United States
US 12,696,995 B2
Beverage preparation machine with capsule recognition
US 12,696,995 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.
- Applicant
- SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A
- Inventors
- Bertrand Guyon; Michael Fournier
- Publication date
- 2026-08-04
- Filing date
- 2019-12-10
- Document type
- B2 Granted patent
- Also written as
- US 12,696,995 B2 · US12696995 · 12696995
Abstract
A machine (1) for preparing and dispensing a beverage (2) has: a capsule extraction unit (10) having a first part (11) and a second part (12) that are relatively movable between a distant position for inserting a capsule (3) and a close position for extracting such capsule (3); a control unit (40) for controlling the extraction unit (10) to extract such capsule (3); an outlet (20) for dispensing said beverage (2) formed by extracting such capsule (3) to a user-receptacle (4) located in a receptacle placing area; and a capsule recognition arrangement (30) connected to the control unit (40) for …
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