ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,451, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to City Linker International Ltd. (Hong Kong).
"Coffee capsule recycling press" was invented by Lung Cheung Lionel Sun (Kowloon, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A beverage capsule recycling press includes an annular body having an axis, an axial inlet, an axial outlet and a radially symmetrical annular sleeve communicating between the inlet and outlet, the body comprising first and second body portions connected by a hinge extending parallel to the axis, the second body portion being pivotable about the hinge relative to the first body portion between closed and open positions, a piston havin...