ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,282, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to BARTRACK INC. (Sterling, Va.).

"Beverage mixing system" was invented by Brett Danielson (Vienna, Va.), Grant Hobar (Herndon, Va.) and David Atherton (Purcellville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage mixing system provides for accurate, convenient, and reliable mixing of liquid ingredients to dispense drinks. The beverage mixing system includes a plurality of containers each including a liquid ingredient, a pumping system in fluid communication with the plurality of containers, and a fluid manifold where liquid ingredients from the plurality of containers are ultimately combined and...