Aspects disclosed herein related to a method of manufacturing a beverage pod that comprise loading successive layers of a beverage material, such as coffee, onto a print bed of a three-dimensional (3-D) printer. A binder is then applied to each of the successive layers of beverage material in a predetermined pattern to bond the beverage material in the predetermined pattern. The predetermined pattern corresponds to a sequential cross-sectional layer of an object model of the beverage pod where the object model describes sequential cross-sectional layers of the beverage pod designed based on a plurality of different brewing attributes.
B29C 64/165 - Procédés de fabrication additive utilisant une combinaison de matériaux solides et liquides, p. ex. une poudre avec liaison sélective par liant liquide, catalyseur, inhibiteur ou absorbeur d’énergie
B29C 64/291 - Agencements pour irradiation pour un fonctionnement dans un ensemble, p. ex. avec des activateurs ou des inhibiteurs sélectivement appliqués
Aspects described herein relate to improvements in beverage machines and methods of brewing beverages therein. According to some embodiments, a beverage machine brews a beverage with a beverage pod containing beverage materials without packaging. The beverage machine identifies a brewing parameter from the size and/or deformation response of the beverage pod. According to other embodiments, a beverage pod is shaped to fit into a beverage machine in a single orientation of the beverage pod. The beverage machine scans an identifier on the beverage pod to determine a brewing parameter. The beverage machine may form beverages of different types having different brewing parameters. Determining brewing parameters enables a beverage machine to brew multiple different types of beverage.
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10.
BEVERAGE POD HOLDER AND POD COLLECTION BIN FOR A BEVERAGE MACHINE
Aspects described herein relate to improvements in beverage machines and methods of brewing beverages therein. According to some embodiments, a beverage machine includes a pod holder. The pod holder may include a plurality of pod receptacles. The pod holder may be a rotatable pod holder. The beverage machine may position the pod holder in position to load a beverage pod into the beverage machine. A user may remove the pod holder from the beverage machine. According to other embodiments, pod holder may receive a cassette of beverage pods including an identifier to identify the beverage pods to the beverage machine. According to some embodiments, a collection bin for spent beverage pods is provided, the collection bin may manage liquid effluent emitted from spent beverage pods.
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Aspects described herein relate to beverage machines and methods of brewing beverages therein. According to some embodiments, a beverage machine includes an indexing tray. The indexing tray may include a plurality of pod receptacles which may be moved to and from a brewing position. The indexing tray may move spent beverage material out of the brewing position. A user may remove the indexing tray from the beverage machine to remove spent beverage material from the beverage machine. According to other embodiments, the indexing tray may receive a cassette of beverage ingredients and position a beverage pod into position for brewing. Spent beverage material may be retained within the cassette. The user may remove and dispose of the cassette to remove spent beverage material from the beverage machine.
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12.
BEVERAGE MACHINES AND METHODS OF FORMING BEVERAGES
A beverage making machine may form a cooled beverage by recirculating a beverage and/or cooling the beverage using a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger may include a phase change material (PCM), a fluid, and a thermal element. The heat exchanger may be configured such that heat is transferred from the beverage to the PCM, heat is transferred from the PCM to the fluid, and heat is transferred from the fluid to the thermal element.
A pressure selector valve for use with a beverage machine may be controllable to provide one or more levels of backpressure. The different levels of backpressure may be used to brew different beverage types. The valve may include an orifice plate movable relative to a valve body and having a multiple orifices of different sizes, each orifice corresponding to a different level of backpressure.
A beverage cartridge and method for forming a beverage cartridge. The cartridge may include a cup including struts and a label that define a bottom and side wall of the cup. Struts may extend between bottom and top portions of the sidewall and define windows that are covered by the label. The struts may be substantially thicker and wider than a thickness of the label, which may be a thin film. The struts may provide structural integrity for the cup, and the cup may be compostable or otherwise recyclable.
