Patents by Inventor Mischa Stieger
Mischa Stieger 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).
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Patent number: 10548429Abstract: A beverage production device prepares a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle. The beverage production device includes a support member for supporting the receptacle, a plate member arranged vertically to the support means, the plate member including at least four outlet nozzles for injecting a fluid jet into the receptacle. A liquid supply member is connected to the outlet nozzles, and at least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to an inner side wall of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect the vertical. At least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to the bottom of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect to the vertical.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.Inventors: Johan Bergdahl, John Meldrum, David J. Harrison, David Hamel, Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Publication number: 20180168387Abstract: A beverage production device prepares a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle. The beverage production device includes a support member for supporting the receptacle, a plate member arranged vertically to the support means, the plate member including at least four outlet nozzles for injecting a fluid jet into the receptacle. A liquid supply member is connected to the outlet nozzles, and at least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to an inner side wall of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect the vertical. At least two of the outlet nozzles are designed to direct a fluid jet to the bottom of the receptacle and are arranged at different angles with respect to the vertical.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2018Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Johan Bergdahl, John Meldrum, David J. Harrison, David Hamel, Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Patent number: 9918584Abstract: The present invention proposes a beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle, comprising a support means (1) for supporting the receptacle (13), a plate member (2) arranged vertically to the support means, the plate member (2) comprising at least four outlet nozzles (4) for injecting a fluid jet (A) into the receptacle (13), liquid supply means (6) connected to the outlet nozzles (4), wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles (4) are designed to direct a fluid jet (A3, A4) to an inner side wall (13b) of the receptacle (13) and said outlet nozzles (4) are arranged at different angles (a) with respect the vertical, and wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles (4) are designed to direct a fluid jet (A1, A2) to the bottom of the receptacle (13a) and said outlet nozzles (4) are arranged at different angles (?) with respect to the vertical.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2009Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Johan Bergdahl, John Meldrum, David J. Harrison, David Hamel, Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Patent number: 9452866Abstract: The present invention discloses a cup support and a dispensing device that uses a cup support. The cup support is adapted to hold at least cups of two different diameters and sizes. The cup support and the dispensing device are adapted to detect the diameter and size of the cup, and enable that when a diluent jet is injected into the cup, the jet is oriented to impact onto a predetermined position on a sidewall of the cup. The orientation of the jet achieves an effective dissolution of food ingredient in the cup by the injected diluent. The dispensing device is designed to move the cup support in a horizontal and vertical direction, to rotate the cup support. The cup support is not directly actuated, but is fitted into movable and rotatable holding means, from which it can be easily dismantled to be cleaned. The cup support comprises a plug element comprising one protusion. The dispensing device comprises a motor for vertically moving the cup support or the injection means.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Michael (Mischa) Stieger, Yann Brunner
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Publication number: 20140251494Abstract: The present invention discloses a cup support and a dispensing device that uses a cup support. The cup support is adapted to hold at least cups of two different diameters and sizes. The cup support and the dispensing device are adapted to detect the diameter and size of the cup, and enable that when a diluent jet is injected into the cup, the jet is oriented to impact onto a predetermined position on a sidewall of the cup. The orientation of the jet achieves an effective dissolution of food ingredient in the cup by the injected diluent. The dispensing device is designed to move the cup support in a horizontal and vertical direction, to rotate the cup support. The cup support is not directly actuated, but is fitted into movable and rotatable holding means, from which it can be easily dismantled to be cleaned. The cup support comprises a plug element comprising one protusion. The dispensing device comprises a motor for vertically moving the cup support or the injection means.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Michael (Mischa) Stieger, Yann Brunner
