Patents by Inventor GIOVANNI ZACCANTI

GIOVANNI ZACCANTI 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: 10548431
    Abstract: A delivery unit (1) for an apparatus for making a beverage, in particular for making an espresso coffee. The delivery unit (1) includes a cup-shaped body (2) delimiting an inner chamber (20), the cup-shaped body (2) including a lateral wall (21) and a bottom wall (23). The delivery unit (1) also includes an infeed spout (3) for introducing beverage into the inner chamber (20) and an outfeed opening (45) through which the beverage can come out of the inner chamber (20), the outfeed opening (45) being positioned in a central portion of the bottom wall (23). In the inner chamber (20) the delivery unit (1) includes a partition wall (5) which surrounds the outfeed opening (45) and divides the inner chamber (20) into a peripheral region (26) and a central region (28) in which the outfeed opening (45) is located. The partition wall (5) includes a plurality of passage openings (55) for allowing the beverage to pass from the peripheral region (26) to the central region (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A.
    Inventors: Luciano Paoletti, Giovanni Zaccanti
  • Publication number: 20180289207
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a delivery unit (1) for an apparatus for making a beverage, in particular for making an espresso coffee. The delivery unit (1) comprises a cup-shaped body (2) delimiting an inner chamber (20), the cup-shaped body (2) comprising a lateral wall (21) and a bottom wall (23). The delivery unit (1) also comprises an infeed spout (3) for introducing beverage into the inner chamber (20) and an outfeed opening (45) through which the beverage can come out of the inner chamber (20), the outfeed opening (45) being positioned in a central portion of the bottom wall (23). In the inner chamber (20) the delivery unit (1) comprises a partition wall (5) which surrounds the outfeed opening (45) and divides the inner chamber (20) into a peripheral region (26) and a central region (28) in which the outfeed opening (45) is located. The partition wall (5) comprises a plurality of passage openings (55) for allowing the beverage to pass from the peripheral region (26) to the central region (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: LUCIANO PAOLETTI, GIOVANNI ZACCANTI
  • Patent number: 9994389
    Abstract: A filter for capsules for making espresso coffee by passing pressurised hot water through ground coffee powder, the filter (2) being rigid or semi-rigid, bowl-shaped and comprising a first base wall (3), a first lateral wall (4), a first upper edge (5) and a plurality of passages passing through it and which comprise an inlet section (10) facing towards an inner part (6) of the bowl and an outlet section (11) facing towards an outer part (7) of the bowl, at least the inlet sections (10) of the passages being made in parts of the filter (2) which are radially separated from the central axis by a distance equal to at least two thirds of the minimum radial distance of the first lateral wall (4) from the central axis; and a capsule comprising said filter (2) near to a second base wall (16) of it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: CAFFITALY SYSTEM S.P.A.
    Inventor: Giovanni Zaccanti
  • Publication number: 20170313496
    Abstract: A filter for capsules for making espresso coffee by passing pressurised hot water through ground coffee powder, the filter (2) being rigid or semi-rigid, bowl-shaped and comprising a first base wall (3), a first lateral wall (4), a first upper edge (5) and a plurality of passages passing through it and which comprise an inlet section (10) facing towards an inner part (6) of the bowl and an outlet section (11) facing towards an outer part (7) of the bowl, at least the inlet sections (10) of the passages being made in parts of the filter (2) which are radially separated from the central axis by a distance equal to at least two thirds of the minimum radial distance of the first lateral wall (4) from the central axis; and a capsule comprising said filter (2) near to a second base wall (16) of it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: GIOVANNI ZACCANTI