Title (en)

SINGLE SERVE CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE WITH THE AID OF A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE, AND USE OF A SINGLE SERVE CAPSULE

Title (de)

PORTIONSKAPSEL ZUR ZUBEREITUNG EINES GETRÄNKS MIT HILFE EINER GETRÄNKEHERSTELLUNGSMASCHINE UND VERWENDUNG EINER PORTIONSKAPSEL

Title (fr)

CAPSULE SERVANT À PRÉPARER UNE BOISSON À L'AIDE D'UNE MACHINE DE PRÉPARATION DE BOISSONS ET UTILISATION D'UNE CAPSULE

Publication

EP 4377228 A1 20240605 (DE)

Application

EP 22761427 A 20220801

Priority

• US 202163227708 P 20210730
• DE 102021208856 A 20210812
• EP 2022071507 W 20220801

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023007025A1] The invention relates to a single serve capsule (10) for preparing a beverage with the aid of a beverage preparation machine, wherein: the single serve capsule (10) has a base element (12) with a cavity (20) for receiving a beverage raw material, and a capsule cover (33) closing the cavity (20); the base element (12) comprises a capsule bottom (22), a peripheral flange (26), and a capsule wall (14) extending from the capsule bottom (22) to the peripheral flange (26); the capsule cover (33) is fastened to the flange (26); the single serve capsule (10) has a feature (34), which in particular is optically detectable by a detector of the beverage preparation machine; the flange (26) has recesses (37) which represent the optically detectable feature (34).

IPC 8 full level

B65D 85/804 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65D 85/8043 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023007025 A1 20230202; AU 2022318260 A1 20240208; CA 3226648 A1 20230202; EP 4377228 A1 20240605

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2022071507 W 20220801; AU 2022318260 A 20220801; CA 3226648 A 20220801; EP 22761427 A 20220801