  • C12C 1/027 - Germination
  • C12C 7/04 - Préparation ou traitement de la trempe

4.

MALTED DEHUSKED BARLEY

      
Numéro d'application 18936598
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-11-04
Date de la première publication 2025-02-20
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Vissenaekens, Johan Franciscus Maria
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian

Abrégé

A malted dehusked barley having the following combination of features is disclosed: a moisture content of not more than 10 wt. %; a colour value of less than 22 EBC; an alpha amylase activity of less than 58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; an extract content of solid adjuncts (CE) of at least 79% by weight of dry matter; a Klason lignin content (CL) of less than 1.8% by weight of dry matter; an ash content (CA) of less than 2.2% by weight of dry matter; wherein 25≤CE/(CL*CA)≤160. The malt can be produced by a malting process that (i) comprises the step of at least partial dehusking barley grains prior to malting and (ii) employs a shortened germination period.

Classes IPC  ?

5.

In-Store Beverage Container Filling Arrangement

      
Numéro d'application 18922716
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-10-22
Date de la première publication 2025-02-06
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Bogdanov, Sergei
  • Kudriavtsev, Aleksandr

Abrégé

A consumer operable retail beverage container filling arrangement for use in a retail environment is provided, comprising a housing, a beverage dispensing unit for dispensing a beverage, comprising a retail beverage container holder for receiving and holding a retail beverage container, wherein the beverage dispensing unit is at least partially provided in the housing, a consumer interaction module for receiving a consumer input and generating a consumer control signal based on the received consumer input, and a dispensing controller arranged for receiving the consumer control signal and controlling the beverage dispensing unit to dispense the beverage in accordance with the consumer control signal.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

6.

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGES

      
Numéro d'application EP2024069512
Numéro de publication 2025/016835
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2024-07-10
Date de publication 2025-01-23
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian

Abrégé

The invention relates to a process of producing a fermented malt beverage having an ethanol content of less than 1% ABV, said process comprising the following steps: a) preparing an aqueous malt mixture comprising water and malt; b) preparing a mash by mashing the aqueous malt mixture; c) separating the mash into wort and spent grain; d) holding the wort at a temperature of at least 70⁰C for at least 5 minutes to produce a heated wort; e) cooling the heated wort to a temperature of less than 30⁰C to produce a cooled wort; and f) contacting the cooled wort with live yeast at a temperature of less than 7⁰C for at least 8 hours to produce a fermented wort; wherein the temperature of the wort is maintained below 90 ⁰C between steps c) and f); and wherein boiling of the wort is avoided. The invention further relates to a beer having an ethanol content of less than 1% ABV, said beer having a free dimethyl sulphide content of less than 100 µg/L and a total dimethyl sulphide content of at least 10 µg/L, wherein free dimethyl sulphide represents at most 35% of the total dimethyl sulphide content.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/00 - Préparation du malt
  • C12C 7/00 - Préparation du moût
  • C12C 7/14 - Clarification du moût
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 7/26 - Refroidissement de moût de brasserieClarification du moût de brasserie pendant ou après le refroidissement

7.

METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FROM A SUPERVISED PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

      
Numéro d'application 18712748
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de la première publication 2025-01-16
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

In an electronic computing system, a method is provided for processing device data available in a supervised production environment comprising production devices. The method comprises receiving a data request for providing production data related to a production parameter of a production device, obtaining device connectivity data related to the production device, setting up a data request message for requesting the production data in accordance with the device connectivity data and addressing a production device communication module of the production device in accordance with the device connectivity data. The method further comprises, if the addressing is successful, sending the data request message to the production device communication module in accordance with the device connectivity data, receiving the requested data related to a production parameter of the production device from the production device communication module; and presenting the received data.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes

8.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING ANALYSIS

      
Numéro d'application 18711931
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de la première publication 2025-01-09
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

Quality of a natural product, like beer, bread, wine and the like, is determined by many parameters. Process parameters that may be changed or not, external parameters and parameters of ingredients. With complex processes and many process steps, it is very difficult to relate parameters to quality—if possible at all. Data on process control, values of product and process related parameters and values that may be interpreted as indicative of quality, substances found in the product—either final or intermediate—and quantities thereof, other parameters or combinations thereof. Between values obtained for the parameters, relations may be determined that may be used for process optimisation. This may be executed for one or more process steps and for one or more parameters in the process and one or more quality parameters.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G05B 13/02 - Systèmes de commande adaptatifs, c.-à-d. systèmes se réglant eux-mêmes automatiquement pour obtenir un rendement optimal suivant un critère prédéterminé électriques

9.

CO-CULTURES FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING A FERMENTED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 18703090
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-10-24
Date de la première publication 2024-12-19
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Diderich, Jasper Andries
  • Perli, Thomas
  • Vitali-Vasquez, Maria
  • Daran, Jean-Marc George

Abrégé

The invention relates to methods of producing a fermented beverage by employing at least two fermentative yeast strains, to a fermented beverage that may be produced by the methods of the invention, and to the use of at least two fermentative yeast strains for the production of a fermented beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière

10.

BEER WITH IMPROVED FLAVOUR STABILITY

      
Numéro d'application EP2024064128
Numéro de publication 2024/245863
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2024-05-22
Date de publication 2024-12-05
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Gernat, Deborah Casandra

Abrégé

The invention relates to an alcoholic beer having an ethanol content of at least 1% ABV, and containing 9(S),12(S),13(S)-trihydroxy-10(E)-octadecenoic acid (TOA) and free amino nitrogen (FAN) in ratio of less than 0.035 mg of TOA per mg of FAN. The inventors have discovered that the staling of alcoholic beer during storage can be slowed down by selectively removing 9(S),12(S),13(S)-trihydroxy-10(E)-octadecenoic acid (TOA) from the wort prior to fermentation. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of preparing a beer, said method comprising the following successive steps: - providing a wort; - contacting the wort with ZSM-5 zeolite; - separating the treated wort from the ZSM-5 zeolite; - fermenting the treated wort with yeast to produce fermented wort having an alcohol content of at least 1% ABV; and - separating yeast from the fermented wort.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12H 1/044 - Pasteurisation, stérilisation, conservation, purification, clarification ou vieillissement des boissons alcoolisées en combinaison avec l'enlèvement des dépôts ou des matières d'addition, p. ex. des produits adsorbants à l'aide d'échangeurs d'ions ou de matières clarifiantes neutres, p. ex. adsorbants à l'aide d'un matériau inorganique

11.

Pressure Regulating System for a Beverage Container and Beverage Container Provided Therewith

      
Numéro d'application 18772434
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-07-15
Date de la première publication 2024-11-07
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Vlasveld, Daniël Petrus Nicolaas
  • De Groot, Allard
  • Van Beelen, Rudolf Klass
  • Wolthers, Wolter

Abrégé

A pressure regulating system for a beverage container system, comprising a first compartment for containing a pressurized, in fluid communication with a surrounding space through at least a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and surrounding space, wherein a gas valve control system is provided, comprising a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part, wherein said deformable and/or movable wall part is operably in contact with said gas valve for opening and/or closing said gas valve, wherein a second compartment is provided at a side of the said deformable and/or movable wall part, said movable and/or deformable wall part forming a wall of said second compartment, wherein the second compartment forms a pressure regulating space and comprises a wall part formed by or comprising at least a gas permeable, liquid tight permeable wall part.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 83/70 - Dispositifs limiteurs de pression
  • B65D 83/38 - Détails du corps du récipient
  • B65D 83/66 - Récipients pour distribuer des contenus liquides ou semi-liquides par pression interne de gaz, c.-à-d. réceptacles aérosols contenant un propulseur avec un contenu et un propulseur séparés d'abord séparés puis mélangés, p. ex. dans une tête de distribution

12.

METHOD OF PREPARING ALCOHOL-FREE BEER

      
Numéro d'application 18758312
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-06-28
Date de la première publication 2024-10-24
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Schuurman, Tom Daniël Elink
  • Ofodu, Ikechukwu Victor

Abrégé

The invention provides a method of producing an alcohol-free beer, said method comprising: providing a vessel containing wort; inoculating the wort with yeast and allowing the yeast to form a settled layer on the bottom of the vessel or a floating layer below the surface of the wort; fermenting the inoculated wort at a temperature of −3 to 5° C. for a period of at least 8 hours to produce a fermented wort; separating the fermented wort from the yeast to produce alcohol-free beer; wherein: one or more pitchings of additional yeast into the inoculated wort are applied during the fermentation; or one or more disruptions of the layer of yeast are applied during the fermentation; or at the beginning of the fermentation the wort is inoculated with at least 3×106 yeast cells per mL of wort. The invention provides a method of producing an alcohol-free beer, said method comprising: providing a vessel containing wort; inoculating the wort with yeast and allowing the yeast to form a settled layer on the bottom of the vessel or a floating layer below the surface of the wort; fermenting the inoculated wort at a temperature of −3 to 5° C. for a period of at least 8 hours to produce a fermented wort; separating the fermented wort from the yeast to produce alcohol-free beer; wherein: one or more pitchings of additional yeast into the inoculated wort are applied during the fermentation; or one or more disruptions of the layer of yeast are applied during the fermentation; or at the beginning of the fermentation the wort is inoculated with at least 3×106 yeast cells per mL of wort. The present method offers the advantage that it yields an alcohol-free beer in which undesirable ‘worty’ flavour notes are substantially reduced.

Classes IPC  ?

13.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application 18432959
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-02-05
Date de la première publication 2024-08-01
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV, a free amino nitrogen content of 8-400 mg/L and containing 0.1-4 g/L maltotriose and 0.5-6 g/L of maltotetraose; removing at least 70 wt. % of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation to produce a low alcohol beer concentrate, wherein the membrane separation is selected from nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis; combining the low alcohol beer concentrate with alcoholic liquid having an ethanol content of at least 30 wt. % to produce a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate having a an ethanol content of 10-60 wt. %. The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV, a free amino nitrogen content of 8-400 mg/L and containing 0.1-4 g/L maltotriose and 0.5-6 g/L of maltotetraose; removing at least 70 wt. % of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation to produce a low alcohol beer concentrate, wherein the membrane separation is selected from nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis; combining the low alcohol beer concentrate with alcoholic liquid having an ethanol content of at least 30 wt. % to produce a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate having a an ethanol content of 10-60 wt. %. The present process offers the advantage that it is relatively easy to operate, whilst at the same time losses of small organic molecules (e.g. acids) are minimized effectively.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • B01D 61/02 - Osmose inverseHyperfiltration
  • B01D 61/04 - Prétraitement du courant d'alimentation
  • B67C 3/02 - Mise en bouteilles de liquides ou de semi-liquidesRemplissage des bocaux ou bidons avec des liquides ou semi-liquides en utilisant des appareils de mise en bouteilles ou des appareils analogues
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12H 3/00 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool

14.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR MIDDLEWARE SOFTWARE GENERATION

      
Numéro d'application NL2024050015
Numéro de publication 2024/151164
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2024-01-15
Date de publication 2024-07-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Groeneweg, Guus

Abrégé

Large companies use may different data management systems for, among others, CRM, ERP, warehouse management, HR, banking and purchasing. Each system uses data object for, for example, customer data or purchase orders - but each system in different formats. A method and system are provided for retrieving specification data on a first electronic data management system and a second electronic data management system. The system disclosed receives, for example from a user, specifications of the data objects and of the two electronic data management systems. Next, communication data, like gateway data, is retrieved as well as format data how the data object is formatted by both systems. Based on the reference data - described in business terms - the disclosed system retrieves executable or pre-executable data to compile software for porting the data object from the first format to the second format.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G06F 8/36 - Réutilisation de logiciel
  • G06F 16/25 - Systèmes d’intégration ou d’interfaçage impliquant les systèmes de gestion de bases de données
  • G06Q 10/06 - Ressources, gestion de tâches, des ressources humaines ou de projetsPlanification d’entreprise ou d’organisationModélisation d’entreprise ou d’organisation
  • G06F 9/54 - Communication interprogramme

15.

FLOW DETECTION CIRCUIT

      
Numéro d'application 18600034
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2024-03-08
Date de la première publication 2024-06-27
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Dronkert, Johannes Adriaan

Abrégé

A dispensing system for a beverage comprises in a tap system a bore for housing a duct. Along the bore, close to or on the duct, at least two electrodes are provided such that at least at some locations along the duct, the two electrodes are provided opposite to one another with the duct in between, thus constituting a capacitor. An oscillating signal is provided to one electrode and a signal is read out from the other electrode. As a beverage is drawn through the duct in a container, capacitance of the capacitor changes. A dispensing system for a beverage comprises in a tap system a bore for housing a duct. Along the bore, close to or on the duct, at least two electrodes are provided such that at least at some locations along the duct, the two electrodes are provided opposite to one another with the duct in between, thus constituting a capacitor. An oscillating signal is provided to one electrode and a signal is read out from the other electrode. As a beverage is drawn through the duct in a container, capacitance of the capacitor changes. The flowing beverage may have different characteristics, but capacitance may also change as the beverage in the duct is in conducting contact with a container that may be in contact with an earth contact. The change of capacitance results in a change of the amplitude of a detection circuit connected to the second electrode.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • G01F 1/56 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques
  • G01F 1/58 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques par débitmètres électromagnétiques
  • G01F 13/00 - Appareils pour mesurer par volumes et déverser des fluides ou des matériaux solides fluents, non prévus dans les groupes précédents
  • G01F 15/02 - Compensation ou correction des variations de pression, de poids spécifique ou de température
  • G01F 15/14 - Revêtements, p. ex. avec un matériau spécial
  • G01F 23/263 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme en mesurant des variables physiques autres que les dimensions linéaires, la pression ou le poids, selon le niveau à mesurer, p. ex. par la différence de transfert de chaleur de vapeur ou d'eau en mesurant les variations de capacité ou l'inductance de condensateurs ou de bobines produites par la présence d'un liquide ou d'un matériau solide fluent dans des champs électriques ou électromagnétiques en mesurant les variations de capacité de condensateurs

16.

