Coffee beverage system, coffee brewing apparatus, coffee bean packaging cartridge and method for preparing a coffee beverage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9339141
APP PUB NO 20130115351A1
SERIAL NO

13587603

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A coffee beverage system is described including a coffee bean packaging cartridge and a coffee brewing apparatus. The packaging cartridge includes a container holding coffee beans and transportation component for transporting the coffee beans towards an exit opening of the cartridge. The coffee apparatus comprises a grinder for grinding the coffee beans from the cartridge and a brewing device for brewing coffee on the basis of ground coffee obtained by means of the grinder. The system is further provided with a metering chamber for receiving coffee beans which are transported with the aid of the transportation component into the metering chamber. In use, the metering chamber will hold a predetermined amount of coffee beans. The metering chamber comprises a bottom portion which forms a part of the grinder, said bottom portion being arranged in the coffee apparatus for rotating around an axis extending in a vertical direction.

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VERSUNI HOLDING B VHIGH TECH CAMPUS 42 EINDHOVEN 5656 AE

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
de, Graaff Gerbrand Kristiaan Hillegom, NL 46 556
Kneppers, Job Leonardus Den Hoorn, NL 6 87
Moorman, Christiaan Johannes Maria Moergestel, NL 16 224
Van, Os Ivo Utrecht, NL 16 272
Versluijs, Richard Patrick Delfgauw, NL 8 89

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