Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Nestec S.a.

David Nordqvist

Daniel Abegglen

Arnaud Gerbaulet

Stéphane Pellegrini

Christian Jarisch

Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel

Amaud Gerbaulet

Nicolas Gres

Etienne Closset

Christophe Boss

Chiara Pavan

Christophe Sébastien Paul Heydel

A manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers includes: forming a 3D container body having a peripheral upper rim by stamping a 2D blank in a press, the 2D blank including a rim portion and a wall portion; applying a closing lid over the 3D container body and sealing the closing lid with the rim. The manufacturing process is characterized in that it comprises a creasing step before forming the 3D container body, where creases are formed in a peripheral zone of the 2D blank by creasing or embossing the 2D blank with a creasing or embossing plate, the thus pre-creased peripheral zone covering at least a part of the rim portion of the 2D blank.

Manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers such as coffee pods, including a creasing step

The invention relates to a capsule () for food or beverage preparation comprising a hollow body () and an injection wall () to be punctured for fluid injection into the capsule, a chamber () formed inside the body containing an ingredient, a membrane () disposed at a bottom end of the chamber, and opening means () disposed outside the chamber () in the vicinity of the membrane (). The opening means () are configured to open the membrane () when said membrane () is pressed against said opening means () under an opening pressure. The membrane is attached to the body () of the capsule by an adhesive seal () which provides sealing between the body () and the membrane (). When a release pressure is established inside the chamber (), the adhesive seal bead () allows the membrane () to be displaced relatively to the body () and to engage against the opening means () while it maintains an attachment between the membrane and the capsule body ().

Capsule for food or beverage preparation having a displaceable membrane for engagement with opening means

A capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage preparation device having a flange partially made of paper and partially made of polymer so as to improve the inside tightness of the capsule, such as to prevent air enters inside the capsule via folds and creases, is disclosed. Methods of producing and using the capsule are also disclosed.

Capsule for preparing a beverage such as coffee and the like

The invention relates to a capsule () designed for food or beverage preparation, the capsule () comprising a cup-shaped base body (), a top wall () and a bottom retaining wall () for holding food or beverage preparation ingredients, wherein the base body () is made of one single injection-molded piece and wherein a side wall () of the base body comprises at least one co-injected multilayer section () having two outer layers () being made from a different polymeric material than a core layer (), and wherein the base body () further comprises a bottom structure () which is integrally molded with the side wall () and comprising opening means () allowing the capsule to be opened at the time of its use.

Closed capsule with opening means and integral barrier layer

The invention relates to a valve fitment () for a collapsible fluid dispensing package for dispensing fluid by relative pressure present in the package; the valve fitment comprising: &#x2014;at least a compressible wedge-like spout (); &#x2014;a sealing base () arranged for sealing engagement with the container at a seal edge (); wherein the wedge-like spout () is located within a passage () formed through the sealing base () and, wherein sealing base is preferably of higher rigidity than the wedge-like spout (). The invention also relates to a fluid dispensing package () comprising the valve fitment ().

Collapsible fluid dispensing package and valve fitment for dispensing fluid such as foodstuffs

A pack for preparing a food or beverage product is disclosed, as well as methods of use thereof. The pack includes an insert comprising at least one primary fluid inlet with aqueous and gaseous fluid injection inlets, as well as a container where the ingredient or ingredients are stored, wherein the aqueous fluid injection inlet and the gaseous fluid injection inlet communicate with the inner volume of the container. Also disclosed is a machine for use with the pack in preparing a food or beverage product, a system containing the pack and the machine, and methods of use of the system containing the pack and machine.

Pack for preparing food or beverage products

An optically readable code support to be associated with or be part of a capsule intended for delivering a beverage in a beverage producing device, the support including at least one sequence of symbols represented on the support so that each symbol is sequentially readable by a reading arrangement of an external reading device while the capsule is driven in rotation along an axis of rotation. The symbols are essentially formed of a succession of light reflective surface portions and light absorbing surface portions. The light absorbing surface portions provide a lower light-reflective intensity than the light-reflective surface portions, and the code support includes at least one base layer extending continuously at least along the sequence of symbols. The light-absorbing surface portions are roughened surface portions having a higher rugosity (Rz) than the light-reflective surface portions.

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Lausanne, Switzerland

David Nordqvist