ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,386, issued on June 2, was assigned to DE'LONGHI APPLIANCES S.R.L. CON UNICO SOCIO (Treviso, Italy).

"Machine and method for preparing coffee beverages" was invented by Giovanni Rossetto (Treviso, Italy) and Claudio Cristofoli (Treviso, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments described here concern a machine for preparing coffee beverages by infusing a coffee powder in an infusion unit. Other embodiments concern a method to prepare a coffee beverage, including a step of pre-infusing and a step of infusing the coffee powder."

The patent was filed on June 29, 2021, under Application No. 18/013,724.

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