Capsule for preparing a nutritional product including a filter and method

• Main Authors: MEIER, ALAIN, EPARS, YANN, ABRAHAM, SOPHIE, WYSS, HEINZ, SCORRANO, LUCIO, FABOZZI, THIERRY JEAN ROBERT, DOLEAC, FREDERIC, BEZET, NICOLAS, DOGAN, NIHAN, DOUDIN, YASMINE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.01.2015
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; COFFEE MILLS; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; FURNITURE; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPICE MILLS; STORING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING

Capsule for the preparation of a nutritional product in a device adapted to supply liquid in the capsule, said capsule comprising: at least one compartment (13) containing nutritional ingredients for the preparation of the nutritional product in combination with the supplied liquid, a filter adapted for removing contaminants contained in the liquid, wherein the filter is formed as a relatively rigid filter unit (18) which comprises a filter membrane (20) and ah outlet wall (23) for supporting the filter membrane; the outlet wall comprising at least one liquid outlet (26) communicating with the compartment (13). The invention also relates to the filter unit (18) as such.