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US 12,507,707 B2Granted
Compacted coffee tablet, system including said tablet and production process thereof
AssigneeNovadelta - ComéRcio E IndúStria De CaféS, Lda
InventorsRui Miguel Nabeiro, Carla Rodrigues
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Abstract
A compacted coffee tablet, in particular a tablet of compacted roast and ground coffee beans, presenting an advantageous configuration in terms of compaction process, maintenance of shape and efficiency of coffee extraction, in particular of espresso type coffee. A beverage preparation systems including the compacted coffee tablet, and production processes thereof.
Claims15
A tablet for preparing edible products,
- said tablet comprising a volume and a quantity of a compacted ground coffee, said tablet comprising a side cross-section presenting a maximum width (DT) and symmetric shape relative to a central longitudinal axis (XX),
- said tablet comprising an upstream-oriented portion and a downstream-oriented portion relative to a prevailing flow direction, and further comprising an intermediate portion that extends in height axially between said upstream and downstream-oriented portions and along said maximum width (DT) in at least a majority of the height of the intermediate portion along the prevailing flow direction,
- wherein the tablet is configured such that at least one of:
- a first part comprising at least 60% of compacted coffee volume is the intermediate portion;
- a second part comprising 30% of the compacted coffee volume is outside the intermediate portion and in at least a region that extends transversally up to a smaller dimension than the maximum width (DT), including on said upstream-oriented portion;
- a relation between the maximum width (DT) and a total height (H) of the tablet is at most 5:1.
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