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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2019
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention concerns an apparatus for roasting coffee beans comprising: —a vessel () to contain coffee beans, —a heating device () to heat coffee beans contained in the vessel, —a control system () operable to control the heating device and configured to apply a roasting recipe (R) providing the temperature T, T, . . . to be applied at discrete successive times t, t, . . . , respectively, wherein for a customised quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, —the control system is configured to obtain at least the quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, and —the control system is configured to get access to at least one series of roasting recipes (R, R, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (M, M, . . . ) of beans of same type and to said pre-determined quantities Mi, Mi+1, . . . , and —based on said accessible series of roasting recipes (R, R, . . . ) adapted to the roasting of different successive pre-determined quantities (M, M, . . . ) of beans of same type and based on said obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel, the control system is configured to determine the roasting recipe (R) to be applied on said obtained quantity m of coffee beans introduced inside the vessel.