ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,992, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Carlsberg Supply Co. AG (Switzerland).

"Aroma extraction" was invented by Surinder Singh (Ziegelbrucke, Switzerland) and Michael Jakob (Ziegelbrucke, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention regards an aroma extraction unit, comprising: -a hydration tank containing a mixture of plants or parts thereof and a liquid, said tank configured to contain a positive gas flow pressure, -a shearing unit configured for shearing the plants or parts thereof, -a hydrodynamic cavitation unit, and -at least one circulation unit, wherein the hydration tank, shearing unit, cavitation unit are in f...