Luigi Bezzera

[1] He is the inventor of the first removable portafilter espresso machine, while Angelo Moriondo holds the first recorded patent for the espresso machine, he hired a mechanic in Milan to build it.

[2] Although the original patent for the rapid extraction of coffee with steam and hot water was granted to Angelo Moriondo on 16 May 1884, the method was not initially practical, and machines on this basis were found only in the immediate vicinity of Turin.

Bezzera improved this concept and applied for a patent for his innovations on December 19, 1901.

[3][4] These improvements enabled machines with significantly increased throughput and cost-effectiveness.

[6] Pavoni initially kept the old name and began working with Bezzera on mass production in a workshop in Via Parini in Milan.