US Patent Issued to Brita on May 12 for "Introduction of an additive to water" (Chinese, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,898, issued on May 12, was assigned to Brita LP (Brampton, Canada).

"Introduction of an additive to water" was invented by Madeline A. Donovan (Pleasanton, Calif.), Russell E. Bell (Pleasanton, Calif.), Federico Macoretta (Pleasanton, Calif.), Gavin Shen (Causeway Bay, Hong Kong), Piercy Yau (Causeway Bay, Hong Kong) and Simeon Jupp (Causeway Bay, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A removable additive assembly includes a vessel and a pump module or nozzle housing. The vessel defines an interior volume configured to hold an additive, such as a flavoring and/or nutritional (e.g., vitamin) additive. The pump includes an actuator t...