ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,990, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to CORADIN SAS (Mouans-Sartoux, France).
"Capsule adapted to receive a fluid, and assembly comprising a container and said capsule" was invented by David Bouteloup (Peymeinade, France), Fabrice Bourdier (Montauroux, France) and Florence Bidamant (Mulhouse, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A capsule to seal the opening in a container, such as the neck of a bottle, wherein the container is adapted to contain a first fluid, the capsule being adapted to contain a second fluid that is different from the first fluid, the capsule including a striker movable from a first initial position to a second...