ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,578, issued on Oct. 6.
"Coffee grinder with load cell support system" was invented by Claudio Cingolani (Camerino, Italy), Mauro Parrini (Porto Sant'elpidio, Italy) and Marco Feliziani (Tolentino, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coffee grinder includes a load cell fixed to a bracket for measuring the weight of coffee powder contained in the filter of a filter holder arranged in a seat of the bracket. The load cell has rear and front portions attached to the bracket, and a holder attached to a base, wherein the load cell is mounted on the support, so that the rear portion of the load cell is attached to the rear portion of the s...