ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,052, issued on Feb. 17.
"Multi-purpose espresso machine group head cleaning tool" was invented by Steven Monti (Cumberland, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Presented is a multi-purpose cleaning tool for cleaning a group head of an espresso machine. The multi-purpose cleaning tool includes a top element and a bottom element. A ring brush and a centre textile disk cleaning pad are disposed on the first side of the top element. A central plate is positioned between the first side and the opposite second side of the bottom element. An inspection mirror is removably positioned below the central plate. A central hole is positioned subs...