ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,582,260, issued on March 24, was assigned to BREVILLE PTY LTD (Alexandria, Australia).
"Coffee grinder apparatus" was invented by Con Psarologos (Bardwell Valley, Australia), David Davenport (Lane Cove, Australia) and Richard Hoare (Lane Cove, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An espresso machine has a built-in coffee grinder. A coffee grinding apparatus cooperates with a removable portafilter having a handle, the apparatus including: a cradle for supporting the portafilter; an actuator adjacent to the cradle for co-operating with the portafilter; a downward facing ledge engages a front tab of the portafilter for resisting imbala...