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SYSTEM, METHOD AND CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE

  • US 20120121765A1
  • Filed: 12/08/2011
  • Published: 05/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for preparing a predetermined quantity of beverage suitable for consumption using an extractable product, the system comprising:

  • an exchangeable capsule, and an apparatus comprising a receptacle for holding the exchangeable capsule, and a fluid dispensing device for supplying an amount of a fluid, such as water, under pressure to the exchangeable capsule,wherein the exchangeable capsule comprises a circumferential wall, a bottom closing the circumferential wall at a first end, and a lid closing the circumferential wall at a second end opposite the bottom, wherein the wall, bottom and lid enclose an inner space comprising the extractable product,wherein the bottom comprises an entrance area for supplying an amount of a fluid by the fluid dispensing device through the entrance area to the capsule,wherein the lid comprises an exit area for supplying a prepared beverage through the exit area from the capsule to a container,wherein a flow resistance of the entrance area of the capsule is lower than the flow resistance of the exit area, when the capsule comprises the extractable product.

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