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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
May. 11, 2021
Societe Des Produits Nestle S.a., Vevey, CH;
Youcef Ait Bouziad, Echandens, CH;
Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for dispensing ground coffee for preparing a coffee beverage. The method comprises the steps of: providing a machine (), which comprises one or more receptacles () for storing one or different types of roasted coffee beans, one or more dosing devices () for dispensing coffee beans, which are stored in the one or more receptacles (), and a grinder () for receiving coffee beans, which are dispensed by the one or more dosing devices (), the grinder () being configured to move into different grinding positions for different grinding degrees, respectively; setting up the grinder () so that the grinder () is in a specific grinding position; dispensing, with the one or more dosing devices (), a specific amount of coffee beans to the grinder () subsequent to the step of setting up the grinder (); and grinding, with the grinder (), said specific amount of coffee beans and, thus, dispensing the so ground coffee beans until the grinder () is free from coffee beans.