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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2015
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.v., Utrecht, NL;
Gerbrand Kristiaan de Graaff, Utrecht, NL;
Gustaaf Frans Brouwer, Utrecht, NL;
Philippe Jacques van Camp, Utrecht, NL;
Ivo van Os, Utrecht, NL;
Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Abstract
A system for preparing a coffee beverage, provided with a coffee making apparatus comprising a grinder for grinding coffee beans to obtain ground coffee, a coffee beverage preparation device arranged for, with supply of water to the ground coffee, preparing the coffee beverage, and a coffee outlet for dispensing the coffee beverage, a separate coffee bean package with an inner space which at least before use is filled with the coffee beans, wherein the coffee bean package before use is closed off in itself such that the exposure of the coffee beans to ambient air is prevented, a coffee bean inlet for supply of coffee beans from the coffee bean package to the grinder, and a connecting device for connecting the coffee bean package to the coffee making apparatus.