Patents by Inventor Benoit Denkinger

Benoit Denkinger 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).

  • Publication number: 20240341522
    Abstract: A beverage preparation system controls a beverage preparation process by injection of liquid into a cartridge. The system includes a pressure adjustable pump for delivering different pressures upon varying at least one of its drive characteristics such as the speed of the pump, a sensor for measuring an operating parameter of the pump such as a current absorbed by the pump, a now sensor for measuring a liquid flow parameter of liquid injected into the cartridge, and a control unit designed to control an extraction pressure of the cartridge by adjusting the drive characteristics of the pump based on pre-established pressure interpolation data depending on the measured liquid now parameter and the measured operating parameter of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Inventors: Sergio Chioda, Martino Ruggiero, Benoit Denkinger
  • Patent number: 12070154
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage preparation system (10) for controlling a beverage preparation process by injection of liquid into a cartridge (20), the system comprising—a pressure adjustable pump (2) for delivering different pressures upon varying at least one of its drive characteristics such as the speed of the pump, —a sensor (3) for measuring an operating parameter of the pump (2) such as a current absorbed by the pump, —a flow sensor (1) for measuring a liquid flow parameter of liquid injected into the cartridge (20), —a control unit (6) designed to control an extraction pressure of the cartridge (20) by adjusting the drive characteristics of the pump (2) based on pre-established pressure interpolation data (12) depending on the measured liquid flow parameter and the measured operating parameter of the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Sergio Chioda, Martino Ruggiero, Benoit Denkinger
  • Publication number: 20200170443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a beverage preparation system (10) for controlling a beverage preparation process by injection of liquid into a cartridge (20), the system comprising—a pressure adjustable pump (2) for delivering different pressures upon varying at least one of its drive characteristics such as the speed of the pump, —a sensor (3) for measuring an operating parameter of the pump (2) such as a current absorbed by the pump, —a flow sensor (1) for measuring a liquid flow parameter of liquid injected into the cartridge (20), —a control unit (6) designed to control an extraction pressure of the cartridge (20) by adjusting the drive characteristics of the pump (2) based on pre-established pressure interpolation data (12) depending on the measured liquid flow parameter and the measured operating parameter of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Sergio Chioda, Martino Ruggiero, Benoit Denkinger