Capsule provided with a code and automated beverage preparation system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9445688
APP PUB NO 20160045060A1
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14779079

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The invention relates to a capsule intended for delivering a beverage in a beverage preparation machine. The capsule comprises a code support surface on which a code is represented. The code comprises a first value for at least one capsule-related information. The code further comprises a first element and a second element arranged on the code support surface so as that the distance between the first element and the second element is a function of the first value.

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SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S ASWITZERLAND ZUG ZUG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flick, Jean-Marc Pomy, CH 70 5211

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