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A47J 31/06 - Filtres ou passoires pour appareils à café et à thé
B65D 85/804 - Réceptacles ou emballages jetables dont le contenu est infusé ou dissous en restant dans l'emballage
B65D 85/808 - Réceptacles ou emballages jetables dont le contenu est infusé ou dissous en restant dans l'emballage par immersion dans un liquide, p. ex. infusettes
B65D 85/816 - Réceptacles ou emballages jetables dont le contenu est infusé ou dissous en restant dans l'emballage dans lesquels du liquide est ajouté, p. ex. tasses contenant au préalable de la poudre ou de la nourriture deshydratée
An outlet valve for use with a beverage machine may be controllable to provide one or more levels of backpressure at the outlet of the beverage machine. The valve may include a shuttle movable relative to a port and having a plunger that is resiliently biased to move relative to the shuttle. The shuttle may be configured to adjust a backpressure on fluid in a flowpath based on a position of the shuttle relative to the port.
F15B 13/042 - Dispositifs de distribution ou d'alimentation du fluide caractérisés par leur adaptation à la commande de servomoteurs pour utilisation avec un servomoteur unique actionnés par la pression du fluide
F16K 17/10 - Soupapes ou clapets de sûretéSoupapes ou clapets d'équilibrage ouvrant sur excès de pression d'un côtéSoupapes ou clapets de sûretéSoupapes ou clapets d'équilibrage fermant sur insuffisance de pression d'un côté actionnés par ressort avec soupape auxiliaire agissant par un fluide sur la soupape principale
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Aspects described herein relate to improvements in beverage machines and methods of brewing beverages therein. According to some embodiments, a beverage consumable includes one or more through-holes configured to encode information. A beverage machine may include a light source configured to pass light through the through-holes of the beverage consumable. The beverage machine may include a detector to detect a pattern of light that has passed through the through-holes of the beverage consumable. Information such as, but not limited to, beverage consumable type and brew parameters, may be encoded by the through-holes of the beverage consumable. In some embodiments, the beverage consumable may be in the form of a compacted beverage tablet that does not require packaging to retain its shape.
Aspects disclosed herein relate to beverage tablets and beverage machines for use in forming a beverage. Beverage ingredients may have been compacted into a tablet form to form the beverage tablets. A beverage tablet may include at least one void that may be interfaced with at least one post of a beverage machine. The at least one post of the beverage machine may be configured to interact with the beverage tablet to break the beverage tablet. The beverage machine may be configured to form a beverage from the beverage tablet.
A23F 5/38 - Agglomération, mise en flocons ou en tablettes
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Aspects disclosed herein relate to beverage tablets for use in forming a beverage. The beverage tablets may have first and second portions having different concentrations of at least one beverage ingredient. In some embodiments, a beverage tablet may be formed to have an inner portion surrounded by an outer portion. In some embodiments, a beverage tablet may be formed to have a layered arrangement.
Aspects described herein relate to improvements in beverage machines and methods of brewing beverages therein. According to some embodiments, a beverage tablet includes one or more voids configured to physically interact with one or more contact pins of a beverage machine. The interaction between the tablet of beverage material and the beverage machine may physically configure mechanical flow controls that establish the parameters for brewing the beverage specific to the composition of the tablet.
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A23F 5/12 - Agglomération, mise en flocons ou en tablettes
(1) Electric brewing machines for brewing beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
(1) Electric brewing machines for brewing beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
(1) Electric brewing machines for brewing beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
30 - Aliments de base, thé, café, pâtisseries et confiseries
Produits et services
(1) Electric brewing machines for brewing beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
(2) Coffee; Single use coffee pods;
Methods and systems of determining the amount of liquid in a liquid supply tank of a beverage forming machine without a dedicated sensor are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the beverage forming machine includes a controller capable of determining the amount of liquid in the liquid supply tank based on a gas volume in a reference vessel, such as a conduit, in fluid communication with the liquid supply tank.
A peristaltic pump can include radially movable lobes (4) to selectively contact a pump conduit (22) to drive fluid flow or permit free flow through the conduit. Lobes can be caused to move radially outwardly to engage a pump conduit in response to forward and reverse drive rotations of the lobes and/or a carrier (3) on which the lobes are mounted. Lobes can be contacted by a drive element (13) to move the lobes radially outwardly and to drive pump operation.
