Patents by Inventor Yann Mieville
Yann Mieville 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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Publication number: 20220279958Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing a beverage by dissolution of at least one soluble beverage powder with water in a beverage preparation apparatus, said apparatus comprising:—at least one chamber (1a, 1b) configured for receiving and mixing at least one soluble beverage powder with water to prepare beverage and for dispensing beverage to a drinking receptacle receiving area (10), and—a nozzle (4) for delivering a jet of water to the drinking receptacle receiving area (10), and said method comprising the steps of: a) preparing a beverage with said at least one chamber and dispensing said beverage inside a drinking receptacle (9) at the receiving area (10), the beverage forming visual layers inside the drinking receptacle, wherein said method comprises the step b) of jetting water through the nozzle (4) inside the drinking receptacle (9) at the receiving area after step a).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: YANN MIEVILLE, ALEKSANDAR SEKULIC, HUGUES RACINE, FABIEN RAWYLER
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Publication number: 20220031110Abstract: The invention concerns a beverage preparation apparatus (100), said apparatus comprising at least one chamber (1) for receiving and mixing water and at least one soluble beverage ingredient, said chamber comprising: —a lateral side wall (11) defining an internal mixing volume, —a bottom wall (12) comprising a beverage outlet (3), —at least one water supply device (2) configured for creating a jet of water (21) and orienting said jet of water inside the chamber, —at least one rotating device (4) configured to rotate around a rotational axis inside the mixing chamber, said rotating device comprising blades (41), wherein the blades of the rotating device are freely rotatable around the rotational axis, and wherein the jet of water introduced in the chamber is oriented to hit the blades of the rotating device and actuate the rotation of the rotating device around the rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Aleksandar Sekulic, Yann Mieville, Julien Pellegrini
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Publication number: 20210338003Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing a beverage by dissolution of soluble beverage powder with water in a beverage preparation apparatus, —said apparatus comprising at least one chamber (1) for receiving and mixing a dose of soluble beverage powder with water, said chamber comprising : —an opened top to receive the dose of soluble beverage powder, and —a lateral side wall (11) said lateral side wall comprising a water inlet (2), and —a bottom wall (12), said bottom wall comprising a beverage outlet conduit (3), and —said method comprising the steps of: a) —introducing water through the water inlet (2) to wet the internal surface of the funnel of the bottom wall, then b) —stopping the introduction of water, then c) —introducing the dose of soluble beverage powder in the chamber, then d) —introducing water in the chamber to dissolve the powder.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2019Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: Yann Mieville, Aleksandar Sekulic, Fabien Rawyler, Hugues Racine
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Patent number: 10342376Abstract: A beverage production apparatus includes a mixing chamber for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and a chamber receiving area for receiving the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is removable from the chamber receiving area. The chamber receiving area includes an upper part, and the upper part is removable from the beverage production apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Yann Mieville, Cedric Beausire
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Publication number: 20170238754Abstract: A beverage production apparatus includes a mixing chamber for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and a chamber receiving area for receiving the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is removable from the chamber receiving area. The chamber receiving area includes an upper part, and the upper part is removable from the beverage production apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Yann Mieville, Cedric Beausire
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Patent number: 9723943Abstract: A beverage preparation machine comprising a beverage ingredient powder storing container and a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber being movable between a dosing position, where the outlet of the storing container emerges in the mixing chamber inlet, and a mixing position, where the outlet of the storing container does not emerge in the mixing chamber inlet. The dosing position being placed at a lower vertical position than the mixing position, and wherein the machine comprises an auger at the bottom of the beverage ingredient powder storing container configured for guiding a dose of powder to the outlet of the storing container. The machine also comprises a door at the outlet of the storing container, the door being configured so that when the mixing chamber moves to the dosing position the movement of the mixing chamber activates the opening of the door and when the mixing chamber moves to the mixing position the movement of the mixing chamber induces the closure of the door.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Cedric Beausire, Jean-Luc Denisart, Yann Mieville, Philippe Baenninger, Olivier Paillard
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Patent number: 9668605Abstract: The present invention describes a beverage production apparatus (1), comprising:—a mixing chamber (21) for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and—a chamber receiving area (22) for receiving the mixing chamber (21), the mixing chamber (21) being removable from the chamber receiving area (22), wherein the chamber receiving area comprises an upper part (22a), said upper part being removable from the beverage production apparatus (1).Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Nestec S.A.Inventors: Yann Mieville, Cedric Beausire
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Publication number: 20160128505Abstract: The present invention describes a beverage production apparatus (1), comprising:—a mixing chamber (21) for producing a beverage from a soluble ingredient and a liquid, and—a chamber receiving area (22) for receiving the mixing chamber (21), the mixing chamber (21) being removable from the chamber receiving area (22), wherein the chamber receiving area comprises an upper part (22a), said upper part being removable from the beverage production apparatus (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Yann Mieville, Cedric Beausire
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Publication number: 20160120357Abstract: The present invention describes a beverage production apparatus (1), comprising:—a mixing chamber (21)—a slider (22b) for supporting the mixing chamber (21) and moving the mixing chamber (21),—a chamber receiving area (22a) for receiving the mixing chamber (21),wherein the chamber receiving area(22)and the slider (22b)comprise cooperating means for sliding the slider (22b) in respect to the chamber receiving area (22a),—a motor (41) for operating the movement of the slider between a metering and a mixing positions, wherein the apparatus comprises:—a current sensing unit (13) for measuring the current of the motor (41) and comparing the measured current with a predetermined threshold value, and—a warning unit (14) for issuing a warning signal, when the measured current exceeds the predetermined threshold value.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Applicant: NESTEC S.A.Inventors: Yann Mieville, Cedric Beausire
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Publication number: 20140007775Abstract: A beverage preparation machine comprising a beverage ingredient powder storing container and a mixing chamber. The mixing chamber being movable between a dosing position, where the outlet of the storing container emerges in the mixing chamber inlet, and a mixing position, where the outlet of the storing container does not emerge in the mixing chamber inlet. The dosing position being placed at a lower vertical position than the mixing position, and wherein the machine comprises an auger at the bottom of the beverage ingredient powder storing container configured for guiding a dose of powder to the outlet of the storing container. The machine also comprises a door at the outlet of the storing container, the door being configured so that when the mixing chamber moves to the dosing position the movement of the mixing chamber activates the opening of the door and when the mixing chamber moves to the mixing position the movement of the mixing chamber induces the closure of the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2013Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Cedric Beausire, Jean-Luc Denisart, Yann Mieville, Philippe Baenninger, Olivier Paillard