Illycaffe SpA filed the patent application on Nov. 6, 2007. The patent application number is 4266/KOLNP/2007 A.
According to the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, "A filter holder particularly for espresso coffee machines, comprising a cup-shaped body which has a substantially cylindrical shape with respect to an axis, the body being open in an upward region for watertight fitting on an espresso coffee machine and having an opening on its bottom which is arranged on the axis of the cup for the passage of an extracted beverage, the filter holder comprising an adapted, which is fitted in the cup and is substantially cylindrical in order to accommodate a substance in powder form from which a beverage is to be extracted, the adapter being able to rotate coaxially with respect to the cup."
illycaffe is a brand of coffee produced in Trieste, Italy. illy produces only one blend in three roast variations: normal, dark roast or decaffeinated. The blend is packaged as beans (yet to be ground), pre-ground coffee, E.S.E. pods, or iperEspresso Capsules.