IMPROVED HOP FLAVOUR IN CANNED BEER

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050651
Numéro de publication 2024/123183
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-12-11
Date de publication 2024-06-13
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Marshall, Jeremy Daniel
  • Donaldson, Bryan Robert
  • De Groot, Allard

Abrégé

Improved hop flavour in canned beer Beverage can (100), comprising: • - a can body (102) with a primary volume (103) partially filled with a bee (107)r; • - a secondary compartment (202) positioned inside the primary volume and defining a secondary volume, the secondary volume being at least partially filled with hop compounds (204), and comprising a separator (206) separating the secondary volume from the beer; • • -a lid (104) sealing a top opening of the can body; • - an opening mechanism (106) for opening an opening (108) in the lid, wherein the opening mechanism is arranged to, when actuated by a user: • -open the opening in the lid such that the beer can be poured through said opening; and • • - break the separator such that the hop compounds in the secondary volume are exposed to the beer in the primary volume.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 17/28 - Réceptacles rigides ou semi-rigides spécialement conçus pour être ouverts par coupage ou perçage, ou en perçant ou en déchirant des éléments ou des parties frangibles le long de lignes ou à partir de points de moindre résistance
  • B65D 81/32 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu pour emballer plusieurs matériaux différents qui doivent être maintenus séparés avant d’être mélangés

17.

ANTI-DRIP DEVICE FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050608
Numéro de publication 2024/112194
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-11-21
Date de publication 2024-05-30
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Zeegers, Petronella Joanna

Abrégé

Anti-drip device for a beverage dispensing assembly (100). Dispensing line part (102) for use in a beverage dispensing assembly (100), the dispensing line part (102) comprising: • - a beverage conduit (150) with a passage for transporting a non¬ alcoholic beverage through said conduit; • - an upstream connector (130) arranged for connecting the beverage conduit (150) to a beverage container (104) holding a non-alcoholic beverage, wherein the upstream connector (130) has a beverage contact surface which in use contacts beverage; and • - a downstream connector (140), arranged for connecting the beverage conduit (150) to a beverage dispensing system; wherein the beverage conduit (150) extends between the upstream connector (130) and the downstream connector (140), and wherein the dispensing line part (102) further comprises an exterior liquid trap (160), arranged for preventing a flow of liquid flowing over an exterior surface of the beverage conduit (150) from reaching the beverage contact surface of the upstream connector (130).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • B67D 1/16 - Dispositifs pour recueillir le liquide répandu

18.

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF DRIED MALTED GRAINS

      
Numéro d'application EP2023074342
Numéro de publication 2024/052355
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-09-05
Date de publication 2024-03-14
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Vissenaekens, Johan Franciscus Maria
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention provides a continuous method of producing dried malted grains, said method comprising: • providing a continuous stream of steeped grains having a water content of at least 30 wt.%; • transporting the stream of steeped grains through a germination stage to produce a continuous stream of malted grains, said germination stage comprising (i) maintaining the grains at a temperature in the range of 10-30 °C and (ii) maintaining the water content of the grains within the range of 20-38 wt.%, the residence time of the grains in the germination stage being in the range of 12 to 36 hours; • transporting a layer of the malted grains with a second moving conveyor through a drying stage to produce a continuous stream of dried malted grains, the residence time of the grains in the drying stage being in the range of 2 to 24 hours. The continuous production of dried malted grains in accordance with the invention requires much less energy, time and water than conventional production methods. The invention also provides a dried malted barley that is obtained by the aforementioned method, said dried malted barley having the following combination of features: • an alpha-amylase activity of 1-58 Dextrinizing Units (DU) per gram of dry matter; • a moisture content of 6.0-8.0 wt.%; wherein at least 95% of the grains in the dried malted barley have a moisture content that differs by not more than 1.0 wt.% from the moisture content of the dried malted grain.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/135 - Procédés continus ou semi-continus pour le trempage, la germination ou le séchage avec transport horizontal des graines
  • C12C 1/02 - Traitement préalable des graines, p. ex. lavage, trempage
  • C12C 1/047 - Influence de moyens chimiques ou physiques sur la germination
  • C12C 1/12 - Séchage sur supports mobiles
  • A23L 7/20 - Produits à base de malt

19.

LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application EP2023073139
Numéro de publication 2024/046843
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-08-23
Date de publication 2024-03-07
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard

Abrégé

The present invention relates to liquid beer concentrate having a water content of 25-90 wt.%, a carbohydrate content of 5-50 wt.%, a protein content of 1-6 wt.% and an ethanol content of 0-50 wt.%, said liquid beer concentrate comprising 0.01-1.5 g/L of dissolved ascorbate. The inventors have discovered that the development of off-flavour notes and/or haze formation in the liquid beer concentrate can be prevented or at least minimised by adding a small amount of ascorbate.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 5/02 - Produits d'addition pour la bière
  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12H 3/02 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool par évaporation
  • C12H 6/00 - Procédés d’accroissement de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées

20.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING A POST-MIXED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050454
Numéro de publication 2024/049300
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-09-04
Date de publication 2024-03-07
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Otto, Jeroen Frank
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Method of preparing and dispensing a post-mixed beverage using a beverage dispensing assembly (100), the method comprising steps of: - mixing together a base liquid (104) with a beverage concentrate (106) to form a primary liquid ( 111) in a beverage dispenser ( 102) of the beverage dispensing assembly (100); - mixing together the primary liquid (111) with a volume of secondary liquid (108) comprising ethanol and/or one or more hop compounds to form the post-mixed beverage in the beverage dispenser (102); and - dispensing the post-mixed beverage from a dispensing outlet (120) of the beverage dispenser (102); such that in preparing the post-mixed beverage, the volume of secondary liquid (108) is mixed with the beverage concentrate (106) after the beverage concentrate (106) has been at least partially mixed with the base liquid (104) into the primary liquid (111).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/07 - Nettoyage des appareils pour débiter des boissons

21.

PEELED CHIT MALT

      
Numéro d'application EP2023062057
Numéro de publication 2023/214077
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-05-05
Date de publication 2023-11-09
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Vissenaekens, Johan Franciscus Maria
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian

Abrégé

ELAELAA) ≤ 160. The malt of the present invention can be produced by a malting process that differs from the process that is used to produce ordinary malt in that it employs a shortened germination period of 12 to 72 hours and further in that it employs a peeling step after kilning.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/02 - Traitement préalable des graines, p. ex. lavage, trempage
  • C12C 1/18 - Préparation d'extrait de malt ou de variétés spéciales de malt, p. ex. malt caramélisé, malt noir
  • C12C 1/047 - Influence de moyens chimiques ou physiques sur la germination
  • C12C 1/16 - Traitement ultérieur du malt, p. ex. nettoyage, dégermage

22.

MALTED DEHUSKED BARLEY

      
Numéro d'application EP2023062060
Numéro de publication 2023/214080
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-05-05
Date de publication 2023-11-09
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Visscher, Hendrik Jan
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Vissenaekens, Johan Franciscus Maria
  • Hoekman, Christine Lidian

Abrégé

ELALAA) ≤ 160. The malt of the present invention can be produced by a malting process that (i) comprises the step of at least partial dehusking barley grains prior to malting and (ii) employs a shortened germination period.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 1/02 - Traitement préalable des graines, p. ex. lavage, trempage
  • C12C 1/18 - Préparation d'extrait de malt ou de variétés spéciales de malt, p. ex. malt caramélisé, malt noir
  • C12C 1/047 - Influence de moyens chimiques ou physiques sur la germination
  • C12C 1/16 - Traitement ultérieur du malt, p. ex. nettoyage, dégermage

23.

BEVERAGE CONCENTRATE CARTRIDGE WITH INTEGRATED FILTER

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050203
Numéro de publication 2023/204702
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-04-19
Date de publication 2023-10-26
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Otto, Jeroen Frank
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A cartridge for holding a beverage concentrate is provided. The cartridge is arranged for use in a beverage dispenser for dispensing a post-mixed beverage from a beverage concentrate and a base liquid. The cartridge comprises an internal volume for holding the beverage concentrate, and a filter, wherein the filter is designed for filtering suspended particles from beverage concentrate passing from the internal volume through the filter. Suspended particles may in particular be present in beverage concentrate based on a fermented beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage

24.

BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSING

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050205
Numéro de publication 2023/204704
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-04-19
Date de publication 2023-10-26
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Otto, Jeroen Frank
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A beverage dispenser is provided, comprising a housing, wherein the dispenser is connected to or connectable to a beverage source and/or comprises and/or is connectable to at least one fluid source and at least one source for a beverage ingredient, and comprises a mixing system for mixing into a beverage fluid from the at least one fluid source and the at least one beverage ingredient from the beverage ingredient source, wherein the dispenser further comprising a dispensing system for dispensing the beverage, the dispensing system comprising at least a spout with an outlet end, wherein the beverage dispenser further comprises at least one positioning element for positioning a rim of a drinking container relative to the outlet end of the spout.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage

25.

COOLING BEVERAGE CONCENTRATE IN A BEVERAGE DISPENSER

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050206
Numéro de publication 2023/204705
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-04-19
Date de publication 2023-10-26
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Otto, Jeroen Frank
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A method of dispensing a post-mixed beverage from a beverage concentrate is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving a cartridge comprising a volume of beverage concentrate in a receptacle of a beverage dispenser, using a cooling unit of the beverage dispenser, cooling the beverage concentrate to a temperature below a beverage concentrate temperature threshold, mixing at least part of the cooled beverage concentrate with one or more volumes of base liquid to form a volume of post-mixed beverage, and dispensing at least part of the volume of post-mixed beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage

26.

MIXING BEVERAGE CONCENTRATE IN CARTRIDGE

      
Numéro d'application NL2023050207
Numéro de publication 2023/204706
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-04-19
Date de publication 2023-10-26
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Otto, Jeroen Frank
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A cartridge is provided for use in a beverage dispenser for dispensing a post-mixed beverage. The cartridge comprises an expandable housing defining an internal volume for holding a liquid. The expandable housing can be manipulated from an unexpanded state to an expanded state, the internal volume is filled with a beverage concentrate, and the expandable housing is arranged to be further filled with a base liquid, such that a post-mixed beverage can be formed inside the internal volume from the beverage concentrate and the base liquid. By virtue of the cartridge, the use of a separate mixing chamber of a beverage dispenser may be avoided.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 3/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour commander le débit du liquide à distribuer par gravité à partir des récipients de stockage
  • B65D 77/06 - Liquides ou semi-liquides enfermés dans des réceptacles flexibles disposés dans des réceptacles rigides

27.

HOP EXTRACT

      
Numéro d'application 18211145
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2023-06-16
Date de la première publication 2023-10-19
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Hollering, Paulien

Abrégé

A process of preparing a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract is disclosed, comprising: (a) providing a hop material selected from hops, dried hops, hop pellets and combinations thereof; (b) combining 100 parts by weight of aqueous liquid with 1-20 parts by weight of the hop material to produce a hop suspension containing at least 95 wt. % water; (c) maintaining the hop suspension at a temperature of 8-40° C. for at least 1 hour to produce a liquid hop extract suspension; and (d) subjecting the liquid hop extract suspension to solid-liquid separation to produce a liquid hop extract and hop residue. A process of preparing a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract is disclosed, comprising: (a) providing a hop material selected from hops, dried hops, hop pellets and combinations thereof; (b) combining 100 parts by weight of aqueous liquid with 1-20 parts by weight of the hop material to produce a hop suspension containing at least 95 wt. % water; (c) maintaining the hop suspension at a temperature of 8-40° C. for at least 1 hour to produce a liquid hop extract suspension; and (d) subjecting the liquid hop extract suspension to solid-liquid separation to produce a liquid hop extract and hop residue. A method of producing a packaged carbonated low alcohol beer having an alcohol content of 0-1.5% ABV with the liquid hop extract suspension or the liquid hop extract is also disclosed.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 3/08 - Extraits par solvant obtenus à partir du houblon
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool

28.

BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY

      
Numéro d'application 18027975
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-10-26
Date de la première publication 2023-10-19
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel
  • Kouters, Lucas Johannes Cornelis

Abrégé

A beverage dispensing assembly comprises a beverage container for containing a beverage, the container body comprising a beverage outlet provided with a beverage container sealing member arranged to enable opening of the beverage outlet. A beverage dispensing line extends between the beverage container and a dispenser for dispensing the beverage at a dispensing outlet of the dispenser. A coupler device is detachable coupled to the container body and coupled to a second beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line, with a first beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line extending between the beverage container and the coupler device. The first beverage conduit at a first end thereof comprises an adapter body fittingly arranged on the beverage container covering the beverage container sealing member. A piston is movably arranged in the coupler device for acting on the adapter body that is configured to open the beverage container sealing member upon actuation by the piston causing the beverage container sealing member to open the beverage outlet to provide a fluid connection between the beverage chamber and the first beverage conduit.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

29.

