ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,733, issued on March 24, was assigned to BE WTR SA (Lausanne, Switzerland).

"Tap for dispensing either a first or a second liquid" was invented by Antoine Cahen (Lausanne, Switzerland), Jean-Luc Denisart (Cully, Switzerland) and Etienne Lebreton (Crissier, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Tap (1) for dispensing a first liquid and/or a second liquid, the tap comprising: -a first inlet (11a) and a second inlet (11): -a first outlet (12a) and a second outlet (12b): -a handle (10) adapted to rotate around a centre point (100) so as to be placed alternatively in: -a first open position corresponding to a rotation of the handle ...