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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2022
Applicant:
K-fee System Gmbh, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Inventors:
Marc Krüger, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Günter Empl, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
K-FEE SYSTEM GMBH, Bergisch Gladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/804 (2006.01); A47J 31/40 (2006.01); A47J 31/44 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01); A47J 31/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 85/8058 (2020.05); A47J 31/407 (2013.01); A47J 31/4492 (2013.01); A47J 31/468 (2018.08); A47J 31/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A portion capsule for the preparation of a beverage with the aid of a beverage production machine, the portion capsule having a base element with a cavity for receiving a beverage raw material and having a capsule lid which closes the cavity, the base element includes a capsule bottom, a circumferential flange, and a capsule wall which extends from the capsule bottom to the circumferential flange, the capsule lid being fastened to the flange, the portion capsule having a feature which can be visually detected, in particular, by a detector of the beverage production machine.