ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,967, issued on Sept. 23.

"System of assembling low and high-pressure pods" was invented by Sung Oh (West Covina, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system of assembling first and second types of pods includes a first assembly apparatus for packing first type of pods such as low-pressure coffee pods, and a second assembly apparatus for partially packing second types of pods where a second type of filter is packed with a second beverage ingredient without a container. The assembled filter with the second beverage ingredient is passed to the first assembly apparatus where the outer container and the lid may be applied to assemble ...