Method of dispensing a beverage, a beverage preparation machine, and a system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10750901
APP PUB NO 20150297023A1
SERIAL NO

14648228

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The present invention provides a method of dispensing a beverage comprising: a) inserting a beverage ingredient tablet (20) into a beverage preparation machine (30); b) measuring a surface finish of at least a portion of the beverage ingredient tablet (20) to identify the beverage ingredient tablet; c) configuring one or more dispense parameters of the beverage preparation machine (30) based on the identification of the beverage ingredient tablet (20); and d) operating the beverage preparation machine (30) to dispense a beverage by contacting the beverage ingredient tablet (20) with an aqueous fluid.

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KONINKLIJKE DOUWE EGBERTS B VUTRECHT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bartkus, Egidijus Whippany, US 4 53
Carr, Simon Banbury, GB 9 141
Halliday, Andrew Banbury, GB 44 2596
Hansen, Nick Andrew Banbury, GB 22 459
York, Geoff Banbury, GB 5 53

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