ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,059, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Grinding and extraction apparatus for coffee beans" was invented by Youcef Ait Bouziad (Echandens, Switzerland) and Alfred Yoakim (St-Legier-la Chiesaz, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a grinding and extraction apparatus for roasted coffee beans comprising a grinding device (60) and an associated extraction device (70); the grinding device (60) comprising one or more housings for receiving one or more beans containers (10, 20) with roasted coffee beans of the same or different types; the grinding device ...