A method for making a beverage capsule for use in a beverage preparing machine disposes a moldable non-woven fabric over an opening defined by a body having an interior space. The fabric includes multi-component fibers that are constructed and arranged to be drawn to a desired depth. A portion of the fabric is sealed to a sealing layer disposed on the body. A portion of the fabric disposed over the opening is molded to the desired depth in the interior space to form a filter defining an ingredients chamber. Ingredients are disposed in the ingredients chamber for preparing a desired beverage. A cover disposed over the opening. The cover is sealed to the body.

A beverage machine, in particular a coffee machine, prepares a beverage using water supplied via a fixed water connection to a hydraulic part arranged in the beverage machine and outputs the beverage at an outlet of the beverage machine. Maintenance is simplified by the fact that the beverage machine is provided with a cartridge holder which is accessible from the outside and into which a cartridge can be inserted in an exchangeable manner, the cartridge includes a cartridge connection on the inlet side and a cartridge connection on the outlet side, via which, in the inserted state of the cartridge, water supplied to the beverage machine via the fixed water connection flows through the cartridge and is thereby filtered and/or enriched with additives.

A beverage system that includes a capsule and a beverage machine. The capsule includes: a base element; a flange that includes a top side and a bottom side; a cover fastened to the top side, the cover is bowed outwardly and includes a region configured to be pierced; a barrier layer to prevent moisture or aroma from escaping out of the capsule; and an identifier on the bottom side of the flange. The machine includes: a sensor/detector; an insertion shaft configured to receive the capsule; a pump controlled to supply water into the capsule only upon detection of the identifier and a determination by the machine that the capsule is suitable for use with the machine; a mandrel to pierce the cover; a groove that is laterally offset from the mandrel; and a seal that is at least partially seated in the groove and configured to bear against the cover.

A single-serve capsule for making a beverage, having: a base element with a cavity, in which a raw beverage material is provided, the base element is made of a biodegradable material, a flange extending outwardly from the base element, the flange comprising a top side and an opposing bottom side, and a cover that is fastened to the top side of the flange to close the cavity, the cover is made of a same material as the base element. The single-serve capsule is free of a filter, and has an identifier, which makes it possible to individualize the respective single-serve capsule, the identifier is provided on the bottom side of the flange.

Systems, methods and cartridges for carbonating a precursor liquid, such as water, to form a beverage. A carbon dioxide source can be provided in a cartridge which is used to generate carbon dioxide gas that is dissolved into the precursor liquid. A beverage medium, such as a powdered drink mix or liquid syrup, may be provided in the same, or a separate cartridge as the carbon dioxide source and mixed with the precursor liquid to form a beverage. The use of one or more cartridges for the carbon dioxide source and/or beverage medium may make for an easy to use and mess-free system for making carbonated beverages, e.g., in the consumer's home.

Present embodiments generally relate to a single-serve beverage cartridge for use with a single-serve coffee brewer. In some embodiments, the cartridge has a body portion, a first filter element, and a second filter element. The cartridge can include a single serving of coffee or another beverage component or precursor. The cartridge can be formed of a biodegradable and/or compostable material. In some embodiments, at least one of the filters is configured to stretch when pressed by a tamping head, thereby allowing the tamping head to be received in the cartridge to facilitate tamping of the beverage component or precursor.

A drug decocting container comprises a cover body (1), an inner-layer container, and an outer-layer container. The inner-layer container is em-bedded in the inner part of the outer-layer container, the strength of the outer-layer container is larger than that of the inner-layer container, and the outer-layer container supports the inner-layer container and controls deformation of the inner-layer container. The cover body (1) is connected with the inner-layer container in a sealing way to form a sealed cavity, and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet are provided on the sealed cavity. An inner pipe (3) is supported by a high-strength outer pipe (2) in the drug decocting container, such that the wall thickness of the inner pipe (3) can be thin, thereby reducing costs of the inner pipe (3), providing a condition for disposable use of the inner pipe (3), and preventing drugs from influencing each other by residues in the inner pipe (3) so as to affect the quality of a beverage while decocting different drugs. Decoction pieces are separated by multi-stage baffle plates (4), thereby reducing pressure of the decoction pieces on a filter piece (5), and increasing the flowing speed of extract liquor.

A recyclable beverage pod for use in beverage machine. The pod has a base with an elevated portion. The base is configured to be pierced by the beverage machine, and the elevated portion has an elevation height greater than a piercing height of the beverage machine. A sidewall extends upwardly from an outer edge of the base surface and has an upper rim. A lid is sealingly coupled to the upper rim and cooperates with the base and the sidewall to define an interior volume. The lid is configured to be pierced by the beverage machine. A removable, closed filter contains a beverage medium and is disposed within the interior volume. The filter is at least partially supported by the elevated portion.

Fitment assembly (10) for a container comprising a beverage medium, the fitment assembly (10) comprising: an inlet chamber (120) to accommodate an inflow of fluid for infusion with the beverage medium to produce a beverage; a tertiary active chamber (231) on one of the sides of the fitment assembly (10) to where the infused fluid arrives and a tertiary passive chamber (232) on the reverse side of the fitment assembly (10) to where the infused fluid arrives after having been filtered; a primary filter element (11) filtering the infused fluid coming from the tertiary active chamber (231) and flowing into the tertiary passive chamber (232); and an outlet duct (12) arranged in such a way that the filtered and infused beverage from the tertiary passive chamber (232) enters the outlet duct (12) and flows by gravity towards the exterior of the fitment assembly (10).

Pack (100) having an inner volume in which a coffee ingredient is stored and from which a coffee beverage is extracted when a fluid is introduced inside the pack (100), said inner volume being defined by sheets of material joined to one another at their edges, such that the inner volume presents a generally plane shape, said pack (100) comprising an inlet chamber (120) configured to accommodate an inflow of fluid for flowing through the coffee ingredient to extract a coffee beverage and at least one outlet duct (12) for delivering the coffee beverage from said inner volume, said inlet chamber (120) and said outlet duct (12) being positioned at the bottom of the pack (100), the pack (100) further comprising a compartmental channel (250) and a filtering element (30) configured in such a way that they define a dedicated chamber inside the volume of the pack where the coffee ingredient is confined, the filtering element (30) being further configured for preventing the particles of the coffee ingredient from entering the outlet duct (12) when fluid is introduced in the pack and the coffee beverage is extracted, thus preventing these particles from being delivered together with the coffee beverage.