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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Nestec S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S. A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2006.01); A47J 31/00 (2006.01); A47J 31/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 31/36 (2013.01); A47J 31/00 (2013.01); A47J 31/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
A beverage preparation machine is disclosed that includes a base and at least one module. The base conditions and delivers a fluid to the at least one module that houses an ingredient to be mixed with the fluid. The base is controlled by a control unit that is configured to control the flow and the pressure of the liquid delivered to the module, during the preparation of a beverage, according to a command selected from a plurality of commands suitable for different types of ingredients and/or for different preparation processes of a given ingredient.