LOW-ALCOHOL BEER

      
Numéro d'application 18208509
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2023-06-12
Date de la première publication 2023-10-12
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Smit, Hilda Els
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert
  • Doderer, Albert

Abrégé

The present invention discloses a method for preparing beer having an ethanol content of 0-1.0 vol. %, comprising providing a medium having an ethanol content of 0-20 vol. %, which medium comprises restricted-fermentation beer; subjecting said medium to a distillation step, thereby reducing the quantity of one or more aldehydes selected from the group consisting of 2-methylpropanal, 2-methylbutanal, 3-methylbutanal, 3-methylthiopropionaldehyde, phenylacetaldehyde, hexanal, trans-2-nonenal, benzaldehyde and furfural in the medium, and thereby also reducing the ethanol content, if present, to a content in the range of 0-1.0 vol. %. The invention furthermore discloses beer obtained with the said process.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12H 3/02 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool par évaporation
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières

30.

Device for cooling a beverage comprising a buffer module

      
Numéro d'application 18022789
Numéro de brevet 12030767
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-09-03
Date de la première publication 2023-10-05
Date d'octroi 2024-07-09
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B. V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A cooling device comprises a buffer circuit comprising a cooling unit for cooling coolant and a reservoir for buffering cooled coolant and a primary cooling circuit for providing coolant to a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is arranged for exchange of thermal energy between the coolant and beverage in a dispensing line. The primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit are connected to enable exchange of coolant. The cooling device comprises a coolant distribution module arrange to control exchange of coolant between the primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit. The coolant distribution module may control at least one of valves as passive components and pumps as active components, in at least one of the primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit. The coolant distribution module may operate based on coolant temperature in the primary cooling circuit.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

31.

DEVICE FOR COOLING A BEVERAGE COMPRISING A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY COOLING CIRCUIT

      
Numéro d'application 18022680
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-09-03
Date de la première publication 2023-10-05
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A cooling device is provided for cooling a beverage in a dispensing line. The device comprises two heat exchangers for exchanging thermal energy between the beverage and a coolant fluid in a cooling circuit; the coolant fluid having a lower temperature than the beverage. Placing the two heat exchangers in series relative to the dispensing line, provides two-stage cooling, allowing more accurate cooling. This may be improved by placing brute force cooling to a particular temperature window, followed by accurate cooling. This makes the cooling process is less sensitive to whatever the initial temperature of the beverage may be. Relative to the cooling circuit for the coolant, the two heat exchangers may be placed in parallel and, optionally, further in parallel to a buffer circuit. A distribution module may be provided to control distribution of coolant over the heat exchangers, optionally from the buffer, to control temperature of the beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • F25B 25/00 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant une combinaison des principes de fonctionnement compris dans plusieurs des groupes

32.

BAG IN CONTAINER AND ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A BAG IN CONTAINER TO A TAPPING DEVICE

      
Numéro d'application 18019542
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-08-13
Date de la première publication 2023-09-14
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Bag in container and adapter for connecting a bag in container to a tapping device. Bag-in-container (6), comprising a bag (8) inside a container (10), the bag being compressible upon introduction of a gas under pressure into a space (9) between the bag and the container through a passage (11) between a neck (4) of the bag and a neck (5) of the container. A lid (20) is mounted onto the bag-in-container, comprising a first channel (25) connecting to an inner space of the bag and a second channel (28) connecting to said passage. A connector (30) is provided, connected to the bag-in-container. The lid comprises a channel part (35), extending from the second channel to an inlet opening (44) in a plane (PI) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the container, or the connector (30) comprises a channel part (42), extending during use, when coupled to the lid, from the second channel or a connecting element (38) to an inlet opening in a plane extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container. The bag-in-container further comprising a flexible dispensing line (36).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 77/06 - Liquides ou semi-liquides enfermés dans des réceptacles flexibles disposés dans des réceptacles rigides
  • B65D 1/02 - Bouteilles ou réceptacles similaires, à cols ou à ouvertures rétrécies analogues, conçus pour verser le contenu

33.

PRODUCTION OF AN ALCOHOL-FREE BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17635160
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-08-14
Date de la première publication 2023-07-13
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Kuijpers, Niels Gerard Adriaan

Abrégé

The invention relates to methods of producing an alcohol-reduced fermented beverage, and to a resulting alcohol-reduced fermented beverage. The invention further relates to an use of a fermentative yeast that is not capable of completely converting glucose, maltose and/or maltotriose into ethanol, for the production of an alcohol-reduced fermented beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12H 3/00 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool

34.

LOW ALCOHOL BEER COMPRISING A GLUCONATE COMPONENT

      
Numéro d'application 18122596
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2023-03-16
Date de la première publication 2023-07-13
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Kuijpers, Niels Gerard Adriaan
  • Schuurman, Tom Daniël Elink

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method of preparing a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, in situ fermentative production of gluconate component selected from gluconic acid, gluconate, glucono delta-lactone and combinations thereof by: (a) subjecting the boiled wort to two successive fermentation steps, starting with a fermentation step that generates the gluconate component, followed by the yeast fermentation; or (b) subjecting a first boiled wort to yeast fermentation to produce the yeast fermented wort; subjecting a second boiled wort to another fermentation step to generate the gluconate component and to produce a second fermented wort; and combining the yeast fermented wort and the second fermented wort. Also disclosed is a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, and produced by the method.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 7/20 - Cuisson du moût de brasserie
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière

35.

METHOD OF PREPARING ALCOHOL-FREE BEER

      
Numéro d'application EP2023050024
Numéro de publication 2023/126540
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2023-01-02
Date de publication 2023-07-06
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Schuurman, Tom Daniël Elink
  • Ofodu, Ikechukwu Victor

Abrégé

The invention provides a method of producing an alcohol-free beer, said method comprising: • providing a vessel containing wort; • inoculating the wort with yeast and allowing the yeast to form a settled layer on the bottom of the vessel or a floating layer below the surface of the wort; • fermenting the inoculated wort at a temperature of -3 to 5°C for a period of at least 8 hours to produce a fermented wort; • separating the fermented wort from the yeast to produce alcohol-free beer; wherein: (a) one or more pitchings of additional yeast into the inoculated wort are applied during the fermentation; or (b) one or more disruptions of the layer of yeast are applied during the fermentation; or (c) at the beginning of the fermentation the wort is inoculated with at least 3x106 yeast cells per mL of wort. The present method offers the advantage that it yields an alcohol-free beer in which undesirable 'worty' flavour notes are substantially reduced.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 11/02 - Ensemencement de la levure
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières

36.

COUPLER DEVICE

      
Numéro de document 03241617
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-12-22
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-06-29
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel

Abrégé

A coupler device is arranged for bringing in fluid communication a beverage chamber of a beverage container and a beverage dispensing line. The coupler device comprises a housing with a coupling organ arranged for detachably coupling the housing to the beverage container. A beverage channel extends through the housing between a beverage inlet and a beverage outlet, the beverage inlet configured for connecting a first dispensing line part of the beverage dispensing line and the beverage outlet configured for connecting a second dispensing line part of the beverage dispensing line. A broach element is movably arranged relative to the housing for broaching the beverage container to bring the beverage chamber in fluid communication with the first dispensing line part. The coupler housing comprises a cover movably arranged to move between an open position in which the cover enables access to the beverage inlet for connecting the first dispensing line part and a closed position in which the cover prevents a connecting of the first dispensing line part to the beverage inlet. The coupler device further comprises securing means configured for securing the cover in the closed position.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

37.

COUPLER DEVICE FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM

      
Numéro de document 03241556
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-12-22
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-06-29
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Dessing, Jacobus Petrus Maria
  • Kemp, Dennis Christiaan

Abrégé

Coupler device 100 for fluidly connecting a beverage chamber of a beverage container to a beverage dispensing line. The coupler device comprises a beverage conduit 80 extending between an inlet which is configured for being connected to a first dispensing line part attached to the beverage container and an outlet 82 which is configured for being connected a second dispensing line part attached to a dispenser. The beverage conduit 80 includes a horizontally extending beverage conduit section 83 that defines a horizontal flow path for the beverage, wherein, at the beverage conduit section, the coupler device comprises a reflux valve arranged for preventing a reflux flow of beverage through the beverage conduit from the outlet to the inlet of the coupler device. The reflux valve includes a movable valve element 84 which is movable relative to the beverage conduit section along the horizontal flow path for enabling a beverage pressure surge in the dispensing line to travel across the valve.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

38.

COUPLER DEVICE FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEM

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050746
Numéro de publication 2023/121455
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-12-22
Date de publication 2023-06-29
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Dessing, Jacobus Petrus Maria
  • Kemp, Dennis Christiaan

Abrégé

Coupler device 100 for fluidly connecting a beverage chamber of a beverage container to a beverage dispensing line. The coupler device comprises a beverage conduit 80 extending between an inlet which is configured for being connected to a first dispensing line part attached to the beverage container and an outlet 82 which is configured for being connected a second dispensing line part attached to a dispenser. The beverage conduit 80 includes a horizontally extending beverage conduit section 83 that defines a horizontal flow path for the beverage, wherein, at the beverage conduit section, the coupler device comprises a reflux valve arranged for preventing a reflux flow of beverage through the beverage conduit from the outlet to the inlet of the coupler device. The reflux valve includes a movable valve element 84 which is movable relative to the beverage conduit section along the horizontal flow path for enabling a beverage pressure surge in the dispensing line to travel across the valve.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

39.

COUPLER DEVICE

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050753
Numéro de publication 2023/121461
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-12-22
Date de publication 2023-06-29
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel

Abrégé

A coupler device is arranged for bringing in fluid communication a beverage chamber of a beverage container and a beverage dispensing line. The coupler device comprises a housing with a coupling organ arranged for detachably coupling the housing to the beverage container. A beverage channel extends through the housing between a beverage inlet and a beverage outlet, the beverage inlet configured for connecting a first dispensing line part of the beverage dispensing line and the beverage outlet configured for connecting a second dispensing line part of the beverage dispensing line. A broach element is movably arranged relative to the housing for broaching the beverage container to bring the beverage chamber in fluid communication with the first dispensing line part. The coupler housing comprises a cover movably arranged to move between an open position in which the cover enables access to the beverage inlet for connecting the first dispensing line part and a closed position in which the cover prevents a connecting of the first dispensing line part to the beverage inlet. The coupler device further comprises securing means configured for securing the cover in the closed position.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

40.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING ANALYSIS

      
Numéro de document 03238453
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

Quality of a natural product, like beer, bread, wine and the like, is determined by many parameters. Process parameters that may be changed or not, external parameters and parameters of ingredients. With complex processes and many process steps, it is very difficult to relate parameters to quality - if possible at all. Data on process control, values of product and process related parameters and values that may be interpreted as indicative of quality, substances found in the product - either final or intermediate - and quantities thereof, other parameters or combinations thereof. Between values obtained for the parameters, relations may be determined that may be used for process optimisation. This may be executed for one or more process steps and for one or more parameters in the process and one or more quality parameters.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 13/00 - Appareils de brasserie, non prévus dans un seul des groupes
  • G05B 13/02 - Systèmes de commande adaptatifs, c.-à-d. systèmes se réglant eux-mêmes automatiquement pour obtenir un rendement optimal suivant un critère prédéterminé électriques

41.

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A DEVICE

      
Numéro de document 03238481
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

A method and system is provided for monitoring an operational condition of a device. A set of data indicative of at least one operational parameter of the device within a predetermined time interval is received. Based on the set of data, an identifier which uniquely identifies the set of data is calculated. At least one deviation between the identifier and at least one reference identifier for the at least one operational parameter of the device is determined.

Classes IPC  ?

42.

METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FROM A SUPERVISED PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

      
Numéro de document 03238503
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

In an electronic computing system, a method is provided for processing device data available in a supervised production environment comprising production devices. The method comprises receiving a data request for providing production data related to a production parameter of a production device, obtaining device connectivity data related to the production device, setting up a data request message for requesting the production data in accordance with the device connectivity data and addressing a production device communication module of the production device in accordance with the device connectivity data. The method further comprises, if the addressing is successful, sending the data request message to the production device communication module in accordance with the device connectivity data, receiving the requested data related to a production parameter of the production device from the production device communication module; and presenting the received data.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes
  • G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]

43.

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING A SUPERCOOLED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17919121
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-04-16
Date de la première publication 2023-06-01
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A method and device are provided for dispensing a beverage. The method comprises cooling a beverage to a first temperature below a melting point of the beverage, receiving a beverage container with a storage volume for receiving the beverage, pressurising the storage volume of the beverage container up to a first pressure, dispensing the beverage into the pressurised storage volume of the beverage container, and decreasing the pressure in the storage volume of the beverage container to ambient pressure, wherein the beverage is cooled to a first temperature below a melting point of the beverage prior to decreasing the pressure in the storage volume of the beverage container to ambient pressure. The device may be arranged to perform parts of the method.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

44.

