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Bibliographic Information of Patents (PCT) Granted Under R.A. 8293

1 INVENTIONS

[19] INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PHILIPPINES

[12] INVENTION GRANT
[21] Registration Number: 1/2018/501259 Document Code: B1

[45] Issue Date: 25 April 2022

[22] Date Filed: 13 June 2018

[54] Title: BEVERAGE DISPENSER WITH POWDER CONTAINER

[71] Proprietors(s): SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A. [CH]

[72] Inventor(s): WU, Fenghua [CN]: STIEGER, Mischa [CH]

[73] Assignee(s): SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A. [CH]

[74] Attorney / Agent: BENGZON NEGRE UNTALAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS

[30] Priority Data: NONE

[51] International Class 8: A47J 31/40

The invention concerns a beverage preparation machine (1) configured for
dispensing a plurality of different beverages comprising :
- a plurality of containers (3) for storing, dosing and dispensing different
beverage ingredients,
- at least one beverage preparation unit (4) for preparing a beverage from at
least one of the beverage ingredients and a diluent,
- a control system (5) operable to execute a preparation process comprising
controlling said containers and beverage preparation unit(s) to prepare the
beverage,
- the control system comprising a user interface,
- the user interface comprising a plurality of selection buttons (6) enabling the
ordering of different beverages, said selection buttons being positioned on
[57] Abstract:
the front face of the beverage preparation machine, and each selection button
being associated with one beverage identification label and cooperating with
a corresponding backlight device so that the selection button and the
associated label are made visible when backlighted only, wherein the control
system is configured to :
- receive input relative to the number of different beverages dispensable (to
be dispensed) by the machine, and
- in response to said input :
. switch on a number of backlight devices equal to the number of different
beverages dispensable by the machine, and select the backlight devices to be
switched on.
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Document description
Reference(s) Cited
[56] CN 103841863 A (Nestec SA) 04 June 2014
and/or Considered:
CN 101300190 A (Coca Cola Co.) 05 November 2008
No. of Claims: 12
 Intellectual Property Center, 28 Upper McKinley Rd.
McKinley Hill Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634 Philippines
Tel. No. 238-6300 Website: http://www.ipophil.gov.ph e-mail: mail@ipophil.gov.ph
Volume 25 Number 115
Date Released: October 14, 2022

[19] INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PHILIPPINES

[12] INVENTION GRANT
[21] Registration Number: 1/2018/550178 Document Code: B1

[45] Issue Date: 25 April 2022

[22] Date Filed: 19 October 2018

[54] Title: SMELTING PROCESS AND APPARATUS

[71] Proprietors(s): TATA STEEL LIMITED [IN]

[72] Inventor(s): PILOTE, Jacques[AU]: DRY, Rodney James[AU]

[73] Assignee(s): TATA STEEL LIMITED [IN]

[74] Attorney / Agent: BETITA CABILAO CASUELA SARMIENTO

[30] Priority Data: 2016901601 02/05/2016 AU

[51] International Class 8: C21B 7/12; F27B 1/24; F27B 3/24; F27D 1/12
A smelting vessel includes a plurality of heat pipes (21) positioned in a
refractory lining of at least a part of the hearth (9) for cooling at least a part of
the refractory lining. At least one of the heat pipes includes (a) a liquid phase
of a heat transfer fluid, typically water, in a lower section of the heat pipe and
[57] Abstract: (b) a vapor phase of the heat transfer fluid, typically steam, in an upper
section of the heat pipe. The heat pipe also includes a vent to allow vapour
phase to escape from the heat pipe to reduce the pressure or the temperature
within the heat pipe when the vapour pressure or the temperature in the heat
pipe exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure or temperature.

Representative Drawing(s):

Document description
Reference(s) Cited
[56] WO 2015/081376 A1 (Preston, Davis Mark, et. al.) 11 June 2015
and/or Considered:
US 5379831 A (Carpenter, Neil) 10 January 1995
No. of Claims: 14