Patents by Inventor Maciej DYKIER

Maciej DYKIER 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).

  • Beverage-ingredient container
    Patent number: 12157625
    Abstract: A beverage-ingredient container to be used in the preparation of a beverage by a beverage dispensing apparatus. The container has a first optical code on the first surface of the container, wherein the first optical code is positioned on a first surface to be read by an optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus when the container is received by the apparatus in a first orientation, and a second optical code on a second surface of the container, wherein the second optical code is positioned on the second surface to be read by the optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus when the container is in a second orientation. The first optical code and the second optical code each stores container-related information including a container identifier which, when read by the optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus, can be used by the beverage dispensing apparatus to control beverage preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: Luigi Lavazza S.p.A.
    Inventors: David Knowles, Stephen Hobden, David Hay, Maciej Dykier
  • BEVERAGE-INGREDIENT CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20210353095
    Abstract: A beverage-ingredient container to be used in the preparation of a beverage by a beverage dispensing apparatus. The container has a first optical code on the first surface of the container, wherein the first optical code is positioned on a first surface to be read by an optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus when the container is received by the apparatus in a first orientation, and a second optical code on a second surface of the container, wherein the second optical code is positioned on the second surface to be read by the optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus when the container is in a second orientation. The first optical code and the second optical code each stores container-related information including a container identifier which, when read by the optical scanner of the beverage dispensing apparatus, can be used by the beverage dispensing apparatus to control beverage preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: David KNOWLES, Stephen HOBDEN, David HAY, Maciej DYKIER