Nestec S.a.

Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Alexandre Perentes

Alfred Yoakim

Christian Jarisch

Arnaud Gerbaulet

Daniel Abegglen

Antoine Ryser

Jean-Paul Denisart

Jean-Francois Tinembart

Carlo Magri

Stefan Kaeser

Youcef Ait Bouziad

Thomas Kaeser

Stefan Etter

Alexa Perrin

Enzo Bonacci

Nicolas Ganshof Van Der Meersch

Alexandre Pugliese

Jean-Luc Colantonio

Zbynek Struzka

Flavien Florent Dubief

Nicolas Jean-Guy Bezet

Andrew Gunstone

Damien Neurohr

Christophe Boussemart

Fabien Ludovic Agon

Pirow Engelbrecht

Patrick Caprotti

Bruno Bizet

Thomas Gabella

Antonin Lizon

Christianne Bournival

Stefan (deceased) Etter

Lucio Scorrano

Blaise Rithener

Laurent Seydoux

Andreas Staub

Francois Besson

Minh Quan Phan

Patrik Benz

Philippe Dumur

Amaud Gerbaulet

François Besson

Pierre Monnier

Peter Siegrist

Sébastien Pelletier

Maxime Loretan

Delphine Ricoux

Diego Jimenez Alvarez

Patrick Benz

Timothy John Palmer

Charles Brian Durler Cooke

Jean-François Tinembart

Christophe S Boussemart

A capsule for preparation of a beverage can include a container and a beverage ingredient contained therein. The container can include at least one support having a section on which a plurality of sequences of symbols is represented; each symbol is sequentially readable, by a reading arrangement of an external device, while the capsule is rotated along an axis of rotation. Each sequence can code a set of information related to the capsule, and at least one of the sequences can include symbols defining a preamble sequence that allows determination of a position of the symbols in the associated sequence coding the set of information related to the capsule. The container can include a cup-shaped body having a flange-like rim and a lid connected to the body, the support can be on a bottom of the rim, and the bottom of the rim can be opposed to the lid.

Support and capsule for preparing a beverage by centrifugation, system and method for preparing a beverage by centrifugation

Kit for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device comprising a capsule by feeding liquid in the capsule and rotating the capsule along a central axis to produce centrifugal forces on the liquid traversing the capsule thereby forcing the beverage out of the capsule by such centrifugal forces, wherein the capsule comprises containment walls forming a main cavity of central axis containing beverage ingredients; wherein said kit further comprising an insert which is separate from the capsule and comprising a ring-shaped portion intended to form a valve engaging portion engaging against a valve means of the centrifugal brewing device.

Kit for the preparation of a beverage in a centrifugal brewing device

The present invention is directed to a beverage mixing device () comprising a mixing body () defining a mixing chamber (), at least one or a plurality of fluid inlets () for supplying a fluid (L, W, A, S) into the mixing chamber (), a discharge opening () to discharge a liquid (P) from the mixing chamber (), a sealing element () being moveably provided between a closed position for closing the discharge opening () and an open position for releasing the discharge opening () to allow a liquid (P) in the mixing chamber () be discharged via the discharge opening (), and an evacuation outlet () for evacuating the mixing chamber () by a fluid (G) be introduced into the mixing chamber () via the at least one or the plurality of fluid inlets () when the discharge opening () is closed by the sealing element (). The present invention is further directed to a beverage preparation device () comprising the beverage mixing device (), a liquid supply (), at least one or a plurality of product supplies (), a gas supply (), and a drainage (). Also, the present invention is directed to a method for preparing a beverage product using the beverage preparation device according to the invention.

Beverage mixing device, beverage preparation device and method for preparing a beverage product

The present invention is directed to a beverage dispenser connector () comprising a dispenser body () defining a cavity () with an opening () to be open at a side of the dispenser body (), a connection section () to attached the dispenser body () with the open cavity () over a delivery section () of a container () to close the cavity () with the delivery section (), an inlet () to deliver a fluid into the cavity (), an outlet () to discharge the fluid out of the cavity (), and a needle () with a piercing tip (), the needle () being associated with the dispenser body () so as to be moveable between a retracted position in which the piercing tip () is positioned within the cavity () and an extended position in which the piercing tip () protrudes out of the cavity () via the opening (). The invention is further directed to a beverage production device comprising the beverage dispenser connector (), a liquid supply (), a gas supply (), and a discharge section (). Further, the present invention is directed to a method for beverage production with the beverage production device ().

Beverage dispenser connector, beverage production device and method for beverage production

A device for producing fluid foam includes a container where the fluid can be accommodated, and includes a foaming tool rotatable in the inner volume of the container. The texture and the porosity of the fluid foam obtained are provided by shear energy coming from Couette Flow effect and depend on the dimension of the foaming tool with respect to the inner volume of the container, on the location of the foaming tool from the bottom of the container and on the rotation speed of the foaming tool.

