ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,704, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to DE' LONGHI APPLIANCES S.r.l. (Treviso, Italy).
"Device for preparing a dose of ground coffee powder" was invented by Giovanni Rossetto (Treviso, Italy), Massimo Poggioli (Treviso, Italy), Alessandro Bellese (Treviso, Italy) and Roberto Sanson (Treviso, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device for preparing a dose of ground coffee powder ready for infusion comprises a cup provided with a gripping handle and housing a filter containing said dose of ground coffee powder, a coupling support in which the cup is coupled separably, and a pressing piston that is engageable in the filter for pres...