Patents by Inventor Luc Morcel

Luc Morcel 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).

  • Automatic distributor for infused or brewed beverages
    Patent number: 7328649
    Abstract: An automatic unit for preparing infused or brewed beverages from a powdered or ground product, including: an infusion group that includes an infusion chamber, a pressing piston and an actuating mechanism that produce a relative sliding movement between the pressing piston and the infusion chamber along a travel path, from a rest position in which the pressing piston is located outside the chamber to a work position in which the pressing piston is within the chamber; a product distributor having an opening and a chute defining a flow path disposed to channel the product from the distributor toward the infusion chamber; and a cleaning device arranged to contact the chute and to be driven by the pressing piston or by the infusion chamber over at least a part of the travel path in order to remove residual product from the chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Morin, Didier Brodin, Luc Morcel
  • Automatic distributor for infused or brewed beverages
    Publication number: 20060096469
    Abstract: An automatic unit for preparing infused or brewed beverages from a powdered or ground product, including: an infusion group that includes an infusion chamber, a pressing piston and an actuating mechanism that produce a relative sliding movement between the pressing piston and the infusion chamber along a travel path, from a rest position in which the pressing piston is located outside the chamber to a work position in which the pressing piston is within the chamber; a product distributor having an opening and a chute defining a flow path disposed to channel the product from the distributor toward the infusion chamber; and a cleaning device arranged to contact the chute and to be driven by the pressing piston or by the infusion chamber over at least a part of the travel path in order to remove residual product from the chute.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Gilles Morin, Didier Brodin, Luc Morcel