Patents by Inventor Francesco MERELLI

Francesco MERELLI 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).

  • Coffee machine for measured cup filling
    Patent number: 9629498
    Abstract: A professional coffee machine for bars, adapted to provide for the measured filling of cups according to the specific preference of the customer for a normal, a short or a long coffee.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NUOVA SIMONELLI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Merelli
  • COFFEE GRINDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20160143481
    Abstract: A coffee grinding machine has a dispensing duct connected to a grinder unit to dispense coffee inside a filter supported by a filter-holder. The filter-holder is disposed above a support platform connected to a load cell that weighs the quantity of ground coffee contained in the filter and sends an indicative weight value of the ground coffee contained in the filter to a control unit in such manner to stop the grinder unit when the weight of the ground coffee contained in the filter-is equal to one dose. The load cell is inside a support frame that contains the grinder unit and an electric motor used to actuate the grinder unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: NUOVA SIMONELLI S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco MERELLI
  • COFFEE MACHINE FOR MEASURED CUP FILLING
    Publication number: 20150359382
    Abstract: A professional coffee machine for bars, adapted to provide for the measured filling of cups according to the specific preference of the customer for a normal, a short or a long coffee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Francesco MERELLI
  • Coffee machine
    Patent number: D862144
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: SIMONELLI GROUP S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Merelli
  • Switch component for an espresso machine
    Patent number: D934024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: Francesco Merelli
  • Espresso machine
    Patent number: D939876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Francesco Merelli