ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,042, issued on March 18.
"French press plunger assembly" was invented by Shuijin Liang (Tianjin, China), Sterling Enyu Lyang (Thornhill, Canada), Zhujuan Yang (Thornhill, Canada) and Jian Liang (Thornhill, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A French press rod assembly configured to be operably engaged with a French press coffee pot wherein the French press rod assembly provides an element to engage therewith to stabilize the French press rod assembly during removal of the filter screen. The French press rod assembly includes a shaft having a first end and a second end. A handle is secured to the first end of the shaft and a filte...