US Patent Issued to Brain on May 5 for "Capsule for preparing a beverage" (Luxembourger Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,604, issued on May 5, was assigned to Brain Corp S.A. (Schifflange, Luxembourg).

"Capsule for preparing a beverage" was invented by Olivier Brivois (Differdange, Luxembourg).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a capsule for containing a substance for preparing a beverage by placing the capsule in the cavity of a piston. The capsule has a body with a rim and a sealing ring which is attached to the lower wall of the rim. The sealing ring has an upper face bearing on the lower wall of the ring and a free lower face. The capsule has an inner bearing surface and an outer bearing surface each projecting from the rim formin...