Patents by Inventor Maarten WILMING

Maarten WILMING 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).

  • Dispensing group for an espresso coffee machine with frontal insertion of the filter holder
    Patent number: 11103104
    Abstract: A dispensing group for an espresso coffee machine is described. The group comprises: a coffee boiler configured to contain pressurized hot water; a supply duct for feeding hot water under pressure towards a puck of coffee powder; and a filter-holder support comprising guides (30) which form at least one sliding surface for slidably supporting a filter holder, wherein said filter-holder support is rotatable between a first position for inserting the filter holder and a second dispensing position and wherein said dispensing group comprises a mechanical locking device for locking the filter-holder support in the second dispensing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: LA MARZOCCO S.R.L.
    Inventors: Kent Bakke, Roberto Bianchi, Riccardo Gatti, Anke Kempen, Eric Verberkmoes, Houdijn Beekhuis, Maarten Wilming
  • DISPENSING GROUP FOR AN ESPRESSO COFFEE MACHINE WITH FRONTAL INSERTION OF THE FILTER HOLDER
    Publication number: 20200237137
    Abstract: A dispensing group for an espresso coffee machine is described. The group comprises: a coffee boiler configured to contain pressurized hot water; a supply duct for feeding hot water under pressure towards a puck of coffee powder; and a filter-holder support comprising guides (30) which form at least one sliding surface for slidably supporting a filter holder, wherein said filter-holder support is rotatable between a first position for inserting the filter holder and a second dispensing position and wherein said dispensing group comprises a mechanical locking device for locking the filter-holder support in the second dispensing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Kent BAKKE, Roberto BIANCHI, Riccardo GATTI, Anke KEMPEN, Eric VERBERKMOES, Houdijn BEEKHUIS, Maarten WILMING