ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,259, issued on March 24.
"Method of making infant formula and related devices" was invented by Brian Sims (Trussville, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infant formula cartridge for preparing infant formula from premeasured quantities of dry or concentrated liquid components. The cartridge includes a base portion defining a vessel adapted to be received in a seated relation in a concentrate-introduction chamber, a cover portion sealably joined to an opening of the base portion, the base portion and the cover portion cooperating to define an inner containment space, and an inner casing disposed within the inner containment space...