VALVE FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER

      
Numéro d'application 17925631
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-05-19
Date de la première publication 2023-06-01
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Luth, Henderikus Hilvert
  • Rozeboom, Frans Wiebe
  • Onnekink, Johan
  • Patje, Alexander
  • De Vrind, Johannes Rogier
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Valve for a beverage container. A valve (1) for a beverage container (100) comprises a mounting element (10) for mounting the valve (1) in a container opening. The mounting element (10) extends radially from an inner side defining a fluid passage (12) through the mounting element (10) to an outer peripheral side for sealing against a container edge at the container opening. The mounting element (10) is coupled to a valve housing (20) comprising a housing side wall (21) extending axially from a housing top wall (22) to a housing bottom wall (23). The housing top wall (22) is sealed against the mounting element (10) and has a beverage outlet opening (25) aligned with the fluid passage (12). The housing side wall (21) has a beverage inlet opening. A valve body (30) is axially moveable inside the valve housing (20) from a first position closing off the beverage outlet opening (25) to a second position opening fluid connection through the beverage outlet opening (25). The valve body (30) comprises a closed upper end section (31) fixedly received in the beverage outlet opening (25) in the first position and operable to be moved away from the beverage outlet opening (25) to the second position axially past at least a part of the beverage inlet opening in the side wall. The valve body (30) further comprises a lower end section (32) extending axially from the closed upper end (31) in the direction of the housing bottom wall (23), the lower end arranged to contact an inner surface of the housing (20) at least in the second position.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

45.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING BEVERAGE MANUFACTURING ANALYSIS

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050679
Numéro de publication 2023/096487
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de publication 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

Quality of a natural product, like beer, bread, wine and the like, is determined by many parameters. Process parameters that may be changed or not, external parameters and parameters of ingredients. With complex processes and many process steps, it is very difficult to relate parameters to quality - if possible at all. Data on process control, values of product and process related parameters and values that may be interpreted as indicative of quality, substances found in the product - either final or intermediate - and quantities thereof, other parameters or combinations thereof. Between values obtained for the parameters, relations may be determined that may be used for process optimisation. This may be executed for one or more process steps and for one or more parameters in the process and one or more quality parameters.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G05B 13/02 - Systèmes de commande adaptatifs, c.-à-d. systèmes se réglant eux-mêmes automatiquement pour obtenir un rendement optimal suivant un critère prédéterminé électriques
  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 13/00 - Appareils de brasserie, non prévus dans un seul des groupes

46.

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING A DEVICE

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050681
Numéro de publication 2023/096489
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de publication 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

A method and system is provided for monitoring an operational condition of a device. A set of data indicative of at least one operational parameter of the device within a predetermined time interval is received. Based on the set of data, an identifier which uniquely identifies the set of data is calculated. At least one deviation between the identifier and at least one reference identifier for the at least one operational parameter of the device is determined.

Classes IPC  ?

47.

METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA FROM A SUPERVISED PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050682
Numéro de publication 2023/096490
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-11-24
Date de publication 2023-06-01
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Deelen, Willem Gerrit
  • Maagd, Michiel Herman
  • Bing, Xiaoyun
  • Ramirez, Ramon Marin
  • Pavlovic, David

Abrégé

In an electronic computing system, a method is provided for processing device data available in a supervised production environment comprising production devices. The method comprises receiving a data request for providing production data related to a production parameter of a production device, obtaining device connectivity data related to the production device, setting up a data request message for requesting the production data in accordance with the device connectivity data and addressing a production device communication module of the production device in accordance with the device connectivity data. The method further comprises, if the addressing is successful, sending the data request message to the production device communication module in accordance with the device connectivity data, receiving the requested data related to a production parameter of the production device from the production device communication module; and presenting the received data.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G05B 19/418 - Commande totale d'usine, c.-à-d. commande centralisée de plusieurs machines, p. ex. commande numérique directe ou distribuée [DNC], systèmes d'ateliers flexibles [FMS], systèmes de fabrication intégrés [IMS], productique [CIM]
  • G05B 19/05 - Automates à logique programmables, p. ex. simulant les interconnexions logiques de signaux d'après des diagrammes en échelle ou des organigrammes

48.

CO-CULTURES FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING A FERMENTED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050601
Numéro de publication 2023/068934
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-10-24
Date de publication 2023-04-27
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Diderich, Jasper Andries
  • Perli, Thomas
  • Vitali-Vasquez, Maria
  • Daran, Jean-Marc George

Abrégé

The invention relates to methods of producing a fermented beverage by employing at least two fermentative yeast strains, to a fermented beverage that may be produced by the methods of the invention, and to the use of at least two fermentative yeast strains for the production of a fermented beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 11/02 - Ensemencement de la levure
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières

49.

CO-CULTURES FOR EFFICIENTLY PRODUCING A FERMENTED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro de document 03235163
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-10-24
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-04-27
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Diderich, Jasper Andries
  • Perli, Thomas
  • Vitali-Vasquez, Maria
  • Daran, Jean-Marc George

Abrégé

The invention relates to methods of producing a fermented beverage by employing at least two fermentative yeast strains, to a fermented beverage that may be produced by the methods of the invention, and to the use of at least two fermentative yeast strains for the production of a fermented beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 11/02 - Ensemencement de la levure
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières

50.

PEER TO PEER ePOS SYSTEM

      
Numéro d'application NL2022050546
Numéro de publication 2023/055235
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-09-30
Date de publication 2023-04-06
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Cuthbertson, Nicholas Jack
  • Glover, Heinrich Karel
  • Hermer, Jarrod

Abrégé

Multiple devices in an ePOS system, including printers, ordering devices and tils, communicate data on address and functionality to one another over a network. In this way, devices are aware of one another's presence and functionality. This allows a first device receiving external instructions to select a second device for executing instructions. Furthermore, with repeated transmissions of data, the network data may be updated, allowing for dynamic and redundant functionality. The device data may be listed and/or sorted by one or more device in accordance with one or more pre- defined criteria. Within the list, a master may be selected in accordance with one or more pre-defined further criteria. With the criteria being the same for all devices, all will select the same master device. The master device may act as a central point for receiving and sending data to external devices.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G06Q 20/20 - Systèmes de réseaux présents sur les points de vente
  • G07G 1/12 - Caisses enregistreuses à commande électronique

51.

Pressure vessel for use in a beverage dispensing assembly

      
Numéro d'application 17907946
Numéro de brevet 12037234
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-03-01
Date de la première publication 2023-03-30
Date d'octroi 2024-07-16
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Sluijter, Robert Hugo
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A pressure vessel assembly is provided for use in a beverage dispensing assembly. The assembly comprises a pressure vessel comprising a housing provided by at least two shell parts, the housing comprising, a gas inlet for receiving a gas in the pressure vessel and a beverage dispensing passage, wherein the at least two shell parts are releasably connectable for forming the housing and for receiving a compressible beverage container assembly filled with a substantially non-carbonated beverage in the housing. The assembly further comprises a compressible beverage container assembly, comprising a flexible bag defining a beverage storage volume, a filling gland, connected to the flexible bag providing a gland beverage passage to the beverage storage volume, and female adapter part, connectable to the filling gland, arranged to receive at least part of a male adapter part of a dispensing line, wherein a sealing member is provided in the gland beverage passage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

52.

Cartridge for connecting a beverage dispensing line and opening a valve; actuator for operating the cartridge

      
Numéro d'application 17904013
Numéro de brevet 12139390
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-03-03
Date de la première publication 2023-03-16
Date d'octroi 2024-11-12
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Bogdanov, Sergei
  • Kudriavtsev, Aleksandr

Abrégé

An arrangement for filling containers like bottles with a beverage like beer in a retail environment includes a disposable dispensing line, from keg to outlet into the container. The dispensing line includes an actuable shut-off valve. The shut-off valve may be fitted in a cartridge, including a valve seat for receiving and accommodating a first part of the shut-off valve and an actuable connector arranged to engage with the shut-off valve to close or open the dispensing line. The cartridge may be fitted with a valve driving module, including an actuator driven by a driving unit and arranged to engage with the actuable connector for operating the shut-off valve. The dispensing line may be opened or closed by squeezing the line in case of a flexible line, operating a reciprocating or rotating shut-off valve, other, or a combination thereof. The cartridge may be fitted in the filling arrangement.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/14 - Soupapes de réduction ou robinets de commande

53.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING ALCOHOLIC BEER

      
Numéro d'application 17984894
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-10
Date de la première publication 2023-03-16
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to a single-serve capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises a liquid concentrate of an alcohol-free beer, said liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV, wherein the second compartment comprises an alcoholic liquid containing 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid The invention relates to a single-serve capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises a liquid concentrate of an alcohol-free beer, said liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV, wherein the second compartment comprises an alcoholic liquid containing 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid The capsule of the present invention can suitably be used to prepare a good quality alcoholic beer by mixing the contents of the capsule with carbonated water. The invention relates to a single-serve capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises a liquid concentrate of an alcohol-free beer, said liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV, wherein the second compartment comprises an alcoholic liquid containing 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid The capsule of the present invention can suitably be used to prepare a good quality alcoholic beer by mixing the contents of the capsule with carbonated water. The liquid beer concentrate in the first compartment can suitably be produced by reducing the water content of alcohol-free beer by means of membrane separation and/or by means of freeze concentration. The physicochemical stability of the liquid beer concentrate so obtained is very high due to the very low (or zero) ethanol content.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 85/804 - Réceptacles ou emballages jetables dont le contenu est infusé ou dissous en restant dans l'emballage
  • C12C 5/02 - Produits d'addition pour la bière
  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration

54.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEER-LIKE BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17984941
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-10
Date de la première publication 2023-03-16
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Tessiot, Sabine Charlette Jacqueline
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises 5-30 mL of an aqueous liquid having an ethanol content of 0-10% ABV and comprising 0.1-25wt. % of protein; and wherein the second compartment comprises 5-50 mL of an alcoholic liquid containing 20-99.9 wt. % ethanol, 0-60 wt. % water, and 50-2,000 mg/kg of hop acids acids selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 80 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid. The present invention relates to a capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises 5-30 mL of an aqueous liquid having an ethanol content of 0-10% ABV and comprising 0.1-25wt. % of protein; and wherein the second compartment comprises 5-50 mL of an alcoholic liquid containing 20-99.9 wt. % ethanol, 0-60 wt. % water, and 50-2,000 mg/kg of hop acids acids selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 80 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid. The capsule can suitably be used to prepare a hopped alcoholic beverage with a foam head, similar to ordinary beer. To prepare such a beverage, the contents of the capsule are combined with carbonated water and dispensed into a e.g. a drinking glass.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • C12C 5/04 - Colorants

55.

DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING RECONSTITUTED BEER

      
Numéro d'application 17984944
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-10
Date de la première publication 2023-03-16
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing reconstituted beer, said device comprising: a first vessel containing a liquid concentrate for preparing a beer; a second vessel containing an alcoholic liquid; a source of water; a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; a reconstitution unit; a dispensing unit for dispensing the alcoholic beer; wherein the device is operable (i) to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of water, carbon dioxide from the source of pressurized carbon dioxide, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel, in the reconstitution unit and (ii) to dispense the reconstituted beer from the dispensing unit; wherein the liquid concentrate in the first vessel an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV; and wherein the alcoholic liquid in the second vessel contains 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, ethanol and water together constituting 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid. The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing reconstituted beer, said device comprising: a first vessel containing a liquid concentrate for preparing a beer; a second vessel containing an alcoholic liquid; a source of water; a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; a reconstitution unit; a dispensing unit for dispensing the alcoholic beer; wherein the device is operable (i) to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of water, carbon dioxide from the source of pressurized carbon dioxide, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel, in the reconstitution unit and (ii) to dispense the reconstituted beer from the dispensing unit; wherein the liquid concentrate in the first vessel an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV; and wherein the alcoholic liquid in the second vessel contains 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, ethanol and water together constituting 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid. An alternative aspect of the invention relates to a device wherein the source of water and the source of pressurised carbon dioxide are replaced by a source of carbonated water and the device is operable to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of carbonated water, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel in the reconstitution unit. The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing reconstituted beer, said device comprising: a first vessel containing a liquid concentrate for preparing a beer; a second vessel containing an alcoholic liquid; a source of water; a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; a reconstitution unit; a dispensing unit for dispensing the alcoholic beer; wherein the device is operable (i) to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of water, carbon dioxide from the source of pressurized carbon dioxide, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel, in the reconstitution unit and (ii) to dispense the reconstituted beer from the dispensing unit; wherein the liquid concentrate in the first vessel an ethanol content of 0-1% ABV; and wherein the alcoholic liquid in the second vessel contains 12-100 wt. % ethanol and 0-88 wt. % water, ethanol and water together constituting 80-100 wt. % of the alcoholic liquid. An alternative aspect of the invention relates to a device wherein the source of water and the source of pressurised carbon dioxide are replaced by a source of carbonated water and the device is operable to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of carbonated water, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel in the reconstitution unit. The aforementioned devices can be used to prepare a reconstituted beer of superior quality. The use of an essentially alcohol-free concentrate offers the advantage that the stability of the concentrate is substantially improved.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12C 11/02 - Ensemencement de la levure
  • C12C 7/20 - Cuisson du moût de brasserie

56.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGED LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application 17984955
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-11-10
Date de la première publication 2023-03-16
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a packaged liquid beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing an alcoholic beer comprising 3-12% ABV ethanol; removing at least a part of the ethanol from the alcoholic beer by means of distillation, thereby producing (i) a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1.5% ABV alcohol and (ii) an alcoholic liquid containing at least 10% ABV ethanol; removing at least 70 wt. % of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation and/or freeze concentration to produce a liquid beer concentrate; if the alcoholic liquid contains less than 20% ABV ethanol, concentrating the alcoholic liquid to an ethanol content of at least 30% ABV by means of distillation, reverse osmosis or forwards osmosis; separately packaging the liquid beer concentrate and the alcoholic liquid within a single container or within separate containers that together form a kit of parts. The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a packaged liquid beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing an alcoholic beer comprising 3-12% ABV ethanol; removing at least a part of the ethanol from the alcoholic beer by means of distillation, thereby producing (i) a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1.5% ABV alcohol and (ii) an alcoholic liquid containing at least 10% ABV ethanol; removing at least 70 wt. % of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation and/or freeze concentration to produce a liquid beer concentrate; if the alcoholic liquid contains less than 20% ABV ethanol, concentrating the alcoholic liquid to an ethanol content of at least 30% ABV by means of distillation, reverse osmosis or forwards osmosis; separately packaging the liquid beer concentrate and the alcoholic liquid within a single container or within separate containers that together form a kit of parts. The present process offers the advantage that it can utilise de-alcoholisation units that are commonly used in the production of low alcohol beer, thus minimising capital investment. The low alcohol beer that is obtained by the dealcoholisation step can be concentrated in a single step to produce the liquid beer concentrate.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables
  • B01D 3/10 - Distillation sous vide
  • B01D 61/02 - Osmose inverseHyperfiltration
  • C12G 3/07 - Aromatisation avec des extraits de bois, p. ex. obtenue par le contact avec le boisPrétraitement du bois utilisé à cet effet
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées

57.

