# US 12,214,955 B2 · Capsule, system and method for preparing a beverage

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- Number: US 12,214,955 B2
- Document ID: US12214955B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/340,090
- Filed: 2017-10-06
- Published: 2020-02-13
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-10-07
- Assignees: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Applicants: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Inventors: Glen Andrew Oliver
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214955B2

## CPC

- B65D 85/8046: {Pods, i.e. closed containers made only of filter paper or similar material}
- A23F 5/262: {the extraction liquid flowing through a stationary bed of solid substances, e.g. in percolation columns}
- A47J 31/3628: {Perforating means therefor}
- A47J 31/3633: {Means to perform transfer from a loading position to an infusing position}
- A47J 31/407: {with ingredient-containing cartridges; Cartridge-perforating means}
- B65D 85/8061: {Filters}
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- A23F: COFFEE; TEA; THEIR SUBSTITUTES; MANUFACTURE, PREPARATION, OR INFUSION THEREOF
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES

## Abstract

In a capsule containing a substance constituted by a mass of loose, solid particles, for the preparation of a potable beverage by extracting and/or dissolving the substance by means of supplying a fluid under pressure into the capsule, a screen, permeable to water and impermeable to a predominant portion of particles of the substance is positioned between the substance and the bottom. The screen is attached to the capsule body in such a manner that the screen releases from the capsule body during brewing. A beverage brewing system comprising such a capsule and a method of use of such a capsule are described as well.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A capsule comprising:
a capsule body having a bottom, a side wall, an end opposite of the bottom and a flange extending outwardly from the side wall and around the open end; and
a cover attached to the outwardly extending flange, the cover closing off the end of the capsule body opposite of the bottom;
the capsule body and the cover bounding a capsule chamber, the capsule chamber containing:
a substance constituted by a mass of loose, solid particles, for the preparation of a potable beverage by extracting and/or dissolving the substance by means of supplying a fluid under pressure into the capsule, and
a screen comprising a material impermeable to said particles, said screen being positioned between said substance and said bottom and attached to said capsule body;
wherein said screen is attached to said capsule body in such a manner that the screen releases from the capsule body during brewing,
wherein the screen is arranged to move away from the centre area of the bottom under influence of piercing elements by means of which, in use, openings are pierced in the bottom of the capsule for injecting fluid into the capsule and/or under influence of fluid injected via openings in the bottom which openings are created by piercing means wherein the screen is attached by at least one attachment, said attachment being arranged for tearing apart during brewing; and wherein the attachment constitutes at least one attachment zone, that is elongated in a radial direction and has a most inward end radially spaced from a central axis of the capsule.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein the at least one attachment zone has a width decreasing in an inward direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein said screen is attached to said capsule body in such a manner that the screen releases completely from the capsule body during brewing.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein said screen is attached to said capsule body along attachment zones spaced from the centre and circumferentially spaced from each other.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The capsule according to claim 4, wherein all of said attachment zones are distributed adjacent a peripheral edge of the screen.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein the screen comprises a water permeable material.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein the screen is not attached to a centre area of the bottom.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The capsule according to claim 1, wherein the screen covers the entire internal surface area of the bottom of the capsule body.