Patents by Inventor Friedrich Kross

Friedrich Kross 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).

  • Method for producing a product by way of a drinks preparation machine, a system for carrying out the method and a machine backend for a drinks preparation machine
    Patent number: 11694283
    Abstract: A method for producing a product by way of a drinks preparation machine, including the steps of, by way of a machine backend for a drinks preparation machine, receiving a backend order. The backend order includes an identifier for the identification of a preparation prescript, as well as a configuration identifier. A preparation prescript is determined by way of determining, in the case that the identifier is the same as an individual identifier, a preparation prescript that in one of several user profiles is assigned to the individual identifier. The user profile is determined in accordance with the configuration identifier. By way of the machine backend, a machine order is generated to the drinks preparation machine, wherein the machine order specifies the preparation prescript. By way of the drinks preparation machine, the product is produced in accordance with the preparation prescript.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: TCHIBO GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Kross, Dominik Franke
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT BY WAY OF A DRINKS PREPARATION MACHINE, A SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD AND A MACHINE BACKEND FOR A DRINKS PREPARATION MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200334941
    Abstract: A method for producing a product by way of a drinks preparation machine, including the steps of, by way of a machine backend for a drinks preparation machine, receiving a backend order. The backend order includes an identifier for the identification of a preparation prescript, as well as a configuration identifier. A preparation prescript is determined by way of determining, in the case that the identifier is the same as an individual identifier, a preparation prescript that in one of several user profiles is assigned to the individual identifier. The user profile is determined in accordance with the configuration identifier. By way of the machine backend, a machine order is generated to the drinks preparation machine, wherein the machine order specifies the preparation prescript. By way of the drinks preparation machine, the product is produced in accordance with the preparation prescript.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Friedrich Kross, Dominik Franke