US Patent Issued to Societe des Produits Nestle on Dec. 30 for "Biodegradable capsule with integrated opening means" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,293, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Biodegradable capsule with integrated opening means" was invented by Christophe Sebastien Paul Heydel (Chez-le-Bart, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a capsule (100) for preparing a beverage, which comprises a capsule body (200), which delimits a closed chamber (210) for enclosing a substance for the preparation of the beverage by injecting a fluid into the chamber (210). The capsule body (200) comprises a retaining wall (220) delimiting a part of the chamber (210). The capsule (100) further compr...