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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
May. 19, 2021
Caffitaly System S.p.a., Gaggio Montano, IT;
Stefano Tonelli, Gaggio Montano, IT;
Cristiano Castelli, Alto Reno Terme, IT;
Ercole Esposito, Sasso Marconi, IT;
CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A., Gaggio Montano, IT;
Abstract
A system for making beverages comprising a brewing unit () and a capsule () containing a powdered food substance (), the capsule () comprising an outer casing () and a recognition element () placed inside the outer casing (), wherein the brewing unit () comprises a first piercing unit (), a lighting device () associated with the first piercing unit () for lighting the recognition element (), a detecting device () configured to detect a return light radiation from the recognition element (), wherein the detecting device () has an acquiring surface () fixed to the first piercing unit (), and the first piercing unit () has a distal portion () which more than the acquiring surface (), and wherein alternatively the distal portion () is resting on the recognition element () and the acquiring surface () is at a distance from the recognition element (), or the distal portion () is partly inserted in the recognition element () and the acquiring surface () is at a distance from the recognition element () or resting on the recognition element ().