ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,952, issued on July 15, was assigned to Ullo LLC (Chicago).

"Assembly for selectively aerating and changing the temperature of a beverage" was invented by James Richard Kornacki (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for selectively aerating and heating or cooling a beverage. The assembly includes a body that receives the beverage, a heat transfer element having a control temperature, a diverter in communication with and coupled to the body, and an aerator in communication with the diverter, the aerator including a plurality of flow features and an outlet. The heat transfer element carried by the body, such that the heat...