In-store beverage container filling arrangement

      
Numéro d'application 17760019
Numéro de brevet 12145831
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-03-03
Date de la première publication 2023-03-02
Date d'octroi 2024-11-19
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Bogdanov, Sergei
  • Kudriavtsev, Aleksandr

Abrégé

A consumer operable retail beverage container filling arrangement for use in a retail environment is provided, comprising a housing, a beverage dispensing unit for dispensing a beverage, comprising a retail beverage container holder for receiving and holding a retail beverage container, wherein the beverage dispensing unit is at least partially provided in the housing, a consumer interaction module for receiving a consumer input and generating a consumer control signal based on the received consumer input, and a dispensing controller arranged for receiving the consumer control signal and controlling the beverage dispensing unit to dispense the beverage in accordance with the consumer control signal.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

58.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro de document 03227101
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-08-03
Date de disponibilité au public 2023-02-09
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, a free amino nitrogen content of 8-400 mg/L and containing 0.1-4 g/L maltotriose and 0.5-6 g/L of maltotetraose; removing at least 70 wt.% of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation to produce a low alcohol beer concentrate, wherein the membrane separation is selected from nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis; combining the low alcohol beer concentrate with alcoholic liquid having an ethanol content of at least 30 wt.% to produce a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate having a an ethanol content of 10-60 wt.%. The present process offers the advantage that it is relatively easy to operate, whilst at the same time losses of small organic molecules (e.g. acids) are minimised effectively.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12H 3/02 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool par évaporation

59.

Method for joining a fluid conduit and a connection hub

      
Numéro d'application 17790777
Numéro de brevet 11865792
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-02-19
Date de la première publication 2023-02-09
Date d'octroi 2024-01-09
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Peters, Cornelis
  • Van Der Aa, Michiel Adrianus Henricus

Abrégé

Method for joining a fluid conduit and a connection hub. There is provided a method for joining a fluid conduit 2 and a connection hub 7, wherein a fluid 2 conduit is provided having an at least partially transparent end section 1. Also provided is a connection hub 7 comprising a hub cavity 9 having a shape complementary to a shape of the end section of the fluid conduit 1. The end section of the fluid conduit 1 is at least partly introduced into the hub cavity 9 through an opening in the hub, wherein a contact interface between at least a lateral wall part of the end section 1 and a hub cavity 9 wall is established. The method includes heating a target zone 27 in the contact interface, for joining the fluid conduit 2 and the connection hub 7 at the target zone 27, by directing a light beam 29 across the at least partially transparent end section 1 of the fluid conduit 2 from a side of the fluid conduit 2 which is opposite a side of the target zone 27.

Classes IPC  ?

60.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application EP2022071818
Numéro de publication 2023/012217
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-08-03
Date de publication 2023-02-09
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate, said process comprising: providing a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, a free amino nitrogen content of 8-400 mg/L and containing 0.1-4 g/L maltotriose and 0.5-6 g/L of maltotetraose; removing at least 70 wt.% of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation to produce a low alcohol beer concentrate, wherein the membrane separation is selected from nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis; combining the low alcohol beer concentrate with alcoholic liquid having an ethanol content of at least 30 wt.% to produce a liquid alcoholic beer concentrate having a an ethanol content of 10-60 wt.%. The present process offers the advantage that it is relatively easy to operate, whilst at the same time losses of small organic molecules (e.g. acids) are minimised effectively.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12H 3/02 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool par évaporation

61.

BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY PREVENTING MICRO-ORGANISM REFLUX

      
Numéro d'application 17777220
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-11-30
Date de la première publication 2022-12-29
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Quataert, Carine Godefrida Maria
  • Zeegers, Petronella Joanna
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel
  • Zigmans, Johann Antonius Gerardus Wilhelmus

Abrégé

Beverage dispensing assembly 200 comprising a beverage container 201 with a container body 202 defining a beverage chamber arranged for holding a beverage; a dispenser 230 with a dispensing opening for dispensing the beverage; and a dispensing line extending between the beverage chamber and the dispensing opening to form a flow path enabling a flow of beverage from the beverage chamber to the dispensing opening. The dispensing line comprises a first dispensing line part 211 attached to the container body 202 and a separate second dispensing line part 220 attached to the dispenser 230, the first and the second parts fluid tightly coupled to each other with detachable coupling means 210. The first dispensing line part defines an upstream flow path section arranged to at least reduce a microorganism migration rate from a downstream flow path section in the second dispensing line part into the beverage chamber.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

62.

FLOW DETECTION CIRCUIT

      
Numéro d'application 17774157
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-12-04
Date de la première publication 2022-12-22
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Dronkert, Johannes Adriaan

Abrégé

A dispensing system for a beverage comprises in a tap system a bore for housing a duct. Along the bore, close to or on the duct, at least two electrodes are provided such that at least at some locations along the duct, the two electrodes are provided opposite to one another with the duct in between, thus constituting a capacitor. An oscillating signal is provided to one electrode and a signal is read out from the other electrode. As a beverage is drawn through the duct in a container, capacitance of the capacitor changes. The flowing beverage may have different characteristics, but capacitance may also change as the beverage in the duct is in conducting contact with a container that may be in contact with an earth contact. The change of capacitance results in a change of the amplitude of a detection circuit connected to the second electrode.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G01F 1/58 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques par débitmètres électromagnétiques
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • G01F 1/696 - Circuits à cet effet, p. ex. débitmètres à courant constant
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

63.

BEVERAGE DISPENSING CONDUIT REDUCING MICROBIAL BACKFLOW

      
Numéro d'application 17775599
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-11-30
Date de la première publication 2022-12-22
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Quataert, Carine Godefrida Maria
  • Zeegers, Petronella Joanna
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel
  • Zigmans, Johann Antonius Gerardus Wilhelmus

Abrégé

A fluid conduit 100 is provided for providing a fluid connection between a beverage container 201 and a beverage dispenser, comprising a conduit body 102 with a container side 103 and a dispenser side 105, in use downstream of the container side 103, wherein the conduit body 102 defines a flow path 107 through the fluid conduit 100 between the container side 103 and the dispenser side 105, and a flow restrictor 104 provided in the flow path arranged to allow a flow of fluid from the container side 103 to the dispenser side 105, and at least substantially restrict passage of microorganisms through the conduit body 102 from the dispenser side 105 to the container side 103.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

64.

CONTAINER WITH A COATING LAYER

      
Numéro d'application 17777126
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-11-23
Date de la première publication 2022-12-22
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Bax, Bart Jan
  • Heyberger, Regis
  • Scheltjens, Gill
  • Borek-Donten, Joanna

Abrégé

Container (1) with a coating layer. The invention is in the field of containers for foods and drinks. There is provided a method for applying a coating layer (2, 4) on a preform (1, 2) for a container (1) using plasma deposition. There is also provided a preform (1, 2) for a container (1), as well as a container (1) obtainable by stretching of the preform (1, 2).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B05D 1/00 - Procédés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides aux surfaces
  • B29B 11/14 - Fabrication de préformes caractérisées par la structure ou la composition
  • B65D 23/08 - Habillage ou revêtements externes
  • B29C 49/00 - Moulage par soufflage, c.-à-d. en soufflant une préforme ou une paraison dans un moule pour obtenir la forme désiréeAppareils à cet effet
  • B29C 49/10 - Étirage biaxial pendant le moulage par soufflage utilisant des moyens mécaniques
  • B05D 5/08 - Procédés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides aux surfaces pour obtenir des effets, finis ou des structures de surface particuliers pour obtenir une surface antifriction ou anti-adhésive
  • B05D 7/02 - Procédés, autres que le flocage, spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides, à des surfaces particulières, ou pour appliquer des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides particuliers à des substances macromoléculaires, p. ex. à du caoutchouc

65.

METHOD OF COOLING A CONTAINER COMPRISING A BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17775347
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-11-13
Date de la première publication 2022-12-08
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Van Der Aa, Michiel Adrianus Henricus
  • Donkers, Antonius Henricus Andreas

Abrégé

A method is provided for cooling a beverage in a container, the container being provided in contact with a cooling contact body thermally conductively coupled to a cooling element. The method comprises operating the cooling element and obtaining an ambient temperature of the environment outside the container and the cooling contact body. Based on the ambient temperature, a cut on temperature is defined and a temperature value indicative of a temperature of the beverage is obtained. The cooling element is operated if the temperature is larger than the cut on temperature until an end criterion is met. A higher ambient temperature may require more cooling of the beverage to ensure the temperature of the beverage is maintained between acceptable boundaries. A higher environmental temperature, requiring more cooling, means faster switching on or off. By using a switch on temperature based on the ambient temperature, more efficient cooling may be established.

Classes IPC  ?

  • F25D 31/00 - Autres appareils de refroidissement ou de congélation
  • F25D 29/00 - Disposition ou montage de l'appareillage de commande ou de sécurité
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

66.

BEVERAGE CONTAINER COOLING SYSTEM FOR A BEVERAGE DISPENSING DEVICE

      
Numéro d'application 17774208
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-11-11
Date de la première publication 2022-11-24
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A cooling system is provided for contact cooling of a beverage container. The system comprises a cooling element, a cooling contact body thermally conductively connected to the cooling element and arranged to be in thermally conductive contact with the container, a sensor module arranged to provide a sensor signal having a sensor value indicative of a contact area between the cooling contact body and the container and a processing unit arranged to control operation of the cooling element in response to the sensor signal. The contact area or another indicator for quality of contact between the cooling contact body and the beverage container determines a transfer rate of thermal energy between the beverage container and a beverage contained therein on one hand to the cooling contact body and the cooling element on the other hand. A cooling system with this method of operation allows efficient use of energy provided.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage

67.

CARBONATED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17837901
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-06-10
Date de la première publication 2022-09-22
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Huibregtse, Suzanna

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a carbonated beverage containing: 900-988 mg/g water; 3-60 mg/g ethanol; 0.2-8 mg/g dissolved carbon dioxide; 0-4 mg/g protein; ethyl acetate in a concentration of 1-20 mg per gram of ethanol; isoamyl acetate in a concentration of 0.1-5 mg per gram of ethanol; C3-5 alcohols in a concentration of 1.5-50 mg per gram of ethanol; The present invention relates to a carbonated beverage containing: 900-988 mg/g water; 3-60 mg/g ethanol; 0.2-8 mg/g dissolved carbon dioxide; 0-4 mg/g protein; ethyl acetate in a concentration of 1-20 mg per gram of ethanol; isoamyl acetate in a concentration of 0.1-5 mg per gram of ethanol; C3-5 alcohols in a concentration of 1.5-50 mg per gram of ethanol; wherein ethyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are present in a weight ratio that is within the range of 2:1 to 30:1. The present invention relates to a carbonated beverage containing: 900-988 mg/g water; 3-60 mg/g ethanol; 0.2-8 mg/g dissolved carbon dioxide; 0-4 mg/g protein; ethyl acetate in a concentration of 1-20 mg per gram of ethanol; isoamyl acetate in a concentration of 0.1-5 mg per gram of ethanol; C3-5 alcohols in a concentration of 1.5-50 mg per gram of ethanol; wherein ethyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are present in a weight ratio that is within the range of 2:1 to 30:1. The carbonated beverage of the present invention combines a punchy taste with a pleasant fruity flavor. The present invention relates to a carbonated beverage containing: 900-988 mg/g water; 3-60 mg/g ethanol; 0.2-8 mg/g dissolved carbon dioxide; 0-4 mg/g protein; ethyl acetate in a concentration of 1-20 mg per gram of ethanol; isoamyl acetate in a concentration of 0.1-5 mg per gram of ethanol; C3-5 alcohols in a concentration of 1.5-50 mg per gram of ethanol; wherein ethyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are present in a weight ratio that is within the range of 2:1 to 30:1. The carbonated beverage of the present invention combines a punchy taste with a pleasant fruity flavor. The invention also provides a process of producing the aforementioned carbonated beverage, said process comprising: providing a yeast fermented liquid comprising at least 1.5% (v/v) ethanol and volatile flavour components; subjecting the yeast fermented liquid to a decarbonation step in which a gaseous component comprising carbon dioxide, ethanol and volatile flavour components is removed; contacting the gaseous component with an aqueous liquid to transfer at least a part of the ethanol and the volatile flavour components from the gaseous component to the aqueous liquid, thereby producing scrubber water; optionally diluting the scrubber water; and carbonating the optionally diluted scrubber water.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates

68.

