Patents by Inventor Robin Franke

Robin Franke 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 operating a beverage preparation machine and beverage preparation machine for carrying out such a method
    Patent number: 10863858
    Abstract: A method for operating a beverage preparation machine, by which at least one coffee unit for dispensing coffee and an additive unit for dispensing a beverage additive is provided. A plurality of beverage variants are displayed by an at least partly graphical display in a selection mode, and the beverage preparation machine is controlled by a selection of a beverage variant, said selection being carried out by a user, such that the selected beverage variant is automatically prepared and dispensed from an outlet. The invention is characterized in that at least one selection region and a preview region are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection mode. A plurality of selectable beverage variants are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection region, and a current selection carried out by the user in the selection region is displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the preview region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Franke Kaffeemaschinen AG
    Inventors: Sascha Roth, Robin Franke
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD
    Publication number: 20190320841
    Abstract: A method for operating a beverage preparation machine, by which at least one coffee unit for dispensing coffee and an additive unit for dispensing a beverage additive is provided. A plurality of beverage variants are displayed by an at least partly graphical display in a selection mode, and the beverage preparation machine is controlled by a selection of a beverage variant, said selection being carried out by a user, such that the selected beverage variant is automatically prepared and dispensed from an outlet. The invention is characterized in that at least one selection region and a preview region are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection mode. A plurality of selectable beverage variants are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection region, and a current selection carried out by the user in the selection region is displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the preview region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Franke Kaffeemaschinen AG
    Inventors: Sascha Roth, Robin Franke
  • Method for operating a beverage preparation machine, and beverage preparation machine for carrying out such a method
    Patent number: 10226148
    Abstract: A method for operating a beverage preparation machine, by which at least one coffee unit for dispensing coffee and an additive unit for dispensing a beverage additive is provided. A plurality of beverage variants are displayed by an at least partly graphical display in a selection mode, and the beverage preparation machine is controlled by a selection of a beverage variant, said selection being carried out by a user, such that the selected beverage variant is automatically prepared and dispensed from an outlet. The invention is characterized in that at least one selection region and a preview region are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection mode. A plurality of selectable beverage variants are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection region, and a current selection carried out by the user in the selection region is displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the preview region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Franke Kaffeemaschinen AG
    Inventors: Sascha Roth, Robin Franke
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING A BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE, AND BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHOD
    Publication number: 20150351582
    Abstract: A method for operating a beverage preparation machine, by which at least one coffee unit for dispensing coffee and an additive unit for dispensing a beverage additive is provided. A plurality of beverage variants are displayed by an at least partly graphical display in a selection mode, and the beverage preparation machine is controlled by a selection of a beverage variant, said selection being carried out by a user, such that the selected beverage variant is automatically prepared and dispensed from an outlet. The invention is characterized in that at least one selection region and a preview region are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection mode. A plurality of selectable beverage variants are displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the selection region, and a current selection carried out by the user in the selection region is displayed in an at least partly graphical manner in the preview region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: Franke Kaffeemaschinen AG
    Inventors: Sascha Roth, Robin Franke