Capsules, apparatus and methods for preparing a beverage
US10543979B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2575/583
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A beverage preparation capsule containing a beverage preparation ingredient, having a body with side walls formed from one or more substantially air- and liquid-impermeable sheet materials defining a chamber containing a beverage preparation ingredient and further defining an outlet channel having an upstream end in fluid communication with the chamber for escape of beverage from the chamber. At least a region of the outlet channel is filled by a filtration material for filtering the beverage escaping from the chamber. Also provided is a clamp assembly for preparing a beverage from such a capsule, the clamp assembly comprising two or more clamp members, wherein an inner wall of at least one of the clamp members comprises a concave base surface for receiving the capsule and one or more pressure pads projecting from the concave base surface for selectively constricting a region of the capsule. Also provided are a beverage preparation apparatus and system comprising the clamp assembly, and a method of preparing a beverage from the apparatus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.