ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,021, issued on Dec. 23.

"Beverage brewer with hot- and cold-brew options" was invented by Adrian Rivera (Whittier, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage brewer includes a pump, a container, an intake channel, an outflow channel, and a brewing material holder. The pump has inlet and outlet ports to provide negative fluid pressure at the inlet port and positive fluid pressure at the outlet port. The intake channel provides fluid communication between an interior of the container and the inlet port. The outflow channel provides fluid communication between the outlet port and the interior of the container. The brewing material...