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Publication number: 20140220211Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing beverages by mixing a beverage concentrate powder (2) with a diluent in a receptacle (1), comprising the steps of successively: 1) delivering a dose of beverage concentrate powder in the receptacle, 2) introducing a dose of diluent in the receptacle,Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Yann Brunner, Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Publication number: 20140020566Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage production device for preparing a beverage by introducing at least one liquid in a receptacle (13) containing a beverage concentrate, said beverage production device comprising: a plurality of nozzles (3, 40, 8, 11) for injecting at least one liquid into the receptacle, and at least one liquid supply means (5, 6)connected to said nozzles, wherein the nozzles are removably fixed in a positioning device (1) said positioning device being made of a flexible material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventor: Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Patent number: 8549991Abstract: The invention concerns a nozzle (1) adaptable to the steam outlet of a coffee machine designed to froth a liquid, said nozzle is made in one single piece and comprises: an opening (3) for steam supply, a restriction (4) in the extension of said opening; and a flared zone (5) in the axis of said restriction and said opening providing an outlet for the liquid, having a cross-section substantially equal to the cross-section of the opening; and perpendicular to the opening a conduit (2) for supply of the liquid and an air inlet (40).Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2003Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Mischa Stieger, Alfred Yoakim
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Publication number: 20110177220Abstract: The present invention proposes a beverage production device for preparing a beverage from a beverage concentrate contained in a receptacle, comprising a support means (1) for supporting the receptacle (13), a platemember (2) arranged vertically to the support means, the platemember (2) comprising at least four outlet nozzles (4) for injecting a fluid jet (A) into the receptacle (13), liquid supply means (6) connected to the outlet nozzles (4), wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles (4) are designed to direct a fluid jet (A3, A4) to an inner side wall (13b) of the receptacle (13) and said outlet nozzles (4) are arranged at different angles (a) with respect the vertical, and wherein at least two of the outlet nozzles (4) are designed to direct a fluid jet (A1, A2) to the bottom of the receptacle (13a) and said outlet nozzles (4) are arranged at different angles (b) with respect to the vertical.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2009Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Johan Bergdahl, John Meldrum, David J. Harrison, David Hamel, Michael (Mischa) Stieger
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Publication number: 20060113408Abstract: The invention concerns a nozzle (1) adaptable to the steam outlet of a coffee machine designed to froth a liquid, said nozzle is made in one single piece and comprises: an opening (3) for steam supply, a restriction (4) in the extension of said opening; and a flared zone (5) in the axis of said restriction and said opening providing an outlet for the liquid, having a cross-section substantially equal to the cross-section of the opening; and perpendicular to the opening a conduit (2) for supply of the liquid and an air inlet (40).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2003Publication date: June 1, 2006Inventors: Mischa Stieger, Alfred Yoakim
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Patent number: 6857353Abstract: A device for ejecting a cartridge of a coffee machine having a jaw with a fixed part and a moving part, the jaw parts forming, in the closed position, a housing for the cartridge on the front of the said jaw, the moving part being mounted so that it can rotate on the rear of the fixed part, the device comprising, on the fixed part, in the region of the cartridge housing, an ejector and a pulling arm mounted on the moving part above the axis of rotation of the moving part with, at the end of the arm, a first pin designed to collaborate with catch members of the ejector.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Patent number: 6725762Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the extraction of a substance for the preparation of a beverage. This device includes a fixed first component, and a second component moveable relative to the first along an axis of rotation arranged at the rear of the two components. The front of each component forms a housing for the substance to be extracted, and the device includes a member that is integral with the fixed and moveable parts for closing and opening the components. The device also includes a control and a valve associated with the control, with these components placed on the upper part of the moveable second component in such a way that the control and valve are near the housing wherein the substance is to be extracted.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Patent number: 6711987Abstract: A coffee machine of the “espresso” type that includes a water tank, a pump, a heater unit and passages for feeding hot water and steam to a percolation nozzle. The machine includes an integrated steam delivery device having a steam inlet connected to a steam feed passage and a steam outlet. The steam delivery passages include a cylindrical body equipped with an aperture connected to the steam inlet and a cylindrical piece which can move within the body to open or close the steam circuit depending on its position in the body. A control member actuated by a control or trigger finger enables the steam outlet to be brought into contact with the aperture in the closure of a receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2004Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Alfred Yoakim, Mischa Stieger
