ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,790, issued on Sept. 9.
"French coffee press" was invented by Toby Eisenberg (Dallas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An improved French coffee press apparatus, system, and method that utilizes a locking ring to engage with a locking base that can be removed from the carafe, along with any coffee grounds. The locking ring is connected to the pressing rod, which also includes a filter system above the locking ring. The pressing rod fits through an opening in the carafe lid, and the carafe lid secures the liquid inside the carafe. The combination of the filtering system assists in the filtering and capture of any coffee grounds into the...