ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,115, issued on June 24, was assigned to Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A. (Brussels).

"Beverage dispensing assembly comprising an ingredient container receiving means and a gas pressure regulator and method of dispensing a beverage with such assembly" was invented by Jerome Pellaud (New Rochelle, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage dispensing assembly for preparing and dispensing a beverage has a source of pressurized base liquid containing dissolved CO2, N2 or N2O and a gas pressure of at least 0.5 bar overpressure at 2deg C. A beverage unit with a liquid flow path has a liquid inlet at one end in fluid communication with the bas...