ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,066, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Black & Decker Inc. (New Britain, Conn.).
"Automated drink maker" was invented by Oleksiy P. Sergyeyenko (Baldwin, Md.), Andrew Cross (Bel Air, Md.), Thomas Landis (Baltimore), Randy L. Rhoades (Seward, Pa.), Graham Bone (Durham, Great Britain), Daniel Langford (Baltimore), Mark Thomas Davies (Newcastle, Great Britain), Michael C. Doyle (Baldwin, Md.), Aldon O. Blackwood (Baltimore) and Tylan A. Tschopp (Baltimore).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drink making device including a hood, a base configured to support at least four bottles, a tower connecting the base and the hood; and a dispenser for ...