ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,226, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to COCKTAILSMACHINE SRL (Milan).

"Connector for a fluid dispenser" was invented by Marco De Gasperi (Lainate, Italy) and Marcello De Gasperi (Lainate, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector for dispensing a fluid contained in a bag-in-box container is disclosed, that is usable in an automatic dosing an apparatus of ingredients for cocktails, in which the connector includes an assembly of several portions including a first assembly portion connected to the container and a second assembly portion connectable to a dispensing tube that is in turn connected to a peristaltic pump, the assembly...