Patents by Inventor Christopher SEBASTIEN

Christopher SEBASTIEN 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: 12268325
    Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage preparation device (100) for preparing a beverage upon interaction of ingredients provided in a capsule (5) with liquid supplied thereto, the device comprising an injection module (10) comprising a first (1) and a cooperating second enclosing member (2) designed for being moved relatively to each other, the first enclosing member being equipped with capsule opening and injection means (3) for opening a first inlet face (5a) of a capsule (5) and inject liquid into the capsule, the first and second enclosing member (1,2) being designed for being brought into at least a first capsule insertion position for inserting a capsule between the enclosing members (1,2) and a second capsule enclosing position in which the opening and injection means (3) engage the liquid inlet face (5a) of the capsule (5), the device (100) further comprising control means (13) designed for setting at least the capsule enclosing position based on information read from the capsule and/or based on informa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Pacault, Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Nicolas Gres
  • Patent number: 12245717
    Abstract: A beverage preparation machine includes a fluid system comprising a fluid source, a pump, a heating element, at least two container holders adapted for receiving ingredient containers, and a control unit for controlling the fluid system to prepare a beverage by mixing fluid with the beverage ingredient contained in the containers to produce a mixed beverage component in each of the containers. The control unit is further arranged to dispense part or whole of the mixed components sequentially or simultaneously to produce the beverage. The container holders differ from one another for holding containers of different sizes and/or types. Separate fluid injection interfaces have different structural and kinematic configurations and are arranged for independently delivering fluid in one of the corresponding ingredient containers. Each interface is connected to the fluid system and adapted to a different container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Jarisch, Andre Noth, Enzo Bonacci, Jean-Luc Denisart, Alfred Yoakim
  • Patent number: 12076958
    Abstract: A manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers includes: forming a 3D container body having a peripheral upper rim by stamping a 2D blank in a press, the 2D blank including a rim portion and a wall portion; applying a closing lid over the 3D container body and sealing the closing lid with the rim. The manufacturing process is characterized in that it comprises a creasing step before forming the 3D container body, where creases are formed in a peripheral zone of the 2D blank by creasing or embossing the 2D blank with a creasing or embossing plate, the thus pre-creased peripheral zone covering at least a part of the rim portion of the 2D blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Gres, David Nordqvist, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel
  • Publication number: 20240206670
    Abstract: A beverage preparation machine includes a fluid system comprising a fluid source, a pump, a heating element, at least two container holders adapted for receiving ingredient containers, and a control unit for controlling the fluid system to prepare a beverage by mixing fluid with the beverage ingredient contained in the containers to produce a mixed beverage component in each of the containers. The control unit is further arranged to dispense part or whole of the mixed components sequentially or simultaneously to produce the beverage. The container holders differ from one another for holding containers of different sizes and/or types. Separate fluid injection interfaces have different structural and kinematic configurations and are arranged for independently delivering fluid in one of the corresponding ingredient containers. Each interface is connected to the fluid system and adapted to a different container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2024
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Jarisch, Andre Noth, Enzo Bonacci, Jean-Luc Denisart, Alfred Yoakim
  • Patent number: 11944231
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a fluid system comprising a fluid source (2), a pump (3), a heating element (4), at least two container holders (7a, 7b) adapted for receiving ingredient containers (11, 17), a control unit (8) for controlling the fluid system to prepare a beverage by mixing fluid with the beverage ingredient contained in the containers to produce a mixed beverage component in each of the containers, wherein the control unit is further arranged to dispense part or whole of the mixed components sequentially or simultaneously to produce the beverage, wherein the container holders (7a, 7b) differ from one another for holding containers of different sizes and/or types and, and wherein it further comprises separate fluid injection interfaces (9a, 9b) having different structural and kinematic configurations, and arranged for independently delivering fluid in one of the corresponding ingredient containers; each interface being connected to the fluid system and bein
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Jarisch, Andre Noth, Enzo Bonacci, Jean-Luc Denisart, Alfred Yoakim
  • Patent number: 11718468
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pack (100) for preparing a food or beverage product from one or more food or beverage ingredients comprising an insert (10) and a container (20) where the ingredient or ingredients are stored, the insert (10) comprising at least a fluid inlet (110) configured for introducing an aqueous fluid under the form of a jet in the inner volume of the pack, the insert (10) further comprising at least an air conduit (130) configured to allow introducing air from the exterior of the pack and into the inner volume of the said pack through at least an air nozzle (132). The at least one fluid inlet (110) communicates with a depression chamber (200) through at least one liquid nozzle (120) in order to create a jet from a pressurized fluid introduced through the fluid inlet (110). The invention further relates to the use of a pack as described for preparing a food or beverage product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Jarisch, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Talon
  • Publication number: 20230058127
