Patent ID: 11919703
Assignee: K-FEE SYSTEM GMBH
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A single-serve capsule for making a beverage in a beverage making machine, the single-serve capsule having a base element that is made of a biodegradable material that defines a cavity without a filter, and in which a raw beverage material is provided, the single-serve capsule having an annular flange, the cavity being closed by a cover, which is fastened on a top side of the flange and overlies the raw beverage material to seal the raw beverage material within the cavity, the single-serve capsule comprises a barrier layer to prevent moisture or aroma from escaping out of the single-serve capsule,
wherein the single-serve capsule has an identifier, which makes it possible to individualize the single-serve capsule, the identifier is a code having different reflection properties on a bottom side of the flange, the single-serve capsule is configured to be inserted into a receptacle of the beverage making machine for which the single-serve capsule is designed to be used and in a detecting relationship to a detector of the beverage making machine and then detected by the detector, and only upon detecting the identifier by the detector and then comparing the detected identifier to a stored reference, is a water-providing pump of the beverage making machine activated so that hot water is supplied into the single-serve capsule.