Beverage dispensing system, beverage container and pressurizing system for use in a beverage dispensing system or container

      
Numéro d'application 17838657
Numéro de brevet 12122660
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-06-13
Date de la première publication 2022-09-22
Date d'octroi 2024-10-22
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Wolthers, Wolter
  • Landman, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes
  • Wagemakers, Thomas Theodorus Nicolaas Johannes

Abrégé

Beverage dispensing system, beverage container and pressurizing system for use in a beverage dispensing system or container. Beverage dispensing system 1 comprising a beverage container 2 with a beverage compartment 3 and a pressurizing system 10, wherein the pressurizing system 10 comprises a gas container 11 comprising pressurized gas, a closure 13 closing the gas container 11 and a pressure regulator 12 operative for opening the closure 13 for allowing gas to enter into the beverage compartment 3 from the gas container 11, wherein the pressure regulator 12 comprises a regulating chamber 15 having at least a wall part 17 movable and/or deformable based on pressure in the beverage compartment 3, wherein at least one opening 24 is provided through a wall 18 of the regulating chamber 15 providing for at least part of a gas passage between the regulating chamber 15 and the beverage compartment 3.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • B65D 83/66 - Récipients pour distribuer des contenus liquides ou semi-liquides par pression interne de gaz, c.-à-d. réceptacles aérosols contenant un propulseur avec un contenu et un propulseur séparés d'abord séparés puis mélangés, p. ex. dans une tête de distribution
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage

69.

Beverage dispensing assembly and beverage container

      
Numéro d'application 17828090
Numéro de brevet 11565928
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2022-05-31
Date de la première publication 2022-09-15
Date d'octroi 2023-01-31
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten
  • Witte, Pieter Gerard

Abrégé

Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a dispenser and a beverage container, wherein the beverage container has a neck portion and a shoulder portion adjacent the neck portion, wherein the neck portion is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening and wherein the dispenser comprises a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a receptacle for receiving at least part of the container, wherein the container is positioned in the dispenser with the neck and shoulder portion facing downward, such that the neck portion and at least part of the shoulder portion are received in the receptacle, wherein part of the shoulder portion extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle, wherein preferably a lid is provided over the container, enclosing a part of the container extending outside the receptacle.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/16 - Dispositifs pour recueillir le liquide répandu
  • B67D 1/06 - Montages ou aménagements des appareils de distribution aux comptoirs de bars ou de boutiques
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

70.

Pressure regulating system for a beverage container and beverage container provided therewith

      
Numéro d'application 17629470
Numéro de brevet 12065303
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2020-07-23
Date de la première publication 2022-08-04
Date d'octroi 2024-08-20
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Vlasveld, Daniël Petrus Nicolaas
  • De Groot, Allard
  • Van Beelen, Rudolf Klass
  • Wolthers, Wolter

Abrégé

A pressure regulating system for a beverage container includes a first compartment for containing a pressurized gas. The first compartment is in fluid communication with a surrounding space through a gas valve for opening and closing a passage between the first compartment and surrounding space. A gas valve control system includes a deformable and/or movable wall or wall part, which is in contact with the gas valve for opening and/or closing the gas valve. A second compartment is provided at a side of the deformable and/or movable wall part. The movable and/or deformable wall part forms a wall of said second compartment and the second compartment forms a pressure regulating space and includes a wall part formed by or including at least a gas permeable, liquid tight permeable wall part.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 83/70 - Dispositifs limiteurs de pression
  • B65D 83/38 - Détails du corps du récipient
  • B65D 83/66 - Récipients pour distribuer des contenus liquides ou semi-liquides par pression interne de gaz, c.-à-d. réceptacles aérosols contenant un propulseur avec un contenu et un propulseur séparés d'abord séparés puis mélangés, p. ex. dans une tête de distribution

71.

Flow detection circuit

      
Numéro d'application 17596149
Numéro de brevet 12084337
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2020-06-08
Date de la première publication 2022-07-21
Date d'octroi 2024-09-10
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Griffioen, Edwin Johannes Cornelis
  • Dronkert, Johannes Adriaan

Abrégé

A dispensing system for a beverage comprises in a tap system a bore for housing a duct. Along the bore, close to or on the duct, at least two electrodes are provided such that at least at some locations along the duct, the two electrodes are provided opposite to one another with the duct in between, thus constituting a capacitor. An oscillating signal is provided to one electrode and a signal is read out from the other electrode. As a beverage is drawn through the duct in a container, capacitance of the capacitor changes. The flowing beverage may have different characteristics, but capacitance may also change as the beverage in the duct is in conducting contact with a container that may be in contact with a ground contact. The change of capacitance results in a change of the amplitude of a detection circuit connected to the second electrode.

Classes IPC  ?

  • G01F 1/58 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques par débitmètres électromagnétiques
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • G01F 1/56 - Mesure du débit volumétrique ou du débit massique d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent, dans laquelle le fluide passe à travers un compteur par un écoulement continu en utilisant des effets électriques ou magnétiques
  • G01F 13/00 - Appareils pour mesurer par volumes et déverser des fluides ou des matériaux solides fluents, non prévus dans les groupes précédents
  • G01F 15/02 - Compensation ou correction des variations de pression, de poids spécifique ou de température
  • G01F 15/14 - Revêtements, p. ex. avec un matériau spécial
  • G01F 23/263 - Indication ou mesure du niveau des liquides ou des matériaux solides fluents, p. ex. indication en fonction du volume ou indication au moyen d'un signal d'alarme en mesurant des variables physiques autres que les dimensions linéaires, la pression ou le poids, selon le niveau à mesurer, p. ex. par la différence de transfert de chaleur de vapeur ou d'eau en mesurant les variations de capacité ou l'inductance de condensateurs ou de bobines produites par la présence d'un liquide ou d'un matériau solide fluent dans des champs électriques ou électromagnétiques en mesurant les variations de capacité de condensateurs

72.

Pressure control device for a beverage container

      
Numéro d'application 17596125
Numéro de brevet 12139387
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2020-06-04
Date de la première publication 2022-07-14
Date d'octroi 2024-11-12
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Wolthers, Wolter
  • Pronk, Rudolf Maria
  • Sillince, Mark Erich

Abrégé

A pressure control device for controlling a pressure in a beverage container comprises a gas filled pressure control chamber enclosed by a wall of the pressure control device. The wall has an inner surface facing the chamber and an outer surface facing away from the chamber, the inner surface and outer surface defining a thickness of the wall. A scavenger material is provided in the pressure control device for capturing gas that enters, during use, into the pressure control chamber. The scavenger material is distributed over the wall thickness with a predetermined concentration from the inner surface towards the outer surface of the wall such that a rate of gas capture by the scavenger material changes over time.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 83/66 - Récipients pour distribuer des contenus liquides ou semi-liquides par pression interne de gaz, c.-à-d. réceptacles aérosols contenant un propulseur avec un contenu et un propulseur séparés d'abord séparés puis mélangés, p. ex. dans une tête de distribution
  • B67D 1/04 - Appareils utilisant l'air comprimé ou un autre gaz agissant directement ou indirectement sur les boissons dans les récipients de stockage
  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression

73.

HOP EXTRACT

      
Numéro de document 03200329
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-12-14
Date de disponibilité au public 2022-06-23
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Hollering, Paulien

Abrégé

The present invention provides a process of preparing a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract, said process comprising: (a) providing a hop material selected from hops, dried hops, hop pellets and combinations thereof; (b) combining 100 parts by weight of aqueous liquid with 1-20 parts by weight of the hop material to produce a hop suspension, said aqueous liquid containing at least 95 wt.% water; (c) maintaining the hop suspension at a temperature of 8-40°C for at least 1 hour to produce a liquid hop extract suspension; (d) subjecting the liquid hop extract suspension to solid-liquid separation to produce a liquid hop extract and hop residue. The invention also provides a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract that is obtained by the aforementioned process. Further provided is a method of producing a packaged carbonated low alcohol beer, said method comprising combining beer having an alcohol content of 0-1.5% ABV with the liquid hop extract suspension or the liquid hop extract of the present invention. The addition to low alcohol beer of the hop extract of the present invention significantly improves the taste of the beer by rendering it more complex and by introducing pleasant flavour notes, e.g. aromatic hoppy, tropical flavour notes.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 3/08 - Extraits par solvant obtenus à partir du houblon
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool

74.

HOP EXTRACT

      
Numéro d'application EP2021085741
Numéro de publication 2022/129082
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-12-14
Date de publication 2022-06-23
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Hollering, Paulien

Abrégé

The present invention provides a process of preparing a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract, said process comprising: (a) providing a hop material selected from hops, dried hops, hop pellets and combinations thereof; (b) combining 100 parts by weight of aqueous liquid with 1-20 parts by weight of the hop material to produce a hop suspension, said aqueous liquid containing at least 95 wt.% water; (c) maintaining the hop suspension at a temperature of 8-40°C for at least 1 hour to produce a liquid hop extract suspension; (d) subjecting the liquid hop extract suspension to solid-liquid separation to produce a liquid hop extract and hop residue. The invention also provides a liquid hop extract suspension or a liquid hop extract that is obtained by the aforementioned process. Further provided is a method of producing a packaged carbonated low alcohol beer, said method comprising combining beer having an alcohol content of 0-1.5% ABV with the liquid hop extract suspension or the liquid hop extract of the present invention. The addition to low alcohol beer of the hop extract of the present invention significantly improves the taste of the beer by rendering it more complex and by introducing pleasant flavour notes, e.g. aromatic hoppy, tropical flavour notes.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 3/08 - Extraits par solvant obtenus à partir du houblon
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool

75.

FERMENTED BEVERAGE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A FERMENTED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17600343
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2020-04-06
Date de la première publication 2022-06-02
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Tessiot, Sabine Charlette Jacqueline

Abrégé

The invention relates to a fermented beverage as well as a method of producing a fermented beverage, particularly a beer or beer-like beverage, with an ethanol content of between 0.0% and 1.0% by volume, the method comprising providing an ethanol containing fermented base beverage, reducing the ethanol content of the fermented base beverage by a de-alcoholisation step, followed by adding flavor to the fermented base beverage with reduced ethanol content to produce the fermented beverage, wherein the added flavor includes at least an amount of 4-vinyl guaiacol (4VG).

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 5/02 - Produits d'addition pour la bière

76.

SWEET TASTING STARCH-DERIVED BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application 17581037
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2022-01-21
Date de la première publication 2022-05-12
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Ofodu, Ikechukwu Victor
  • Bekkers, August Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to a starch-derived beverage comprising 4-20 wt. % carbohydrates, said beverage containing, calculated by weight of carbohydrates: 5-65 wt. % of glucose; 0-65 wt. % of fructose; 0-50 wt. % of sucrose; 0.1-30 wt. % of maltose; 0.03-8 wt. % of maltotriose; 3-35 wt. % of oligoglucose having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 4-10; wherein the combination of glucose and fructose constitutes at least 20 wt. % of the carbohydrates. The invention relates to a starch-derived beverage comprising 4-20 wt. % carbohydrates, said beverage containing, calculated by weight of carbohydrates: 5-65 wt. % of glucose; 0-65 wt. % of fructose; 0-50 wt. % of sucrose; 0.1-30 wt. % of maltose; 0.03-8 wt. % of maltotriose; 3-35 wt. % of oligoglucose having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 4-10; wherein the combination of glucose and fructose constitutes at least 20 wt. % of the carbohydrates. The beverage according to the invention is similar to existing non-fermented malt beverages, such as “Malta”, except that similar sweetness is achieved with a lower carbohydrate content. The invention relates to a starch-derived beverage comprising 4-20 wt. % carbohydrates, said beverage containing, calculated by weight of carbohydrates: 5-65 wt. % of glucose; 0-65 wt. % of fructose; 0-50 wt. % of sucrose; 0.1-30 wt. % of maltose; 0.03-8 wt. % of maltotriose; 3-35 wt. % of oligoglucose having a degree of polymerisation in the range of 4-10; wherein the combination of glucose and fructose constitutes at least 20 wt. % of the carbohydrates. The beverage according to the invention is similar to existing non-fermented malt beverages, such as “Malta”, except that similar sweetness is achieved with a lower carbohydrate content. The invention further relates to a process of producing the aforementioned beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

77.

BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050650
Numéro de publication 2022/093018
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-10-26
Date de publication 2022-05-05
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel
  • Kouters, Lucas Johannes Cornelis

Abrégé

A beverage dispensing assembly comprises a beverage container for containing a beverage, the container body comprising a beverage outlet provided with a beverage container sealing member arranged to enable opening of the beverage outlet. A beverage dispensing line extends between the beverage container and a dispenser for dispensing the beverage at a dispensing outlet of the dispenser. A coupler device is detachable coupled to the container body and coupled to a second beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line, with a first beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line extending between the beverage container and the coupler device. The first beverage conduit at a first end thereof comprises an adapter body fittingly arranged on the beverage container covering the beverage container sealing member. A piston is movably arranged in the coupler device for acting on the adapter body that is configured to open the beverage container sealing member upon actuation by the piston causing the beverage container sealing member to open the beverage outlet to provide a fluid connection between the beverage chamber and the first beverage conduit.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

78.

