ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,459, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Breville Pty Ltd. (Alexandria, Australia).
"Coffee machine" was invented by Andrew Robert Morgan (Alexandria, Australia), Norman Oliveria (Alexandria, Australia), Gerard White (Alexandria, Australia) and Robert Grassia (Alexandria, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is disclosed herein a coffee machine (10) including: a body (12); a steam wand (14), to froth milk, attached to the body (12); and a cleaning mechanism (20), the cleaning mechanism (20) including: a stem (22) having a first end portion (24) attached to the body (12), and a second end portion (26) extending longitudinal...