Foaming device

There is described a beverage preparation machine comprising a centrifugal brewing unit () for preparing a beverage by centrifugation of an ingredient contained in a capsule and mixed with a carrier liquid, the centrifugal brewing unit () comprising a centrifugal cell () for receiving such a capsule (A,B,C); driving means () for rotating the centrifugal cell (); a regulator for regulating a rotation speed of the centrifugal cell () by controlling the driving means () based on a feedback signal representative of a difference between a desired rotation speed and a measured rotation speed of a capsule (A,B,C) rotated in the centrifugal cell (); the machine further comprising: liquid supply means () for supplying carrier liquid to the centrifugal brewing unit (); an optical reading arrangement () for reading a code on a periphery of a capsule (A,B,C) while the capsule (A,B,C) is rotated relative to the optical reading arrangement () in the centrifugal cell () and generating an output signal representative of the code; wherein the beverage preparation machine is 15 configured to compute the feedback signal using an output signal of the optical reading arrangement () representative of at least part of a code of a capsule (A,B,C) read by the optical reading arrangement ().

Beverage preparation system

Beverage cooling device () for rapidly cooling a beverage and serving the beverage when cooled, after having been dispensed from a beverage preparation machine () in the device, comprising a heat exchange container () comprising a closed chamber () containing a phase-change coolant capable of accumulating and restoring cooling energy and a beverage cavity () with an open upper end () for receiving the beverage; the closed chamber () and cavity () being separated by at least one heat conductive inner wall (). The device is arranged to be handled separately from the beverage preparation machine and comprises a control unit () comprising a communication module () arranged for communicating to the beverage preparation machine information representative of the presence of the device at proximity of the beverage preparation machine and/or of a cooling state of the coolant in the chamber. The invention also relates to a system comprising a beverage preparation device and the cooling device.

Beverage cooling device for preparing cooled beverage when paired with a beverage preparation machine

A coffee bean container configured to store green and/or partially roasted coffee beans includes an inner volume where the beans are stored, roasting means allowing beans to roast at a certain required degree depending on the original roasting level of the stored beans, and at least part of a grinder to allow for grinding of the beans, once roasted, to a certain grinding size. The roasting means may be a roasting hollow tube through which pressurized hot air circulates such that coffee beans circulate inside the tube and within the internal volume, creating a fountain effect.

Coffee containers and associated system and method for preparing roast and ground coffee

Capsule for the preparation of a beverage comprising a container and a beverage ingredient contained therein, wherein the container comprises a code adapted for being identified or read by external reading means, wherein the code is arranged on the container to be read while the capsule is rotated around an axis of rotation traversing the capsule.

Capsule, system and method for preparing a beverage by centrifugation

A beverage or foodstuff preparation system () comprising: a base unit (); a removable component () having a beverage or foodstuff component processing system (); a power coupling () adapted for inductive power transfer of electrical energy between the base unit and the removable component when the removable component () is coupled with the base unit ().

Beverage or foodstuff preparation system

A liquid pumping device () for beverage dispenser comprising: -a housing () with a liquid inlet () and a liquid outlet (); -a gear pump () positioned in the housing with the liquid inlet communicating with the gear pump; wherein a flowmeter () is fluidly positioned in the housing () preferably between the gear pump () and the liquid outlet ().

Liquid pumping device comprising a gear pump for beverage dispenser

A roasting and grinding system () for preparing and delivering on demand roast and ground coffee, the system having: one or more raw containers (&#x2033;, etc.) having green coffee beans of the same or of different types; a roasting unit () receiving green coffee beans from one or more of the raw containers (&#x2033;, etc.) at the time, the roasting unit () adapting automatically the roasting parameters to the type of green coffee beans to roast; a conservation area () where the roasted coffee is stored at appropriate atmosphere until it is grinded; a grinding area () having one or more grinding units (&#x2033;, etc.) one per type of coffee to be ground, adapting automatically the grinding parameters to the type of coffee or coffee mix to be ground. The invention further relates to a raw container (&#x2033;, etc.) having green coffee beans detachably connectable to a roasting and grinding system (), and to a method for roasting and grinding coffee blends on demand using such a system.

Roasting and grinding system and method

Beverage brewing units particularly for machines for preparing beverages from capsules by centrifugation are disclosed. The beverage brewing units include first and second enclosing parts moveable relative to one another that together define a centrifugal rotating chamber assembly arranged for receiving a capsule and for rotating it for the extraction of the beverage. Also disclosed are beverage production devices that include the beverage brewing units.

Beverage brewing unit particularly for machines for preparing beverages from capsules

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Lausanne, Switzerland

Alexandre Perentes