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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/8046 (2013.01); A47J 31/36 (2013.01); A47J 31/3623 (2013.01); A47J 31/4492 (2013.01); B65D 85/8043 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a capsule () for containing a food ingredient, adapted to be functionally inserted in the cavity of a food preparation machine (), characterized in that said capsule () comprises at least one resilient portion () that is deformable when said capsule is inserted into the machine cavity, and/or when said cavity is closed, and in that at least one machine operational data is function of the elastic deformation properties of the resilient portion.