A beverage machine may have first and second brew chambers that are configured to brew different types of drinks compared to one another. The beverage machine may have a first heater and a second heater that are separate and distinct from one another. The first heater may be a dedicated heater for the first brew chamber, and the second heater may be a dedicated heater for the second brew chamber. The first and second heaters may be different types of heaters. The beverage machine may use a common liquid supply that splits into two flow pathways by a valve: one that leads to the first heater and first brew chamber and a second that leads to the second heater and second brew chamber.
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44.
BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH NON-ISOLATED POWER SUPPLY FOR LIQUID CONTACTING COMPONENTS
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect disconnection of a liquid supply tank and a low fill level of the liquid supply tank are disclosed herein. The sensor may have a conductive probe to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable liquid supply tank.
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect two physical characteristics of a liquid in a beverage machine. A sensor may have a conductive probe portion to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable water tank, and a thermistor portion to detect a temperature of the liquid.
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G01K 7/24 - Mesure de la température basée sur l'utilisation d'éléments électriques ou magnétiques directement sensibles à la chaleur utilisant des éléments résistifs l'élément étant une résistance non linéaire, p. ex. une thermistance dans un circuit spécialement adapté, p. ex. un circuit en pont
G01K 13/02 - Thermomètres spécialement adaptés à des fins spécifiques pour mesurer la température de fluides en mouvement ou de matériaux granulaires capables de s'écouler
G01V 3/02 - Prospection ou détection électrique ou magnétiqueMesure des caractéristiques du champ magnétique de la terre, p. ex. de la déclinaison ou de la déviation fonctionnant par propagation de courant électrique
G01F 23/24 - 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 résistance de résistances électriques produites par contact avec des fluides conducteurs
A47J 31/46 - Becs verseurs, pompes, soupapes de vidange ou dispositifs analogues pour le transport de liquides
A47J 31/56 - Bouilloires à commande du niveau de l'eauBouilloires à commande de la température
30 - Aliments de base, thé, café, pâtisseries et confiseries
Produits et services
(1) ground roasted coffee beans; Coffee contained in single-serving or portion-controlled containers or cartridges for use in brewing machines;
(2) Coffee; roasted coffee beans; single-serve pods, packets, capsules and cartridges containing coffee for brewing
30 - Aliments de base, thé, café, pâtisseries et confiseries
Produits et services
(1) Ground roasted coffee beans; Coffee contained in single-serving or portion-controlled containers or cartridges for use in brewing machines;
(2) Coffee; roasted coffee beans; single-serve pods, packets, capsules and cartridges containing coffee for brewing
An apparatus and method for sharing capsule image data and beverage preparation parameters, from one or more beverage preparation machines with a remote computer system via a network, such as the Internet, is disclosed. The remote computer system may process the capsule image data to determine characteristics of the capsule (e.g., a type of capsule, such as a brand, or beverage ingredients in the capsule), thereby relieving the beverage preparation from having to determine information about the capsule. The remote computer may track a user's consumption of capsules, may compare this value to the user's past capsule purchase history, and may determine if the user's supply of capsules is below a threshold value (e.g., below a week's worth of capsules).
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A beverage dispenser includes a housing and a user interface disposed on a vertical corner of the housing. The user interface includes one or more buttons that are accessible from a front view and a side view of the housing.
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A beverage dispenser includes a housing and a user interface disposed on a vertical corner of the housing. The user interface includes one or more buttons that are accessible from a front view and a side view of the housing.
(1) Electric coffee brewing machines for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making single serving or portion-controlled beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use
(1) Electric coffee brewing machines for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making single-serving or portion-controlled beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
(1) Electric coffee brewing machines for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making single-serving or portion-controlled beverages, namely coffee, tea, cocoa, coffee-based beverages, tea-based beverages, dairy-based beverages and cocoa-based beverages for domestic and commercial use;
A beverage machine may have a first brew chamber for forming larger, multi-serving beverages, and a second brew chamber for receiving beverage cartridges to form single-serve beverages. Aspects relating to relative positioning of the brew chambers and associated components are described herein. The beverage machine may include a user interface that displays different selection options based on which of the two brew chambers is being used to form a beverage. The beverage machine may include a handle that may be manipulated by a user to both open a brew chamber and to remove a brew basket from the brew chamber. The beverage machine may include a liquid reservoir that removably couples to the machine housing at different discrete positions. The beverage machine may include a liquid supply lid that may be removably coupled to the housing.