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to server arrangement for operating, controlling and managing financial operations. The server arrangement implements a shared ledger for recording and storing financial data (e.g., financial transactions) of accounts that are supported by distinct licensed core banking engines. This may allow the server arrangement to implement the licensed core banking engines to perform financial transactions without the use of a payment processor. The server arrangement implements a virtual marketplace where banking services are rendered available to users. Each banking service may be sold by one of the licensed banks to a banking client entity and the banking client entity may select and bundle the banking services of the licensed banks and offer the bundle for sale to the clients in the virtual marketplace. This may facilitate operation for the banking client entities and management of financial assets for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Olivier BERROD, Jose Angel FRANCO NAVARRO, Martin GAUTHIER, Francois LORANGER, Alain LAVOIE, Roger MILLER, Christopher SÉBASTIEN
  • Publication number: 20220063227
    Abstract: The invention concerns a manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers, including: forming a 3D container body having a peripheral upper rim by stamping a 2D blank in a press, the 2D blank including a rim portion (11) and a wall portion (12); applying a closing lid over the 3D container body and sealing the closing lid with the rim. The manufacturing process is characterized in that it comprises a creasing step before forming the 3D container body, where creases (13) are formed in a peripheral zone of the 2D blank (10) by creasing or embossing the 2D blank with a creasing or embossing plate, the thus pre-creased peripheral zone covering at least a part of the rim portion (11) of the 2D blank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Gres, David Nordqvist, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel
  • Publication number: 20220063848
    Abstract: The invention concerns a manufacturing process for producing hermetic single-use food containers, including: forming a container body (30) having an peripheral rim (31), placing the container body in a sealing head having a first die (2) and a second die (8) having cooperating annular sealing surfaces (4, 10) facing the rim (31), sealing a closing lid (34) placed over the container body with the rim (31) by applying the first die (2) and the second die (8) one against the other. According to the invention, the first die (2) is provided with a continuous annular rib (6) in its sealing surface (4), the rib having a height (h) which is at least equal to a maximum depth of wrinkles that might appear on the rim upon forming the container body, whereby a sealing groove (12) is formed by the rib (6) in a side of the rim during the sealing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Gres, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Pierre Nicolas Neyret, Alexandre Kollep
  • Publication number: 20220051208
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to server arrangement for operating, controlling and managing financial operations. The server arrangement implements a shared ledger for recording and storing financial data (e.g., financial transactions) of accounts that are supported by distinct licensed core banking engines. This may allow the server arrangement to implement the licensed core banking engines to perform financial transactions without the use of a payment processor. The server arrangement implements a virtual marketplace where banking services are rendered available to users. Each banking service may be sold by one of the licensed banks to a banking client entity and the banking client entity may select and bundle the banking services of the licensed banks and offer the bundle for sale to the clients in the virtual marketplace. This may facilitate operation for the banking client entities and management of financial assets for the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Olivier BERROD, Jose Angel FRANCO NAVARRO, Martin GAUTHIER, François LORANGER, Alain LAVOIE, Roger MILLER, Christopher SÉBASTIEN
  • Publication number: 20220007879
    Abstract: The invention relates to a beverage preparation device (100) for preparing a beverage upon interaction of ingredients provided in a capsule (5) with liquid supplied thereto, the device comprising an injection module (10) comprising a first (1) and a cooperating second enclosing member (2) designed for being moved relatively to each other, the first enclosing member being equipped with capsule opening and injection means (3) for opening a first inlet face (5a) of a capsule (5) and inject liquid into the capsule, the first and second enclosing member (1,2) being designed for being brought into at least a first capsule insertion position for inserting a capsule between the enclosing members (1,2) and a second capsule enclosing position in which the opening and injection means (3) engage the liquid inlet face (5a) of the capsule (5), the device (100) further comprising control means (13) designed for setting at least the capsule enclosing position based on information read from the capsule and/or based on informa
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Jean Pacault, Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Nicolas Gres
  • Publication number: 20210387796
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pack (100) for the preparation of a food or beverage product comprising an insert (10) and a container (20), the container (20) being configured by at least one flexible sheet folded in such a way to configure a container where the ingredients for the food or beverage product are stored, the water to extract and/or infuse and/or dissolve and/or reconstitute the ingredients in the container (20) and to prepare the food or beverage product being introduced through the insert (10) through an injection hole (11) and into an inlet chamber (191), the food or beverage product once prepared being also dispensed through this insert (10), the pack (100) presenting a generally plane shape and being essentially vertically oriented during food or beverage production with the insert (10) arranged at the lower side of the pack (100) so the water is supplied into the volume of the container in an upward direction; such that the pack (100) further comprises an inlet channel (30) arranged at the inle
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Enzo Bonacci, Elodie Debefve, Amandine Ribeyrol
  • Publication number: 20210316892
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a coffee container (1a-1g) for preparing a coffee beverage upon injection of liquid into the container, the method comprising the steps of: —selecting and providing container wall means (2, 2a, 3a-3g) for enclosing a predefined container, —compacting an amount of bulk coffee material such as roast and ground coffee particles to a coffee tablet under predefined compaction force in the container volume between the container wall means (2, 2a, 3a-3g), —wherein the applied compaction force is set based on at least the provided container volume and/or on a particular type of beverage to be prepared from the provided container, and wherein the applied compaction force is set to a value between 0.5 to 15 kN, preferably between 1 kN and 10 kN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Jean Pacault, Christian Talon
