ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,974, issued on Aug. 12.
"Shaved coffee beans and coffee shaving methods" was invented by Eric Wright (Overland Park, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coffee bean shaving process is utilized herein to produce shaved coffee bean products, such as coffee flakes, coffee shavings, and coffee slices, which may comprise clean and smooth faces and rough edges. Due to the shaving process described herein, the shaved coffee bean products may be produced with larger and fewer surfaces, thereby yielding a coffee product with greater surface area to volume (SA/V) ratios, particularly when compared to coffee grounds produced by conventional b...