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A beverage machine and method in which a pod is positioned relative to a camera as a brew chamber moves to a closed position so the pod can be imaged prior to brew chamber closure. A pod stabilizer may urge a pod to be received by a pod receiver of the brew chamber before the brew chamber is closed and so as to properly position the pod for imaging.
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66.
BEVERAGE MACHINE WITH AUTOMATED BREW PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT
A beverage forming system having a controller arranged to adjust at least one of a set of brew parameters in response to a failure to identify a characteristic of a capsule to be used to form a beverage. An adjusted brew parameter may be a configuration-type parameter that is generally has a fixed value for all or most beverage dispensing operations, or a beverage-specific parameter that may be user-adjusted for each beverage dispensing operation.
A beverage preparation machine having an inlet arrangement and a gasket arrangement is provided, where the inlet arrangement is configured with a plurality of inlet ports to deliver liquid to a beverage cartridge. The gasket arrangement may include a single unitary shape with a plurality of openings for receiving the plurality of inlet ports. The gasket arrangement may include one or more inner ribs disposed about each of the plurality of openings. A perimeter rib may extend along a perimeter of the gasket arrangement.
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A47J 31/02 - Machines à préparer le café à tasses d'extraction amovibles, se plaçant sur le dessus de récipients à boissons, p. ex. cafés-filtres
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A beverage forming system having a controller arranged to provide a user interface with a user-adjustable indication of at least one brew parameter and to receive a command from a user to adjust the at least one brew parameter. The user-adjustable indication may include a slider track extending between the maximum and minimum values for a brew parameter and a slider element movable along the slider track where a position of the slider element on the slider track indicates a set value for the brew parameter. The controller may limit a command from the user to adjust the brew parameter to be between a minimum value for the brew parameter and a limited value that is below a maximum value for the brew parameter, or between a limited value that is above the minimum value and the maximum value for the brew parameter.
A brewing system may include a fluid supply system, a chamber, and a fluid outlet. The fluid outlet may be configured to pierce a capsule containing a beverage ingredient formed of solid particles. The chamber may be configured to receive and hold solid particles from the capsule without inhibiting or restricting a flow path from the fluid supply system, through the chamber, and out of the fluid outlet. In some cases, a fluid flow through the chamber may gradually empty the chamber of solid particles.
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A47J 31/46 - Becs verseurs, pompes, soupapes de vidange ou dispositifs analogues pour le transport de liquides
A beverage forming method and system arranged to allow a user to adjust a volume and flow rate of liquid provided to a brew chamber so that a dispensed beverage is suitable for mixing with ice, e.g., to form an iced coffee beverage. In some cases, a user may provide input indicating that an iced beverage should be dispensed during a beverage dispensing operation. For example, after a dispensing operation is started to dispense a beverage having a particular volume, a user can adjust the beverage volume to be smaller and suitable for mixing with ice.
A beverage machine arranged to image at least a portion of a capsule held by a beverage forming station of the machine. Parts of the beverage forming station may be movable between open and closed positions, and a portion of the capsule may be imaged while parts of the forming station are between open and closed positions. A capsule image may be captured only when forming station parts are moved toward the closed position, and image date discarded if the forming station is moved toward the open position prior to beverage formation.
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Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect disconnection of a liquid supply tank and/or a low fill level of the liquid supply tank are disclosed herein. The sensor may have an optical sensor to detect liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable liquid supply tank and/or liquid at a pump. The optical sensor can include a body made of a resilient material and including first and second portions and an opening located between the first and second portions. The opening can be configured to receive and frictionally engage with a conduit for carrying liquid, with the first portion configured to support a light emitter and the second portion configured to support a light detector.
