Patents by Inventor Christophe Heydel

Christophe Heydel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Capsule for food or beverage preparation
    Patent number: 10099848
    Abstract: A food or beverage capsule (200), comprises: •a capsule body (201) comprising a cavity (202) and an open end (204) in communication with the cavity (202); •an injection wall (205) disposed upon the open end (204) so as to enclose the cavity (202), the injection wall (205) thereby comprising an interior side (206) facing the cavity (202); and •a quantity of a food or beverage ingredient disposed within the cavity (202). The capsule (200) further comprises a sealing membrane (207) fabricated from a flexible material and disposed upon the interior side (206) of the injection wall (205), the sealing membrane (207) being attached to the interior side (206) of the injection wall (205) over at least one fixed region (208) of the sealing membrane (207), at least one free region (209) of the sealing membrane (207) extending freely from an edge of said at least one fixed region (208).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Heydel, Christian Talon
  • A CAPSULE FOR FOOD OR BEVERAGE PREPARATION
    Publication number: 20160137401
    Abstract: A food or beverage capsule (200), comprises: a capsule body (201) 408 comprising a cavity (202) and an open end (204) in communication with the cavity (202); an injection wall (205) disposed upon the open end (204) so as to enclose the cavity (202), the injection wall (205) thereby comprising an interior side (206) facing the cavity (202); and a quantity of a food or beverage ingredient disposed within the cavity (202). The capsule (200) further comprises a sealing membrane (207) fabricated from a flexible material and disposed upon the interior side (206) of the injection wall (205), the sealing membrane (207) being attached to the interior side (206) of the injection wall (205) over at least one fixed region (208) of the sealing membrane (207), at least one free region (209) of the sealing membrane (207) extending freely from an edge of said at least one fixed region (208).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Christophe Heydel, Christian Talon