ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,262,840, issued on April 1, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).
"Diffuser assembly" was invented by David Conor Dykeman (Framingham, Mass.), Eamon Joseph Mccarthy (Brighton, Mass.) and Scott John Shaw (Waltham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diffuser assembly for diffusing fluid in a brewed beverage system is provided. The diffuser assembly includes a diffuser housing having an inlet port configured to receive fluid from a fluid supply, a channel in fluid communication with the inlet port, and a cavity in fluid communication with the channel. The diffuser housing further includes multiple elongate openings ...