Patents by Inventor Luigi Vozza

Luigi Vozza 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).

  • Capsules containing a substance in powder form from which a beverage, preferably espresso coffee, is to be extracted
    Patent number: 7815953
    Abstract: A capsule for extracting a beverage from a substance in powder form, preferably ground coffee, by means of pressurized water, comprising a box-like body which contains the substance in powder form and has a base provided with an output port for the outflow of the extracted beverage, the output port being closed by an elastic crema forming septum which can open under the pressure of the water, the capsule further comprising a safety lid which is mounted on the box-like body at the base so as to increase the axial size of the box-like body, the lid comprising a shoulder which is engaged on the septum and is adapted to retain the septum within the capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Illycaffe' S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luca Mastropasqua, Bruno Dellapietra, Frans Van Eeden, Furio Suggi Liverani, Claudio Bolzicco, Luigi Vozza
  • Capsules containing a substance in powder form from which a beverage, preferably espresso coffee, is to be extracted
    Publication number: 20080026121
    Abstract: A capsule for extracting a beverage from a substance in powder form, preferably ground coffee, by means of pressurized water, comprising a box-like body which contains the substance in powder form and has a base provided with an output port for the outflow of the extracted beverage, the output port being closed by an elastic crema forming septum which can open under the pressure of the water, the capsule further comprising a safety lid which is mounted on the box-like body at the base so as to increase the axial size of the box-like body, the lid comprising a shoulder which is engaged on the septum and is adapted to retain the septum within the capsule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Luca Mastropasqua, Bruno Dellapietra, Frans Van Eeden, Furio Suggi Liverani, Claudio Bolzicco, Luigi Vozza