Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v.

Intercontinental Great Brands LLC

Stuart Banister

Simon Jelley

Andrew Michael Halliday

Esak Shabudin

Andrew Chapman

Finbarr Charles Ronald Williamson

Andrew Christopher Bufton

Roderick Andrew Haines

Gavin Bown

A beverage producing system is provided comprising a capsule containing beverage ingredients and a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a lid; the cup-shaped body having a base and a side wall and the lid being sealed to the cup-shaped body. Prior to insertion, the side wall comprises: A cup-shaped body, a capsule and a method are also disclosed.

Beverage preparation system, a capsule and a method for forming a beverage

A method of forming a cup-shaped body for a beverage capsule comprising the steps of: a) in a first stage drawing a sheet of material into a cup-shaped body preform; and b) in a second stage transforming the cup-shaped body preform into the cup-shaped body; wherein after the first stage the cup-shaped body preform comprises a base and a preformed side wall which extends from the base to a rim; wherein the preformed side wall comprises: an outwardly-extending step proximate the rim; a primary side wall section extending between the base and the outwardly-extending step; and a secondary side wall section extending between the outwardly-extending step and the rim; wherein in the second stage the preformed side wall is deformed such that the cup-shaped body comprises the base and a side wall which extends from the base to the rim; wherein the side wall comprises: an annular trough; a first side wall section extending between the base and the annular trough; and a second side wall section extending between the annular trough and the rim.

Method of forming a cup-shaped body for a beverage capsule

A beverage producing system is provided comprising a capsule containing beverage ingredients and a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a lid; the cup-shaped body having a base and a side wall and the lid being sealed to the cup-shaped body. The side wall is dimensioned to be contacted by an enclosing member of the beverage preparation machine on closure of the enclosing member to buckle the side wall to form a valley zone bridging the enclosing member. The side wall is adapted such that said valley zone forms at least one sealing interface between the enclosing member and the side wall. A capsule and a method are also disclosed.

A beverage producing system is provided comprising a capsule containing beverage ingredients and a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a cup-shaped body and a lid; the cup-shaped body having a base and a side wall and the lid being sealed to the cup-shaped body. Prior to insertion, the side wall comprises: &#x2014; an annular trough being dimensioned to receive an enclosing member of the beverage preparation machine on movement of the enclosing member, into a closed position; &#x2014; a first side wall section extending between the base and the annular trough; and &#x2014; a second side wall section extending between the annular trough and a rim of the capsule. A capsule and a method are also disclosed.

A method of manufacturing products comprising an outer casing of a first material () and containing at least one chamber () filled with a second material () comprises extruding the first material through a die () to form an extrudate body () and delivering the second material through at least one fluid outlet () in the die to form the least one filled chamber. The extrusion process is varied periodically and momentarily to produce sections () of extrudate body having no filled chamber. In one embodiment, the flow of the second material () is periodically reduced to form the unfilled sections. The flow of the second material () may be reduced by increasing the volume of a supply path for the second material upstream from the die (). Apparatus for carrying out the method is also disclosed. The method and apparatus are particularly adapted for producing food, and especially confectionery, products.

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

Stuart Banister