Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Alexander HUGHES

Jeffrey Alexander HUGHES 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).

  • Capsule and a system for preparing a potable beverage from such a capsule
    Patent number: 11679929
    Abstract: Capsule containing a substance for the preparation of a potable beverage. The capsule comprises an aluminum capsule body having a side wall and an outwardly extending flange and a sealing member for providing a fluid sealing contact with an enclosing member of a beverage preparation device. The beverage preparation device comprises an annular element having a free contact end which is provided with a plurality of radially extending open grooves. The sealing member comprises a separate crushable element made of aluminum provided on the capsule body at a side thereof, which side is—when seen from the outwardly extending flange—opposite the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Rebecca Bartel, David Stewart Mackie Christensen, Jeffrey Alexander Hughes, Ivo Van Os, Edwin Petrus Elisabeth Van Opstal
  • CAPSULE AND A SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A POTABLE BEVERAGE FROM SUCH A CAPSULE
    Publication number: 20190077588
    Abstract: Capsule containing a substance for the preparation of a potable beverage. The capsule comprises an aluminum capsule body having a side wall and an outwardly extending flange and a sealing member for providing a fluid sealing contact with an enclosing member of a beverage preparation device. The beverage preparation device comprises an annular element having a free contact end which is provided with a plurality of radially extending open grooves. The sealing member comprises a separate crushable element made of aluminum provided on the capsule body at a side thereof, which side is—when seen from the outwardly extending flange—opposite the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
    Inventors: Rebecca BARTEL, David Stewart Mackie CHRISTENSEN, Jeffrey Alexander HUGHES, Ivo VAN OS, Edwin Petrus Elisabeth VAN OPSTAL