ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,156, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Generosity Water Inc. (Montebello, Calif.).
"Alkaline water dispensing apparatus with water consumption tracking functionality" was invented by Micah Cravalho (La Quinta, Calif.), Jasmine Davenport (Los Angeles) and Lamont Wright (Blue Jay, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention includes a station for dispensing water, specifically alkaline water having a stable pH of between about 8 and about 10. Additionally, the station includes at least one radiofrequency identification (RFID) chip sensor, configured to detect a unique RFID chip in, for example, a bottle of water and auto...