Patents by Inventor JINGWEI JOHANNES MARIA TAN

JINGWEI JOHANNES MARIA TAN 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 processing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10791868
    Abstract: A coffee processing apparatus (100, 200, 300) is disclosed that comprises at least one of a grinding stage (110) for grinding coffee beans (10) into ground coffee beans (20); and a brewing stage (140) for brewing coffee from ground coffee beans; the coffee processing apparatus further comprising a sensor (150) arranged to sense a total concentration of volatile organic compounds released by said coffee beans or ground coffee beans; and a controller (160) responsive to said sensor and arranged to control said grinding stage and/or said brewing stage as a function of said total concentration. Methods of controlling such a coffee processing apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Jingwei Johannes Maria Tan, Jun Shi, Jun Zhou
  • COFFEE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170303731
    Abstract: A coffee processing apparatus (100, 200, 300) is disclosed that comprises at least one of a grinding stage (110) for grinding coffee beans (10) into ground coffee beans (20); and a brewing stage (140) for brewing coffee from ground coffee beans; the coffee processing apparatus further comprising a sensor (150) arranged to sense a total concentration of volatile organic compounds released by said coffee beans or ground coffee beans; and a controller (160) responsive to said sensor and arranged to control said grinding stage and/or said brewing stage as a function of said total concentration. Methods of controlling such a coffee processing apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: JINGWEI JOHANNES MARIA TAN, JUN SHI, JUN ZHOU