Patents by Inventor Adrien Hoffet

Adrien Hoffet 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).

  • Patent number: 11684206
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for preparing a beverage, more particularly, for a vehicle comprising: —a brewing unit (2) for receiving a dose (3) of beverage ingredients, —a pressure pump (4) for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit, —an electronic control unit (5) for selectively controlling the activation of the pressure pump, wherein the electronic control unit (5) is arranged to control the activation and deactivation of the pressure pump (4), by providing output to the pressure pump as response to input indicative of a determined inclination angle relative to horizontal and/or to a detected spatial displacement or acceleration; said input being received from inclination angle and/or displacement sensing means (6) which are part of and/or foreign to the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Etienne Crozier, Adrien Hoffet, Marco Magatti, Damien Romand, Jean-Luc Thuliez
  • Patent number: 11589704
    Abstract: Beverage preparation device (1) for preparing a beverage from a beverage dose (2) comprising: —a brewing unit (3) for receiving the dose (2) and preparing a beverage from the ingredients contained within the dose and pressurized liquid injected in the dose, —a pressure pump (4) for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit (3), —beverage dispensing means (5) connected to the brewing unit and comprising a beverage injector (6) arranged for dispensing the beverage through a bottom (8) of a beverage receptacle (7); wherein the beverage dispensing means (5) comprises a residual beverage draining valve (9), between the beverage injector (6) and the brewing unit (3), which is arranged to be moved between a beverage dispensing position and a residual beverage draining position, wherein the residual beverage draining valve (9) and/or the beverage receptacle (7) comprise valve activation means (10) arranged to move the draining valve between a beverage dispensing position in response to the engagement of the bo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Etienne Crozier, Guillaume Heisel, Adrien Hoffet, Marco Magatti, Damien Romand, Jean-Luc Thuliez, Robin Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20210106167
    Abstract: Beverage preparation device (1) for preparing a beverage from a beverage dose (2) comprising: —a brewing unit (3) for receiving the dose (2) and preparing a beverage from the ingredients contained within the dose and pressurized liquid injected in the dose, —a pressure pump (4) for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit (3), —beverage dispensing means (5) connected to the brewing unit and comprising a beverage injector (6) arranged for dispensing the beverage through a bottom (8) of a beverage receptacle (7); wherein the beverage dispensing means (5) comprises a residual beverage draining valve (9), between the beverage injector (6) and the brewing unit (3), which is arranged to be moved between a beverage dispensing position and a residual beverage draining position, wherein the residual beverage draining valve (9) and/or the beverage receptacle (7) comprise valve activation means (10) arranged to move the draining valve between a beverage dispensing position in response to the engagement of the bo
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Etienne Crozier, Guillaume Heisel, Adrien Hoffet, Marco Magatti, Damien Romand, Jean-Luc Thuliez, Robin Zimmermann
  • Publication number: 20200154939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for preparing a beverage, more particularly, for a vehicle comprising: a brewing unit (2) for receiving a dose (3) of beverage ingredients, a pressure pump (4) for supplying pressurized liquid to the brewing unit, an electronic control unit (5) for selectively controlling the activation of the pressure pump, wherein the electronic control unit (5) is arranged to control the activation and deactivation of the pressure pump (4), by providing output to the pressure pump as response to input indicative of a determined inclination angle relative to horizontal and/or to a detected spatial displacement or acceleration; said input being received from inclination angle and/or displacement sensing means (6) which are part of and/or foreign to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Etienne Crozier, Adrien Hoffet, Marco Magatti, Damien Romand, Jean-Luc Thuliez