ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,433,450, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Hemro International AG (Bachenbulach, Switzerland).
"Coffee bean grinder" was invented by Andrea Gennai (Milan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Coffee bean grinder (1) comprising at least one grinder module (4), at least one supply of coffee beans (2) as well as a ground coffee dispensing area (6) with a bracket (13), onto which are porta filter (9) to be filled with ground coffee is put for the process of dispensing ground coffee into said porta filter (9), wherein the coffee bean grinder (1) comprises a proximity sensor for detecting the presence of a porta filter (9) on said bracket (13), and wh...