Patents by Inventor Nicholas Comotti

Nicholas Comotti 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).

  • Method for automatically assessing the quality of a dispensed beverage
    Patent number: 10078792
    Abstract: A method automatically evaluates the quality of milk foam dispensed by a machine for dispensing milk-based beverages through the analysis of an image of the free surface of the frothed milk contained in a container, wherein the analysis uses automatic procedures for processing images for identifying and quantifying, in the processed image, a physical characteristic representative of the texture of the surface of the frothed milk and hence indicative of the quality of milk foam, the physical characteristic being the plurality of air bubbles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Gruppo Cimbali S.p.a.
    Inventors: Salvatore Penna, Antony Vitillo, Claudio Volonté, Nicholas Comotti
  • METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF A DISPENSED BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20170262729
    Abstract: A method automatically evaluates the quality of milk foam dispensed by a machine for dispensing milk-based beverages through the analysis of an image of the free surface of the frothed milk contained in a container, wherein the analysis uses automatic procedures for processing images for identifying and quantifying, in the processed image, a physical characteristic representative of the texture of the surface of the frothed milk and hence indicative of the quality of milk foam, the physical characteristic being the plurality of air bubbles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Salvatore Penna, Antony Vitillo, Claudio Volonté, Nicholas Comotti