ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,253, issued on March 25, was assigned to SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"System for introducing an additive into a container comprising a static microdoser" was invented by Andrea Comin (Nancy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a system for introducing an additive into a container (2). The system comprises an automated device for transporting the container (2) in a horizontal plane (P), such as a rotary wheel. The system further comprises a static microdoser (5) having a nozzle from which a jet (7) of an additive issues upon passage of an opening of the container (2). Additive is ...