ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,672,735, issued on July 7.
"Infant formula preparation apparatus and method" was invented by Danny J. Roberson (Euless, Texas), Aida M. Viana (Miami) and Lidia M. Viana (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infant formula dispensing apparatus has a receptacle for receiving a sealed pod containing an amount of infant formula powder sufficient for a single feeding of a predetermined size. When the pod is placed in the receptacle, a fixture of the apparatus pierces the pod and forces warm water through the pod. The water mixes with the infant formula powder in the pod and exits the pod though a spout, where it is received in a receptacle,...