ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,909, issued on June 3.
"Methods for removing bitter taste from liquid beverages" was invented by William L Parish Jr. (Maplewood, Minn.) and Martin Babcock (White Bear Lake, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for the removal of unwanted taste components from beverages is described. The apparatus provides a method for contacting a oleophilic-absorbing surface and/or hydrophobic-absorbing surface of polymer media with a beverage before, during or after it is dispensed so that undesirable flavors are selectively removed from the beverage without removing desirable flavors improving the enjoyment of its consumpti...