  • Publication number: 20210206561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pack (100) for preparing a food or beverage product from one or more ingredients, the pack comprising an insert (10) through where the food or beverage product is delivered; the pack being configured by at least one flexible sheet folded in such a way to configure at least two distinct and separated volumes, an insert volume (300) where the insert (10) is enclosed, and a product volume (200) where one or more ingredients are stored; the at least one flexible sheet being arranged tightly over the frontal and rear parts of the insert (10) and matching these frontal and rear parts, such that there is a part of flexible sheet material configuring part of the pack (100) arranged below the insert (10). The invention further relates to the use of such a pack for preparing a food or beverage product and to a method for producing a food or beverage product using such a pack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Carlo Magri, Amaud Gerbaulet, Silvio Butscher, Christophe Sebastien Paul Hyard
  • Patent number: 11053069
    Abstract: The invention relates to a capsule (10) designed for food or beverage preparation, the capsule (10) comprising a cup-shaped base body (1), a top wall (2) and a bottom retaining wall (3) for holding food or beverage preparation ingredients, wherein the base body (1) is made of one single injection-molded piece and wherein a side wall (4) of the base body comprises at least one co-injected multilayer section (5) having two outer layers (5a) being made from a different polymeric material than a core layer (5b), and wherein the base body (1) further comprises a bottom structure (6) which is integrally molded with the side wall (4) and comprising opening means (7) allowing the capsule to be opened at the time of its use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: David Nordqvist, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel
  • Publication number: 20210147139
    Abstract: The invention refers to a pack (100) for preparing a food or beverage product from one or more food or beverage ingredients comprising an insert (10) and a container (20) where the ingredient or ingredients are stored, the insert (10) comprising a fluid inlet (110) configured for introducing an aqueous fluid under the form of a jet (50) in the inner volume of the pack, and the insert (10) further comprising an air inlet (150) communicating with the exterior of the pack (100) and configured for introducing air in the inner volume of the pack (100). The invention further refers to the use of a pack (100) as described for preparing a food or beverage product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Christian Jarisch, Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Philippe Baenninger
  • Publication number: 20200352386
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a fluid system comprising a fluid source (2), a pump (3), a heating element (4), at least two container holders (7a, 7b) adapted for receiving ingredient containers (11, 17), a control unit (8) for controlling the fluid system to prepare a beverage by mixing fluid with the beverage ingredient contained in the containers to produce a mixed beverage component in each of the containers, wherein the control unit is further arranged to dispense part or whole of the mixed components sequentially or simultaneously to produce the beverage, wherein the container holders (7a, 7b) differ from one another for holding containers of different sizes and/or types and, and wherein it further comprises separate fluid injection interfaces (9a, 9b) having different structural and kinematic configurations, and arranged for independently delivering fluid in one of the corresponding ingredient containers; each interface being connected to the fluid system and bein
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Talon, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Jarisch, Andre Noth, Enzo Bonacci, Jean-Luc Denisart, Alfred Yoakim
  • Publication number: 20200339342
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a container (1) containing coffee ingredient, comprising a chamber delimited by an injection wall (3) able to be punctured or otherwise opened for circulating water under pressure and by a coffee delivery wall (4), the entire chamber being filled with said coffee. At least a portion of said injection wall (3) has the shape of a half torus, or a half toroidal polyhedron, so as to define a ring-shaped chamber portion (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Jean Pacault, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Talon, Samuel Odet
  • Publication number: 20200223625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pack (100) for preparing a food or beverage product from one or more food or beverage ingredients comprising an insert (10) and a container (20) where the ingredient or ingredients are stored, the insert (10) comprising at least a fluid inlet (110) configured for introducing an aqueous fluid under the form of a jet in the inner volume of the pack, the insert (10) further comprising at least an air conduit (130) configured to allow introducing air from the exterior of the pack and into the inner volume of the said pack through at least an air nozzle (132). The at least one fluid inlet (110) communicates with a depression chamber (200) through at least one liquid nozzle (120) in order to create a jet from a pressurized fluid introduced through the fluid inlet (110). The invention further relates to the use of a pack as described for preparing a food or beverage product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christian Jarisch, Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel, Christian Talon
  • Publication number: 20190378120
    Abstract: A method for an institution to open an account for a user is provided. The method notably comprises receiving a request from the user to open the account with the institution. The user is asked, via a digital channel, for a payment from a digital wallet of the user. The identification of the user is performed at least in part by receiving information about the user from the digital wallet of the user and using an identification method that is associated with the digital wallet. The authentication of the user is performed by comparing at least two sets of information, one received from the digital wallet and one inputted by the user. The account with the institution is then opened and a payment request is made from the digital wallet to an issuing bank of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: BANQUE NATIONALE DU CANADA
    Inventors: Olivier BERROD, Christopher SEBASTIEN, Roger MILLER