ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,057, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Beverage preparation machine" was invented by Christian Talon (Vufflens-le-Chateau, Switzerland) and Didier Vuagniaux (Gimel, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Beverage preparation machines include a fluid circulation system including a fluid source, a fluid pump, and a fluid circulation conduit; a container holder to receive a corresponding container; and a fluid processing device including a fluid processing body including in turn at least one inlet member for introducing the fluid substance into the container for the preparatio...