Cartridge for preparation of a liquid comprising puncturable delivery wall

US8960076B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-8960076-B2
Application numberUS-93328609-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 16, 2009
Priority dateMar 18, 2008
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A cartridge ( 1 ) containing a food substance adapted to interact with water injected in the cartridge to produce a food liquid comprising: a cup ( 2 ) having a chamber for holding the food substance ( 10 ) and a lid ( 7 ), a puncturable delivery wall ( 8 ) that holds the substance in the chamber, a puncturing structure ( 11 ) to puncture at least one opening in the delivery wall as a response of water filling the chamber, a collecting area ( 5 ) for collecting the liquid passing through the delivery wall in a substantially axial direction; said collecting area being placed downstream the puncturable delivery wall ( 8 ), at least one liquid outlet ( 15 ) in the collecting area for allowing the liquid to leave the collecting area, wherein the cartridge comprises a support structure ( 12 ) comprising at least one support surface ( 14, 17, 18, 19 ) configured to support at least one portion of the delivery wall to maintain a flow gap between the puncture structure ( 11 ) and the at least one outlet ( 15 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A cartridge containing a food substance that interacts with water injected into the cartridge to produce a food liquid that is dispensed from the cartridge comprising: a cup having a chamber for holding the food substance and a lid, a puncturable delivery wall that holds the substance in the chamber, a puncturing structure comprising a series of protrusions and being adapted to puncture at least one opening in the delivery wall in response to water…

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What does patent US8960076B2 cover?
A cartridge ( 1 ) containing a food substance adapted to interact with water injected in the cartridge to produce a food liquid comprising: a cup ( 2 ) having a chamber for holding the food substance ( 10 ) and a lid ( 7 ), a puncturable delivery wall ( 8 ) that holds the substance in the chamber, a puncturing structure ( 11 ) to puncture at least one opening in the delivery wall as a response …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Epars Yann, Ryser Antoine, Martin Vincent, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B65D85/8043. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).