- Patent Title: Apparatus for preparing a coffee beverage, a system comprising such an apparatus, use of a coffee container in such a system or in such an apparatus and a method for preparing a coffee beverage using such an apparatus or using such a system
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Application No.: US15600436Application Date: 2017-05-19
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Publication No.: US10667646B2Publication Date: 2020-06-02
- Inventor: Gerbrand Kristiaan de Graaff , Gustaaf Frans Brouwer , Johannes Cornelis Nieuwlaat
- Applicant: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Utrecht
- Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Douwe Egberts B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Utrecht
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@6abdc388 com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@2cbd00a6
- Main IPC: A47J31/44
- IPC: A47J31/44 ; A47J31/36

Abstract:
An apparatus for preparing a coffee beverage. The apparatus comprises a holder for receiving a coffee container. The holder comprising at least one outlet opening having at least one orifice for generating a coffee beverage flow when coffee beverage is fed to the outlet opening. A liquid flow path extends between the orifice and at least one outflow opening for discharging coffee beverage from the apparatus, a coffee outlet chamber being included in the liquid flow path. The apparatus further comprises an air flow generator for during operation- generating a flow of air in the coffee outlet chamber for entraining in the flow of air an aroma of the coffee beverage; said coffee outlet chamber comprising at least one dispenser opening for dispensing coffee beverage aroma in a direction away from the apparatus, in particular into the direction of the user. The at least one dispenser opening is separate from the at least one outflow opening. A method for preparing coffee beverage comprises the step of generating a flow of air in the coffee outlet chamber.
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