Patents by Inventor Manuela Rothacher Etter

Manuela Rothacher Etter 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).

  • Centrifugal brewing machine with flow collecting assembly
    Patent number: 10238230
    Abstract: Centrifugal brewing machine (1) for preparing a beverage comprising: a rotating brewing unit (2) configured for receiving a liquid and beverage ingredients, a collector (11) disposed around the brewing unit (2) for collecting the brewed liquid projected outwardly as result of the centrifugation forces obtained from the rotation of the brewing unit, wherein a thin annular liquid projection gap (38) is provided between at least one outlet wall (43) of the rotating brewing unit comprising at least one outlet (40) and the collector (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Stefan Etter, Manuela Rothacher Etter, Alexandre Perentes, Christian Jarisch
  • Beverage collector for collecting centrifuged liquid and centrifugal beverage machine using such collector
    Patent number: 9693651
    Abstract: Beverage collector (11) for collecting a centrifuged brewed liquid coming from a rotating brewing unit (2); said collector comprising: —a collecting track (13) forming an annular cavity and, —at least one outlet (14) extending radially in the collecting track (13) for allowing the brewed liquid received in the collecting track to evacuate out of the collecting track, wherein said collecting track comprises at least one ramp surface (15) lowering in the annular direction (O) towards the outlet (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Stefan Etter, Alexandre Perentes, Christian Jarisch, Manuela Rothacher Etter
  • BEVERAGE COLLECTOR FOR COLLECTING CENTRIFUGED LIQUID AND CENTRIFUGAL BEVERAGE MACHINE USING SUCH COLLECTOR
    Publication number: 20140332101
    Abstract: Beverage collector (11) for collecting a centrifuged brewed liquid coming from a rotating brewing unit (2); said collector comprising: —a collecting track (13) forming an annular cavity and, —at least one outlet (14) extending radially in the collecting track (13) for allowing the brewed liquid received in the collecting track to evacuate out of the collecting track, wherein said collecting track comprises at least one ramp surface (15) lowering in the annular direction (O) towards the outlet (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Manuela Rothacher Etter
  • CENTRIFUGAL BREWING MACHINE WITH FLOW COLLECTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140326142
    Abstract: Centrifugal brewing machine (1) for preparing a beverage comprising: a rotating brewing unit (2) configured for receiving a liquid and beverage ingredients, a collector (11) disposed around the brewing unit (2) for collecting the brewed liquid projected outwardly as result of the centrifugation forces obtained from the rotation of the brewing unit, wherein a thin annular liquid projection gap (38) is provided between at least one outlet wall (43) of the rotating brewing unit comprising at least one outlet (40) and the collector (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Manuela Rothacher Etter