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Patent number: 6698332Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for extracting a substance for the preparation of a drink. This device includes a first, fixed piece and a second piece that is movable relative to the first about an axis of rotation lying at the rear of the two pieces, with the front of each piece providing a cavity for the substance to be extracted. The device also includes a system for closing and opening the two pieces. This system possesses a two-armed closing lever and two traction rods. The two arms of the closing lever are arranged to rotate about a first pivot on each side of the second piece. The traction rods are arranged to rotate about a second pivot on each side of the first piece. The ends of the two arms of the closing lever and the traction rods are fixed by means of a third, movable pivot so as to interact mutually in order to cause the closing and opening of the device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2002Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Patent number: 6622938Abstract: A displaceable nozzle (8) of an injection steam generator for small appliances, particularly irons or ironing stations, comprising a steam chamber (3) inside a steam generator housing (1) provided with an injection opening (5), is positioned telescopically on a fixed member to define a nozzle chamber (10). This nozzle (8) can be displaced by an inside pressure in the nozzle chamber in a first pressure range in the direction of the injection opening (5) and can be moved back from the injection opening (5) by a restoring force e.g., a restoring spring (12), wherein the inside pressure in the nozzle chamber (10) is lower in second pressure range than in the first pressure range. A drain passage (18) for the nozzle chamber 10 is connected via a valve arrangement (19, 21) to the fixed member (11), so that excess residual water, which exits when the nozzle (18) is moved back from the nozzle chamber (10), does not cause calcification of the nozzle opening (9) and the injection opening (5).Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2001Date of Patent: September 23, 2003Assignee: Eugster/Frismag AGInventors: Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Publication number: 20030056655Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the extraction of a substance for the preparation of a beverage. This device includes a fixed first component, and a second component moveable relative to the first along an axis of rotation arranged at the rear of the two components. The front of each component forms a housing for the substance to be extracted, and the device includes a member that is integral with the fixed and moveable parts for closing and opening the components. The device also includes a control and a valve associated with the control, with these components placed on the upper part of the moveable second component in such a way that the control and valve are near the housing wherein the substance is to be extracted.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Publication number: 20030051603Abstract: A coffee machine of the “espresso” type that includes a water tank, a pump, a heater unit and passages for feeding hot water and steam to a percolation nozzle. The machine includes an integrated steam delivery device having a steam inlet connected to a steam feed passage and a steam outlet. The steam delivery passages include a cylindrical body equipped with an aperture connected to the steam inlet and a cylindrical piece which can move within the body to open or close the steam circuit depending on its position in the body. A control member actuated by a control or trigger finger enables the steam outlet to be brought into contact with the aperture in the closure of a receptacle.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: March 20, 2003Inventors: Alfred Yoakim, Mischa Stieger
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Publication number: 20020124736Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for ejecting a cartridge of a coffee machine comprising a jaw with a fixed part and a moving part, the said jaw parts forming, in the closed position, a housing for the said cartridge on the front of the said jaw, the moving part being mounted so that it can rotate on the rear of the fixed part, the said device comprising, on the fixed part, in the region of the cartridge housing, an ejector and a pulling arm mounted on the moving part above the axis of rotation of the said moving part with, at the end of the said arm, a first pin designed to collaborate with catch members of the ejector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2002Publication date: September 12, 2002Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Publication number: 20020121198Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for extracting a substance for the preparation of a drink. This device includes a first, fixed piece and a second piece that is movable relative to the first about an axis of rotation lying at the rear of the two pieces, with the front of each piece providing a cavity for the substance to be extracted. The device also includes a system for closing and opening the two pieces. This system possesses a two-armed closing lever and two traction rods. The two arms of the closing lever are arranged to rotate about a first pivot on each side of the second piece. The traction rods are arranged to rotate about a second pivot on each side of the first piece. The ends of the two arms of the closing lever and the traction rods are fixed by means of a third, movable pivot so as to interact mutually in order to cause the closing and opening of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2002Publication date: September 5, 2002Inventors: Alexandre Kollep, Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger
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Publication number: 20010032599Abstract: A displaceable nozzle (8) of an injection steam generator for small appliances, particularly irons or ironing stations, comprising a steam chamber (3) inside a steam generator housing (1) provided with an injection opening (5), is positioned telescopically on a fixed member to define a nozzle chamber (10). This nozzle (8) can be displaced by an inside pressure in the nozzle chamber in a first pressure range in the direction of the injection opening (5) and can be moved back from the injection opening (5) by a restoring force e.g., a restoring spring (12), wherein the inside pressure in the nozzle chamber (10) is lower in second pressure range than in the first pressure range. A drain passage (18) for the nozzle chamber 10 is connected via a valve arrangement (19, 21) to the fixed member (11), so that excess residual water, which exits when the nozzle (18) is moved back from the nozzle chamber (10), does not cause calcification of the nozzle opening (9) and the injection opening (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Inventors: Daniel Fischer, Mischa Stieger