US Patent Issued on Feb. 17 for "Fruit flavoring in the image of a fruit portion for introduction into a vessel for flavoring a liquid" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,550,919, issued on Feb. 17.

"Fruit flavoring in the image of a fruit portion for introduction into a vessel for flavoring a liquid" was invented by James F. Kramer (Foster City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and methods are provided for dispensing into a liquid a soluble substance, such as a soluble flavoring. The soluble flavoring may include a lime flavoring with citric acid. It may include a cannabinoid. Alternatively, the soluble flavoring may not include citric acid or sugar. A useful application of the subject invention includes a lime flavoring held by a gelatinous elastic lime wedge. The gelatinous lime wedge ma...