ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,959, issued on March 11, was assigned to PepsiCo Inc. (Purchase, N.Y.).
"Beverage dispensing nozzle" was invented by Giancarlo Fantappie (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Steven T. Jersey (Laguna Niguel, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage dispensing nozzle includes a housing having an upper end opposite a lower end, and an inlet at the upper end that is configured to be placed in communication with a source of a base liquid. The beverage dispensing nozzle further includes a chamber within the housing and in communication with the inlet. An aerator is in communication with the chamber, and the aerator includes a plate h...