Capsule sensing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9392902
APP PUB NO 20130099597A1
SERIAL NO

13806288

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A brewing unit (1) of a beverage preparation machine has: a seat (11) for receiving a capsule (2) having an electrically conductive material (21, 22, 23, 24); and a capsule sensing electric circuit with first and second electric connectors (A, B). The first electric connector (A) and the second electric connector (B) are electrically connected through the electrically conductive material of the capsule (2) when the capsule is present in the seat (11) and electrically disconnected when the capsule is not in the seat so as to close and interrupt, respectively, the capsule sensing electric circuit (A, Aa, a, B, Bb, b, abc).

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NESTEC S AVEVEY VEVEY VAUD

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ait, Bouziad Youcef Saint-Sulpice, CH 60 554
Perentes, Alexandre Lausanne, CH 118 1642
Yoakim, Alfred St-Legier-la Chiesaz, CH 135 5207

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