ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,257, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Dispensa Holdings LLC (Carlsbad, Calif.).
"Ingredient dispensing and drink through device for beverage container" was invented by Daniel Howard (Oceanside, Calif.) and Mario Junior Irizarry (Murrieta, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage ingredient mixing and dispensing assembly can include an adapter configured for attachment to a beverage container and can include a beverage ingredient receptacle having a piercing assembly configured to pierce a frangible seal of a beverage ingredient cartridge. The piercing assembly can pierce the seal and allow a beverage ingredient from within ...