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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Ines Magniet, Savigny, CH;
Yann Epars, Penthalaz, CH;
Vincent Martin, Crissier, CH;
Heinz Wyss, Oberdiessbach, CH;
Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, St. Gallen, CH;
Roland Lehmann, Gossau, CH;
Ines Magniet, Savigny, CH;
Yann Epars, Penthalaz, CH;
Vincent Martin, Crissier, CH;
Heinz Wyss, Oberdiessbach, CH;
Raphael Bernhardsgruetter, St. Gallen, CH;
Roland Lehmann, Gossau, CH;
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present invention presents a capsulehaving an inlet face C, which is formed by a circular sectionand a bulge sectionextending from the circular sectiongiving the inlet face C a not symmetric in rotation. The capsulefurther has an optically readable codeon a side wallof a cup-shaped body of the capsuleopposite the bulge section. The present invention further presents a beverage production machine with a capsule holderfor holding a capsulein such a way in the beverage production machine, that the optically readable code can be read by a code reader. Liquid can be supplied to the capsule to produce a nutritional product. The present invention provides means to prevent the optically readable codeand the code reader, respectively, from being contaminated with liquid, vapor, dirt or the like. An automatic detection of the capsule type, and a corresponding automatic setting of preparation parameters by the beverage production machinebecomes possible, and is more reliable than state of the art solutions.