ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,228, issued on May 27, was assigned to B/E AEROSPACE INC. (Winston Salem, N.C.).

"Beverage devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Brian P. Mills (Blue Springs, Mo.), Bryan Rogers (Kearney, Mo.) and Mudar Abu-Saymeh (Olathe, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage mixing device is may comprise a controller in electronic communication with a sensor, the controller configured to: determine a drink type based on receiving sensor data from the sensor, and mix a pre-mixed composition with a carbonated water or a non-carbonated water based on the drink type."

The patent was filed on Aug. 7, 2023, under Application No. 18/366...