ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,521, issued on May 13, was assigned to KONINKLIJKE DOUWE EGBERTS B.V. (Utrecht, Netherlands).
"System for preparing a beverage" was invented by Peter Rijskamp (Gaggio Montano, Italy), Judith Margreet Haaneke Ogink (Putten, Netherlands), Klaas Kooijker (Drachten, Netherlands) and Jarno Beekman (Drachten, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various aspects related to a system for preparing a quantity of beverage suitable for consumption. The system comprises a first exchangeable capsule and a second exchangeable capsule, the second exchangeable capsule being larger than the first exchangeable capsule and an apparatus including a...