Patents Assigned to Il Caffe' Del Professore S.r.l.
  • Patent number: 5718163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus for controlling coffee grinding and metering, of the type containing, within an encasing structure (10), a plurality of disposable coffee containers (4, 4'), means (30, 40) for coffee grinding regulation, metering means (80, 90), means (84, 84') for filtering and dispensing coffee doses and means (51, 51A) which enable the whole apparatus in the presence of elements of recognition of the quality of used coffee, said elements being stored on storage supports of magnetic (5') and/or electronic (5) type. The coffee grinding unit (1) comprises at least one electronic control card (51, 51A) which enables said coffee grinding regulation means (30, 40) as a function of their consumption over time and of the quality of used coffee, for a sufficient and necessary number of times for consuming that amount of coffee which is present inside said containers (4, 4').
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: Il Caffe' Del Professore S.r.l.
    Inventor: Nunzio Termini