ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,981, issued on July 14, was assigned to ALUPAK ITALIA S.R.L. (Milan).
"System for preparing beverages" was invented by Andrea Bartoli (Ameglia, Italy) and Davide Capitini (Ameglia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a system for preparing beverages starting from a capsule (1) by injecting pressurised water comprising: a dispensing machine (5) comprising an injection device for supplying water under pressure to the capsule (1), a housing element (501) configured to house the capsule (1) and a dispensing device for closing the housing element (501) in a closed configuration of the dispensing machine (5), wherein the hous...