Cartridge and method for the preparation of beverages

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EP 1 440 907 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/37

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	28.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/31

(21)	Application number: 04250364.9

(22)	Date of filing: 23.01.2004

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B65D 81/00, A47J 31/40

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

24.01.2003 GB 0301739

(71)	Applicant: Kraft Foods R & D, Inc.
	81737 München (DE)

(72)	Inventors:
	Halliday, Andrew Banbury OX16 7QU (GB) Ballard, Colin Banbury OX16 7QU (GB) Panesar, Satwinder Banbury OX16 7QU (GB) Gomez, Maria Banbury OX16 7QU (GB)

(74)	Representative: Thomson, Neil David et al
	Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)

(54)	Cartridge and method for the preparation of beverages

(57) A cartridge (1) containing one or more liquid beverage ingredients (200) and being formed from substantially air- and water-impermeable materials, the cartridge comprising an inlet (121) for the introduction of an aqueous medium into the cartridge, a compartment (134) containing the one or more liquid beverage ingredients and an outlet (122) for a beverage produced by dilution of the one or more liquid beverage ingredients by the aqueous medium, characterised in that the compartment includes means for controlling dilution of at least a proportion of the one or more liquid beverage ingredients on introduction of the aqueous medium into the compartment.

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