ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,447, issued on July 8, was assigned to Automatic Bar Controls Inc. (Vacaville, Calif.).

"Selectable gas infused beverage dispensing system" was invented by Vishnu Vishaal Narayan Maharaj (Sacramento, Calif.), Benjamin Adam Piper (Elk Grove, Calif.) and Charles Kleinrichert (Annapolis, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are beverage dispensing apparatuses for selectable gas-infused beverage dispensing. The apparatus may have a faucet assembly, a beverage storage unit, a gas storage unit, a liquid/gas infusion unit, and an infusion valve. The faucet assembly may have a housing, a nozzle, a supply valve, and a dispensing...