ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,999, issued on April 22, was assigned to Wild Flower Holdings Inc. (New York).
"Customizable beverages" was invented by Kari Horowitz (New York), Neal Pomroy (Cos Cob, Conn.) and David Wildenstein (Wellington, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques for performing on-demand customization of beverages to improve the drinking experience may include receiving a target flavor, comparing the target flavor with a base flavor that is associated with a beverage, and receiving a chemical signature that can be used as a reference for injecting predetermined dosages of one or more formulations into a dispenser line of the beverage dispens...