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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Nestec S. A., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Blaise Rithener, La Tour-de-Peilz, CH;
Antoine Cornet, Epesses, CH;
Assignee:
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/3642 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06F 19/3462 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage preparation system is disclosed that includes a capsule dispenser and a beverage preparation machine that are operatively linked by a control system. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a beverage using the beverage preparation system. In addition, a capsule dispenser, a beverage preparation machine, a computer program for a processing unit of a control system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising the computer program are also disclosed.