A beverage forming system in which a user interface is adapted to allow a user to control multiple different beverage machines that have different capabilities. A user may be associated with a plurality of different machines, and the user interface may be adapted to adjust display of information to the user and adjust options for controlling operation of a beverage machine based on the set of capabilities of the beverage machine. In some cases, only those stored sets of brew parameters that are compatible with a beverage machine may be displayed for user selection.
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A method and apparatus for frothing a beverage, e.g., using a beverage preparing device and an ejector is described. Within a housing of the beverage preparing device, an air supply and steam supply may be arranged to deliver air and steam to an ejector outside of the housing. Beverage liquid may be frothed by providing steam and air, then steam alone to achieve frothing and heating. An ejector may supply a mixture of steam and air and a controller may be used to regulate the flow of steam and air through the ejector. The ejector may have a venturi that uses steam flow to create a low pressure region, which draws air into the ejector.
A beverage machine having a heater tank with a horizontally oriented heating element. The heating element may be arranged as a helical coil with a longitudinal axis arranged horizontally in the heater tank. A bottom wall of the heater tank may define a concave shape at the interior of the heater tank, and the heating element may be at least partially arranged within the concave shape, e.g., with a longitudinal axis of the coil extending along a central portion of the bottom wall. An inlet to the heater tank may be arranged at the bottom wall, e.g., in the central portion of the bottom wall, and may direct liquid at the heating element.
electric coffee brewing machines for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making beverages for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making single-serving or portion-controlled beverages for domestic and commercial use
electric coffee brewing machines for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making beverages for domestic and commercial use; Electric brewing machines for making single-serving or portion-controlled beverages for domestic and commercial use
A beverage preparation machine having an inlet arrangement and a gasket arrangement is provided, where the inlet arrangement is configured with a plurality of inlet ports to deliver liquid to a beverage cartridge. The gasket arrangement may include a plurality of openings, wherein each of the plurality of inlet ports is received within one of the plurality of openings. The gasket arrangement may be integrally formed and may include one or more ribs disposed about each of the plurality of openings. A perimeter rib may extend along a perimeter of the gasket arrangement.
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A47J 31/02 - Machines à préparer le café à tasses d'extraction amovibles, se plaçant sur le dessus de récipients à boissons, p. ex. cafés-filtres
A47J 31/46 - Becs verseurs, pompes, soupapes de vidange ou dispositifs analogues pour le transport de liquides
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A47J 31/36 - Appareils à préparer le café dans lesquels l'eau chaude passe sous pression à travers le filtre avec de l'eau chaude sous pression d'un liquide avec des moyens mécaniques pour produire la pression
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DUAL PURPOSE TEMPERATURE AND CONDUCTIVE PROBE FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect two physical characteristics of a liquid in a beverage machine. A sensor may have a conductive probe portion to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable water tank, and a thermistor portion to detect a temperature of the liquid.
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect disconnection of a liquid supply tank and a low fill level of the liquid supply tank are disclosed herein. The sensor may have a conductive probe to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable liquid supply tank.
Methods and systems of determining the amount of liquid in a liquid supply tank of a beverage forming machine without a dedicated sensor are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the beverage forming machine includes a controller capable of determining the amount of liquid in the liquid supply tank based on a gas volume in a reference vessel, such as a conduit, in fluid communication with the liquid supply tank.
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect two physical characteristics of a liquid in a beverage machine. A sensor may have a conductive probe portion to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable water tank, and a thermistor portion to detect a temperature of the liquid.
Methods and systems for employing a sensor to detect disconnection of a liquid supply tank and a low fill level of the liquid supply tank are disclosed herein. The sensor may have a conductive probe to contact liquid, e.g., to detect a liquid level in a removable liquid supply tank.
Methods and systems of determining the amount of liquid in a liquid supply tank of a beverage forming machine without a dedicated sensor are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the beverage forming machine includes a controller capable of determining the amount of liquid in the liquid supply tank based on a gas volume in a reference vessel, such as a conduit, in fluid communication with the liquid supply tank.