BEVERAGE DISPENSING ASSEMBLY

      
Numéro de document 03193511
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-10-26
Date de disponibilité au public 2022-05-05
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Wigman, Peter Henri Samuel
  • Kouters, Lucas Johannes Cornelis

Abrégé

A beverage dispensing assembly comprises a beverage container for containing a beverage, the container body comprising a beverage outlet provided with a beverage container sealing member arranged to enable opening of the beverage outlet. A beverage dispensing line extends between the beverage container and a dispenser for dispensing the beverage at a dispensing outlet of the dispenser. A coupler device is detachable coupled to the container body and coupled to a second beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line, with a first beverage conduit of the beverage dispensing line extending between the beverage container and the coupler device. The first beverage conduit at a first end thereof comprises an adapter body fittingly arranged on the beverage container covering the beverage container sealing member. A piston is movably arranged in the coupler device for acting on the adapter body that is configured to open the beverage container sealing member upon actuation by the piston causing the beverage container sealing member to open the beverage outlet to provide a fluid connection between the beverage chamber and the first beverage conduit.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

79.

MALTOTRIOSE METABOLIZING MUTANTS OF SACCHAROMYCES EUBAYANUS

      
Numéro d'application 17278912
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2019-09-24
Date de la première publication 2022-04-28
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwers, Nick
  • De Vries, Arthur Roelof Gorter
  • Daran, Jean-Marc Georges
  • Kuijpers, Niels Gerard Adriaan

Abrégé

The invention relates to a mutant of Saccharomyces eubayanus that is able to ferment maltotriose, and to the use of this mutant for producing hybrid yeast and the resulting hybrid yeast. The invention relates to methods of producing a fermented beer product by employing said mutant and/or said hybrid yeast.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12N 1/18 - Levure de boulangerieLevure de bière

80.

Bundle of pipelines and spacer for use in such a bundle of pipelines

      
Numéro d'application 17427993
Numéro de brevet 11536399
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2020-02-13
Date de la première publication 2022-04-21
Date d'octroi 2022-12-27
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Alewijn, Gijs

Abrégé

A spacer (3), for mutually spacing apart a first and a second pipeline in a mutually parallel manner, has a first and a second side (31, 32) for abutting against the two respective pipelines. At least two tensioning straps, which are extending in first and second longitudinal ranges (41, 42), are fixing the spacer relative to the first pipeline. The second side (32) has, in the first and second longitudinal ranges, a second abutment structure (52) for abutting against the second pipeline. Furthermore, the second side has, in a first intermediate longitudinal range (61), a first recessed intermediate surface portion (71). Thanks to the first recessed intermediate surface portion, the portions of the spacer which are extending in the first longitudinal range and the second longitudinal range are, under influence of tensioning forces of the tensioning straps, to a larger extent independently resiliently compressible relative to one another. This improves the effectivity of the tensioning straps.

Classes IPC  ?

  • F16L 3/237 - Supports pour tuyaux, pour câbles ou pour conduits de protection, p. ex. potences, pattes de fixation, attaches, brides, colliers spécialement adaptés pour supporter un certain nombre de tuyaux parallèles séparés par un espace pour deux tuyaux
  • F16L 1/20 - Accessoires à cet effet, p. ex. flotteurs ou poids de lestage
  • F16L 3/10 - Supports pour tuyaux, pour câbles ou pour conduits de protection, p. ex. potences, pattes de fixation, attaches, brides, colliers entourant pratiquement le tuyau, le câble ou le conduit de protection fractionnés, c.-à-d. à deux éléments en prise avec le tuyau, le câble ou le conduit de protection

81.

METHOD OF PREPARING A BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application EP2021077442
Numéro de publication 2022/074002
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-10-05
Date de publication 2022-04-14
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, August

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a beer concentrate, said method comprising: a) introducing beer into a closed system while leaving a headspace, said beer containing 80-99 wt.% water, 0-16 wt.% ethanol and 0.5-8 mg/g dissolved carbon dioxide; and b) producing a decarbonated beer by contacting the gas phase that is present in the headspace with a carbon dioxide capturing (CDC) material to remove dissolved carbon dioxide from the beer, said CDC material comprising a metal hydroxide selected from sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide and combinations thereof; c) producing a beer concentrate by removing water from the decarbonated beer by means of freeze concentration and/or membrane filtration; wherein the gas phase is contacted with the CDC material by continuously removing gas phase from the headspace, transporting the removed gas phase to a chamber comprising the CDC material, and returning decarbonated gas phase from said chamber to the headspace. The method of the present invention enables efficient production of beer concentrates by minimising the detrimental effect of carbon dioxide on the concentration step.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool

82.

LOW ALCOHOL BEER

      
Numéro d'application 17548098
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-12-10
Date de la première publication 2022-03-31
Propriétaire Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Hollering, Paulien

Abrégé

The invention provides a method of producing a low alcohol beer, comprising the steps of: providing an alcoholic malt beverage; subjecting the alcoholic malt beverage to a de-alcoholization step to produce a low alcohol malt beverage; adding hops to the low alcohol malt beverage in an amount of at least 10 g/hl to produce at least 10 hl of a suspension; keeping the suspension between 1 hour and 20 days at a temperature between −2 and 43° C. to produce a low alcohol beer; and optionally subjecting said low alcohol beer to a filtration step. The invention provides a method of producing a low alcohol beer, comprising the steps of: providing an alcoholic malt beverage; subjecting the alcoholic malt beverage to a de-alcoholization step to produce a low alcohol malt beverage; adding hops to the low alcohol malt beverage in an amount of at least 10 g/hl to produce at least 10 hl of a suspension; keeping the suspension between 1 hour and 20 days at a temperature between −2 and 43° C. to produce a low alcohol beer; and optionally subjecting said low alcohol beer to a filtration step. This process results in a low alcohol beer which has a surprisingly good taste profile. The invention provides a method of producing a low alcohol beer, comprising the steps of: providing an alcoholic malt beverage; subjecting the alcoholic malt beverage to a de-alcoholization step to produce a low alcohol malt beverage; adding hops to the low alcohol malt beverage in an amount of at least 10 g/hl to produce at least 10 hl of a suspension; keeping the suspension between 1 hour and 20 days at a temperature between −2 and 43° C. to produce a low alcohol beer; and optionally subjecting said low alcohol beer to a filtration step. This process results in a low alcohol beer which has a surprisingly good taste profile. Also provided is a low alcohol beer that is obtained by the aforementioned method.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 7/04 - Préparation ou traitement de la trempe

83.

LOW ALCOHOL BEER COMPRISING A GLUCONATE COMPONENT

      
Numéro de document 03192598
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-09-17
Date de disponibilité au public 2022-03-24
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Kuijpers, Niels Gerard Adriaan
  • Schuurman, Tom Daniel Elink

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method of preparing a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, in situ fermentative production of gluconate component selected from gluconic acid, gluconate, glucono delta-lactone and combinations thereof by: (a) subjecting the boiled wort to two successive fermentation steps, starting with a fermentation step that generates the gluconate component, followed by the yeast fermentation; or (b) subjecting a first boiled wort to yeast fermentation to produce the yeast fermented wort; subjecting a second boiled wort to another fermentation step to generate the gluconate component and to produce a second fermented wort; and combining the yeast fermented wort and the second fermented wort The invention further relates to a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, said beer comprising: ? 0-6 wt.% of brewing sugars selected from glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, maltotriose and combinations thereof; ? 0.5-100 mmol/L of gluconate component selected from gluconic acid, gluconate, glucono delta-lactone and combinations thereof; · 0-500 mg/L palatinose.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 11/06 - Acidification du moût
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool

84.

LOW ALCOHOL BEER COMPRISING A GLUCONATE COMPONENT

      
Numéro d'application EP2021075726
Numéro de publication 2022/058568
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-09-17
Date de publication 2022-03-24
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Kuijpers, Niels Gerard Adriaan
  • Schuurman, Tom Daniël Elink

Abrégé

The invention relates to a method of preparing a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, in situ fermentative production of gluconate component selected from gluconic acid, gluconate, glucono delta-lactone and combinations thereof by: (a) subjecting the boiled wort to two successive fermentation steps, starting with a fermentation step that generates the gluconate component, followed by the yeast fermentation; or (b) subjecting a first boiled wort to yeast fermentation to produce the yeast fermented wort; subjecting a second boiled wort to another fermentation step to generate the gluconate component and to produce a second fermented wort; and combining the yeast fermented wort and the second fermented wort The invention further relates to a beer having an ethanol content of 0-3.0% ABV, said beer comprising: • 0-6 wt.% of brewing sugars selected from glucose, fructose, maltose, sucrose, maltotriose and combinations thereof; • 0.5-100 mmol/L of gluconate component selected from gluconic acid, gluconate, glucono delta-lactone and combinations thereof; · 0-500 mg/L palatinose.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/00 - Procédés de fermentation de la bière
  • C12C 12/00 - Procédés spécialement adaptés pour la fabrication de bières particulières
  • C12C 12/04 - Bière à faible teneur en alcool
  • C12C 11/06 - Acidification du moût

85.

DEVICE FOR COOLING A BEVERAGE COMPRISING A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY COOLING CIRCUIT

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050536
Numéro de publication 2022/050842
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-09-03
Date de publication 2022-03-10
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A cooling device is provided for cooling a beverage in a dispensing line. The device comprises two heat exchangers for exchanging thermal energy between the beverage and a coolant fluid in a cooling circuit; the coolant fluid having a lower temperature than the beverage. Placing the two heat exchangers in series relative to the dispensing line, provides two-stage cooling, allowing more accurate cooling. This may be improved by placing brute force cooling to a particular temperature window, followed by accurate cooling. This makes the cooling process is less sensitive to whatever the initial temperature of the beverage may be. Relative to the cooling circuit for the coolant, the two heat exchangers may be placed in parallel and, optionally, further in parallel to a buffer circuit. A distribution module may be provided to control distribution of coolant over the heat exchangers, optionally from the buffer, to control temperature of the beverage.

Classes IPC  ?

  • F25B 1/00 - Machines, installations ou systèmes à compression à cycle irréversible
  • F25B 25/00 - Machines, installations ou systèmes utilisant une combinaison des principes de fonctionnement compris dans plusieurs des groupes
  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

86.

DEVICE FOR COOLING A BEVERAGE COMPRISING A BUFFER MODULE

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050538
Numéro de publication 2022/050844
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-09-03
Date de publication 2022-03-10
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Van Geijlswijk, Petrus Johannes

Abrégé

A cooling device comprises a buffer circuit comprising a cooling unit for cooling coolant and a reservoir for buffering cooled coolant and a primary cooling circuit for providing coolant to a first heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger is arranged for exchange of thermal energy between the coolant and beverage in a dispensing line. The primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit are connected to enable exchange of coolant. The cooling device comprises a coolant distribution module arrange to control exchange of coolant between the primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit. The coolant distribution module may control at least one of valves as passive components and pumps as active components, in at least one of the primary cooling circuit and the buffer circuit. The coolant distribution module may operate based on coolant temperature in the primary cooling circuit.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

87.

BAG IN CONTAINER AND ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A BAG IN CONTAINER TO A TAPPING DEVICE.

      
Numéro de document 03186566
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-08-13
Date de disponibilité au public 2022-02-17
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Bag in container and adapter for connecting a bag in container to a tapping device. Bag-in-container (6), comprising a bag (8) inside a container (10), the bag being compressible upon introduction of a gas under pressure into a space (9) between the bag and the container through a passage (11) between a neck (4) of the bag and a neck (5) of the container. A lid (20) is mounted onto the bag-in-container, comprising a first channel (25) connecting to an inner space of the bag and a second channel (28) connecting to said passage. A connector (30) is provided, connected to the bag-in-container. The lid comprises a channel part (35), extending from the second channel to an inlet opening (44) in a plane (PI) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the container, or the connector (30) comprises a channel part (42), extending during use, when coupled to the lid, from the second channel or a connecting element (38) to an inlet opening in a plane extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container. The bag-in-container further comprising a flexible dispensing line (36).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 1/02 - Bouteilles ou réceptacles similaires, à cols ou à ouvertures rétrécies analogues, conçus pour verser le contenu
  • B65D 77/06 - Liquides ou semi-liquides enfermés dans des réceptacles flexibles disposés dans des réceptacles rigides

88.

DISPENSING LINE WITH IN-LINE REGULATOR VALVE

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050500
Numéro de publication 2022/035314
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-08-10
Date de publication 2022-02-17
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Van Der Aa, Michiel Adrianus Henricus
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

A disposable dispensing line 100 is provided comprising a shut-off valve 104 with a shut-off valve coupling member 106 for detachable connection to an operating element of a dispensing head, wherein the dispensing line further comprises a regulator valve 108 comprising a regulation member 112 placed inside the regulator valve 108 and an actuator 110 for controlling a flow-through area between an inner wall 126 of the regulator valve and the regulation member 112, which flow through area forms part of a flow path for beverage through the dispensing line 100.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/12 - Dispositifs ou systèmes de commande du débit ou de la pression
  • B67D 1/14 - Soupapes de réduction ou robinets de commande
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression

89.

BAG IN CONTAINER AND ADAPTER FOR CONNECTING A BAG IN CONTAINER TO A TAPPING DEVICE.

