Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a.

Id Lab Inc.

Delica Ag

Inderm

Guillaume Heisel

Etienne Crozier

Marco Magatti

Jean-Luc Thuliez

Roland Affolter

Damien Romand

Géraldine Decaux

Adrien Hoffet

Robin Zimmermann

Jean Luc Thuliez

Beverage preparation device () for preparing a beverage from a beverage dose () comprising: &#x2014;a brewing unit () for receiving the dose () and preparing a beverage from the ingredients contained within the dose and pressurized liquid injected in the dose, &#x2014;a pressure pump () for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit (), &#x2014;beverage dispensing means () connected to the brewing unit and comprising a beverage injector () arranged for dispensing the beverage through a bottom () of a beverage receptacle (); wherein the beverage dispensing means () comprises a residual beverage draining valve (), between the beverage injector () and the brewing unit (), which is arranged to be moved between a beverage dispensing position and a residual beverage draining position, wherein the residual beverage draining valve () and/or the beverage receptacle () comprise valve activation means () arranged to move the draining valve between a beverage dispensing position in response to the engagement of the bottom of the receptacle with the beverage injector and a residual beverage draining position in response to the removal of receptacle from the beverage injector ().

Beverage preparation device with beverage draining means

Beverage preparation apparatus for preparing a beverage comprising: &#x2014;a water tank () for storing water, &#x2014;a brewing unit () for receiving a dose of beverage ingredients, &#x2014;a water line () for supplying water from the water tank to the brewing unit () including a pressure pump () for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit and a fluid heater () for heating liquid, &#x2014;a control unit () for selectively controlling the activation of the pressure pump, wherein it further comprises a fluidic interrupter () positionable in fluidic interruption position for interrupting the fluidic communication between the water tank () and the water line () and, reversely, positionable in fluidic communication position for restoring the fluid communication between the water tank and the water line and wherein the control unit () is arranged for automatically activating an anti-freeze mode by activating the fluidic interrupter () in fluidic interruption position and by running the pressure pump () to at least partially empty the water line () from water contained therein.

Beverage preparation apparatus with beverage draining means

A device for distributing, on a surface of a living body, a product containing an active component or forming a cosmetic product, the device comprising a housing and a cartridge, releasably coupled to the housing, wherein:

Applicator and capsule for such applicator

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Lignières, Switzerland

Guillaume Heisel