ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,173, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Method for dispensing ground coffee" was invented by Youcef Ait Bouziad (Echandens, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for dispensing ground coffee for preparing a coffee beverage. The method comprises the steps of: providing a machine (110), which comprises one or more receptacles (13, 14) for storing one or different types of roasted coffee beans, one or more dosing devices (60, 70) for dispensing coffee beans, which are stored in the one or more receptacles (13, 14), and a grinder (30) for receivi...