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050506
Numéro de publication 2022/035318
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-08-13
Date de publication 2022-02-17
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s) Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Bag in container and adapter for connecting a bag in container to a tapping device. Bag-in-container (6), comprising a bag (8) inside a container (10), the bag being compressible upon introduction of a gas under pressure into a space (9) between the bag and the container through a passage (11) between a neck (4) of the bag and a neck (5) of the container. A lid (20) is mounted onto the bag-in-container, comprising a first channel (25) connecting to an inner space of the bag and a second channel (28) connecting to said passage. A connector (30) is provided, connected to the bag-in-container. The lid comprises a channel part (35), extending from the second channel to an inlet opening (44) in a plane (PI) extending parallel to a longitudinal axis of the container, or the connector (30) comprises a channel part (42), extending during use, when coupled to the lid, from the second channel or a connecting element (38) to an inlet opening in a plane extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container. The bag-in-container further comprising a flexible dispensing line (36).

Classes IPC  ?

  • B65D 1/02 - Bouteilles ou réceptacles similaires, à cols ou à ouvertures rétrécies analogues, conçus pour verser le contenu
  • B65D 77/06 - Liquides ou semi-liquides enfermés dans des réceptacles flexibles disposés dans des réceptacles rigides

90.

VALVE FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER

      
Numéro de document 03178745
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-05-19
Date de disponibilité au public 2021-11-25
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Luth, Henderikus Hilvert
  • Rozeboom, Frans Wiebe
  • Onnekink, Johan
  • Patje, Alexander
  • De Vrind, Johannes Rogier
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Valve for a beverage container. A valve (1) for a beverage container (100) comprises a mounting element (10) for mounting the valve (1) in a container opening. The mounting element (10) extends radially from an inner side defining a fluid passage (12) through the mounting element (10) to an outer peripheral side for sealing against a container edge at the container opening. The mounting element (10) is coupled to a valve housing (20) comprising a housing side wall (21) extending axially from a housing top wall (22) to a housing bottom wall (23). The housing top wall (22) is sealed against the mounting element (10) and has a beverage outlet opening (25) aligned with the fluid passage (12). The housing side wall (21) has a beverage inlet opening. A valve body (30) is axially moveable inside the valve housing (20) from a first position closing off the beverage outlet opening (25) to a second position opening a fluid connection through the beverage outlet opening (25). The valve body (30) comprises a closed upper end section (31) fixedly received in the beverage outlet opening (25) in the first position and operable to be moved away from the beverage outlet opening (25) to the second position axially past at least a part of the beverage inlet opening in the side wall. The valve body (30) further comprises a lower end section (32) extending axially from the closed upper end (31) in the direction of the housing bottom wall (23), the lower end arranged to contact an inner surface of the housing (20) at least in the second position.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

91.

VALVE FOR A BEVERAGE CONTAINER

      
Numéro d'application NL2021050320
Numéro de publication 2021/235934
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-19
Date de publication 2021-11-25
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Luth, Henderikus Hilvert
  • Rozeboom, Frans Wiebe
  • Onnekink, Johan
  • Patje, Alexander
  • De Vrind, Johannes Rogier
  • Paauwe, Arie Maarten

Abrégé

Valve for a beverage container. A valve (1) for a beverage container (100) comprises a mounting element (10) for mounting the valve (1) in a container opening. The mounting element (10) extends radially from an inner side defining a fluid passage (12) through the mounting element (10) to an outer peripheral side for sealing against a container edge at the container opening. The mounting element (10) is coupled to a valve housing (20) comprising a housing side wall (21) extending axially from a housing top wall (22) to a housing bottom wall (23). The housing top wall (22) is sealed against the mounting element (10) and has a beverage outlet opening (25) aligned with the fluid passage (12). The housing side wall (21) has a beverage inlet opening. A valve body (30) is axially moveable inside the valve housing (20) from a first position closing off the beverage outlet opening (25) to a second position opening a fluid connection through the beverage outlet opening (25). The valve body (30) comprises a closed upper end section (31) fixedly received in the beverage outlet opening (25) in the first position and operable to be moved away from the beverage outlet opening (25) to the second position axially past at least a part of the beverage inlet opening in the side wall. The valve body (30) further comprises a lower end section (32) extending axially from the closed upper end (31) in the direction of the housing bottom wall (23), the lower end arranged to contact an inner surface of the housing (20) at least in the second position.

Classes IPC  ?

  • B67D 1/08 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression Détails

92.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEER-LIKE BEVERAGE

      
Numéro de document 03177538
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de disponibilité au public 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Tessiot, Sabine Charlette Jacqueline
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises 5-30 mL of an aqueous liquid having an ethanol content of 0-10% ABV and comprising 0.1-25wt.% of protein; and wherein the second compartment comprises 5-50 mL of an alcoholic liquid containing 20-99.9 wt.% ethanol, 0-60 wt.% water, and 50-2,000 mg/kg of hop acids acids selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 80 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid. The capsule can suitably be used to prepare a hopped alcoholic beverage with a foam head, similar to ordinary beer. To prepare such a beverage, the contents of the capsule are combined with carbonated water and dispensed into a e.g. a drinking glass.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables

93.

DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING RECONSTITUTED BEER

      
Numéro de document 03177728
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de disponibilité au public 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing reconstituted beer, said device comprising: ? a first vessel containing a liquid concentrate for preparing a beer; ? a second vessel containing an alcoholic liquid; ? a source of water; ? a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; ? a reconstitution unit; ? a dispensing unit for dispensing the alcoholic beer; wherein the device is operable (i) to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of water, carbon dioxide from the source of pressurized carbon dioxide, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel, in the reconstitution unit and (ii) to dispense the reconstituted beer from the dispensing unit; wherein the liquid concentrate in the first vessel an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV; and wherein the alcoholic liquid in the second vessel contains 12-100 wt.% ethanol and 0-88 wt.% water, ethanol and water together constituting 80-100 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid. An alternative aspect of the invention relates to a device wherein the source of water and the source of pressurised carbon dioxide are replaced by a source of carbonated water and the device is operable to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of carbonated water, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel in the reconstitution unit. The aforementioned devices can be used to prepare a reconstituted beer of superior quality. The use of an essentially alcohol-free concentrate offers the advantage that the stability of the concentrate is substantially improved.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates

94.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING ALCOHOLIC BEER

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062509
Numéro de publication 2021/228871
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to a single-serve capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises a liquid concentrate of an alcohol-free beer, said liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, wherein the second compartment comprises an alcoholic liquid containing 12-100 wt.% ethanol and 0-88 wt.% water, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute 80-100 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid The capsule of the present invention can suitably be used to prepare a good quality alcoholic beer by mixing the contents of the capsule with carbonated water. The liquid beer concentrate in the first compartment can suitably be produced by reducing the water content of alcohol-free beer by means of membrane separation and/or by means of freeze concentration. The physicochemical stability of the liquid beer concentrate so obtained is very high due to the very low (or zero) ethanol content.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression

95.

ALCOHOLIC LIQUID COMPRISING HOP ACIDS

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062510
Numéro de publication 2021/228872
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to an alcoholic liquid containing at least 15 wt.% ethanol, not more than 84.9 wt.% water and 30-1,000 mg/L of hop acids selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof; wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 95 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid. The hop acids containing alcoholic liquid according to the invention can suitably be used in combination with a liquid concentrate of non-hopped alcohol-free beer in the preparation of a high quality reconstituted beer having the typical hop derived bitterness and floral, fruity flavor notes that are highly appreciated by the consumer. Due to the partitioning of the ethanol and the hop acids, both the alcoholic liquid and the liquid beer concentrate are highly stable. The invention also provides a kit of parts comprising a first container holding a liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, a water content in the range of 35-80 wt.% and containing not more than 20 µg of hop acids; and a second container holding the hop acids containing alcoholic liquid.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression

96.

LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062516
Numéro de publication 2021/228878
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to a liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, a water content of 35-80 wt.% and a density of 20 to 60 °P, said liquid beer concentrate containing 0-20 µg of hop acids per gram of dry matter, said hop acids being selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof. The liquid beer concentrate according to the invention can advantageously be used in combination with a hop acid containing alcoholic liquid in the preparation of a high quality reconstituted beer having the typical hop derived bitterness and floral, fruity flavor notes that are highly appreciated by the consumer. Due to the partitioning of the ethanol and the hop acids, both the liquid beer concentrate and the alcoholic liquid are highly stable. The present invention also provides a kit of parts comprising a first container holding the liquid beer concentrate and a second container holding an alcoholic liquid, said alcoholic liquid containing at least 30 wt.% ethanol, not more than 65 wt.% water, and 30-1,000 mg/L of hop acids being selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof; wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 90 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables

97.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEER-LIKE BEVERAGE

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062520
Numéro de publication 2021/228882
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Tessiot, Sabine Charlette Jacqueline
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises 5-30 mL of an aqueous liquid having an ethanol content of 0-10% ABV and comprising 0.1-25wt.% of protein; and wherein the second compartment comprises 5-50 mL of an alcoholic liquid containing 20-99.9 wt.% ethanol, 0-60 wt.% water, and 50-2,000 mg/kg of hop acids acids selected from iso-alpha acids, hydrogenated iso-alpha acids, hulupones and combinations thereof, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute at least 80 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid. The capsule can suitably be used to prepare a hopped alcoholic beverage with a foam head, similar to ordinary beer. To prepare such a beverage, the contents of the capsule are combined with carbonated water and dispensed into a e.g. a drinking glass.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables

98.

SINGLE-SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING ALCOHOLIC BEER

      
Numéro de document 03178830
Statut En instance
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de disponibilité au public 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The invention relates to a single-serve capsule comprising at least two compartments, including a first compartment and a second compartment; wherein the first compartment comprises a liquid concentrate of an alcohol-free beer, said liquid beer concentrate having an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV, wherein the second compartment comprises an alcoholic liquid containing 12-100 wt.% ethanol and 0-88 wt.% water, and wherein ethanol and water together constitute 80-100 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid The capsule of the present invention can suitably be used to prepare a good quality alcoholic beer by mixing the contents of the capsule with carbonated water. The liquid beer concentrate in the first compartment can suitably be produced by reducing the water content of alcohol-free beer by means of membrane separation and/or by means of freeze concentration. The physicochemical stability of the liquid beer concentrate so obtained is very high due to the very low (or zero) ethanol content.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates

99.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A PACKAGED LIQUID BEER CONCENTRATE

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062512
Numéro de publication 2021/228874
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a process of manufacturing a packaged liquid beer concentrate, said process comprising: - providing an alcoholic beer comprising 3-12% ABV ethanol; - removing at least a part of the ethanol from the alcoholic beer by means of distillation, thereby producing (i) a low alcohol beer having an ethanol content of 0-1.5% ABV alcohol and (ii) an alcoholic liquid containing at least 10% ABV ethanol; - removing at least 70 wt.% of the water present in the low alcohol beer by means of membrane separation and/or freeze concentration to produce a liquid beer concentrate; - if the alcoholic liquid contains less than 20% ABV ethanol, concentrating the alcoholic liquid to an ethanol content of at least 30% ABV by means of distillation, reverse osmosis or forwards osmosis; - separately packaging the liquid beer concentrate and the alcoholic liquid within a single container or within separate containers that together form a kit of parts. The present process offers the advantage that it can utilise de-alcoholisation units that are commonly used in the production of low alcohol beer, thus minimising capital investment. The low alcohol beer that is obtained by the dealcoholisation step can be concentrated in a single step to produce the liquid beer concentrate.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
  • C12H 3/04 - Procédés de réduction de la teneur en alcool des solutions fermentées ou des boissons alcoolisées pour obtenir des boissons à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool à l'aide de membranes semi-perméables

100.

DEVICE FOR PREPARING AND DISPENSING RECONSTITUTED BEER

      
Numéro d'application EP2021062515
Numéro de publication 2021/228877
Statut Délivré - en vigueur
Date de dépôt 2021-05-11
Date de publication 2021-11-18
Propriétaire HEINEKEN SUPPLY CHAIN B.V. (Pays‑Bas)
Inventeur(s)
  • Brouwer, Eric Richard
  • Bekkers, Augustinus Cornelius Aldegonde Petrus Albert

Abrégé

The present invention relates to a device for preparing and dispensing reconstituted beer, said device comprising: • a first vessel containing a liquid concentrate for preparing a beer; • a second vessel containing an alcoholic liquid; • a source of water; • a source of pressurized carbon dioxide; • a reconstitution unit; • a dispensing unit for dispensing the alcoholic beer; wherein the device is operable (i) to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of water, carbon dioxide from the source of pressurized carbon dioxide, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel, in the reconstitution unit and (ii) to dispense the reconstituted beer from the dispensing unit; wherein the liquid concentrate in the first vessel an ethanol content of 0-1 % ABV; and wherein the alcoholic liquid in the second vessel contains 12-100 wt.% ethanol and 0-88 wt.% water, ethanol and water together constituting 80-100 wt.% of the alcoholic liquid. An alternative aspect of the invention relates to a device wherein the source of water and the source of pressurised carbon dioxide are replaced by a source of carbonated water and the device is operable to form a reconstituted beer comprising water from the source of carbonated water, liquid concentrate from the first vessel and alcoholic liquid from the second vessel in the reconstitution unit. The aforementioned devices can be used to prepare a reconstituted beer of superior quality. The use of an essentially alcohol-free concentrate offers the advantage that the stability of the concentrate is substantially improved.

Classes IPC  ?

  • C12C 11/11 - Traitements après fermentation, p. ex. carbonatation ou concentration
  • C12G 3/005 - Compositions solides ou pâteuses formatrices de boissons alcoolisées
  • C12G 3/06 - Préparation d'autres boissons alcoolisées par mélange, p. ex. pour la préparation de liqueurs avec des aromates
  • B67D 1/00 - Appareils ou dispositifs pour débiter des boissons à la pression
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