Patents by Inventor Patrick Fluck

Patrick Fluck 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).

  • Dispenser preparing beverages from powders
    Patent number: 11564526
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing (4) at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22), at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent, for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber, an evacuating fan (6), an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein: the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side, the box of the extraction device i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Erich Hinderegger, Patrick Fluck, Roberto Angelo Calderone, Cedric Rey
  • DISPENSER PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM POWDERS
    Publication number: 20220110473
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: a housing (4) at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22), at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent, for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber, an evacuating fan (6), an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein: the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side, the box of the extraction device i
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Erich Hinderegger, Patrick Fluck, Roberto Angelo Calderone, Cedric Rey
  • Dispenser preparing beverages from powders
    Patent number: 11234551
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising:—a housing (4)—at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22),—at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent,—for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber,—an evacuating fan (6),—an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein:—the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side,—the box of the extraction device is fully
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Erich Hinderegger, Patrick Fluck, Roberto Angelo Calderone, Cedric Rey
  • Hydrodynamic removal of dense materials from a slurry
    Patent number: 10173224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for the hydrodynamic removal of dense materials from a suspension, said device comprising a hydrocyclone (1), which holds the suspension, a classifying tube (2), which adjoins the hydrocyclone, and a storage chamber (3), which holds the removed dense materials, wherein a flushing water flow to the classifying tube (2) and a flushing water flow to the storage chamber (3) are provided, which can be controlled in a closed-loop or open-loop manner by means of a control element provided at the feed to the classifying tube and a control element provided at the feed to the storage chamber, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: BTA INTERNATIONAL GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Carra, Patrick Fluck, Tobias Ziegler
  • HYDRODYNAMIC REMOVAL OF DENSE MATERIALS FROM A SLURRY
    Publication number: 20180133721
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and to a method for the hydrodynamic removal of dense materials from a suspension, said device comprising a hydrocyclone (1), which holds the suspension, a classifying tube (2), which adjoins the hydrocyclone, and a storage chamber (3), which holds the removed dense materials, wherein a flushing water flow to the classifying tube (2) and a flushing water flow to the storage chamber (3) are provided, which can be controlled in a closed-loop or open-loop manner by means of a control element provided at the feed to the classifying tube and a control element provided at the feed to the storage chamber, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: BTA International GMBH
    Inventors: Roland Carra, Patrick Fluck, Tobias Ziegler
  • DISPENSER PREPARING BEVERAGES FROM POWDERS
    Publication number: 20170215629
    Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising:—a housing (4)—at least two containers (2) for storing a water soluble beverage powder, each container comprising a tank (21) and an outlet (22),—at least two dissolution chambers (3), each being operatively linked to one of the containers (2) for preparing a beverage from the water soluble beverage powder and a diluent,—for each dissolution chamber (3), an extractor hood (5) at the top of said dissolution chamber,—an evacuating fan (6),—an extraction device (7) connected to each extractor hood (5) and to said evacuating fan (6), said extraction device comprising internal paths (71) for guiding flows from the extractor hoods through the extraction device, wherein:—the extraction device (7) is an essentially parallelepipedic box connected: to each extractor hood (6) through cooperating holes (71) on its front lateral side, and to the evacuating fan (36) through one cooperating holes (72) on one other lateral side,—the box of the extraction device is fully
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Erich Hinderegger, Patrick Fluck, Roberto Angelo Calderone, Cedric Rey