ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,425, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to H.J. Heinz Co. Brands LLC (Pittsburgh).
"Condiment dispenser" was invented by Gregg Leech (Wigan, Great Britain), Robin Duxbury (Grantham, Great Britain), Kim Bertens-Vlems (Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands) and Ivi Kalyvioti (Utrecht, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a condiment dispenser for discharging condiment from a condiment container is disclosed. The condiment dispenser includes a housing configured to surround at least a portion of the condiment container when installed in the housing. A spout extends from the condiment dispenser for discharging the condiment from ...