Beverage preparation machines and beverage cartridges

Patent Number: 9386877

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

A delivery head for a beverage preparation machine comprising: an upwardly directed inlet for supplying water to a cartridge received in the delivery head; a downwardly directed outlet for outflow of beverage; a barcode reader having a barcode reader window through which signals may be transmitted; wherein the inlet, the outlet and the barcode reader window are arranged in a line with the outlet being intermediate the inlet and the barcode reader window.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Paul Adrian Saxton - - -
Roger Geoffrey Tanner - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 47 J 31 06
A 47 J 31 36
A 47 J 31 44

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Kraft Foods, Inc. - - - - -