US Patent Issued to H. J. HEINZ COMPANY BRANDS on March 31 for "Condiment dispensing apparatus, system, and methods of use" (Dutch, British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,588,785, issued on March 31, was assigned to H. J. HEINZ COMPANY BRANDS LLC (Pittsburgh).

"Condiment dispensing apparatus, system, and methods of use" was invented by Ivi Kalyvioti (Utrecht, Netherlands), Gregg Timothy Francis Leech (Wigan, Great Britain), Kim Bertens-Vlems (Berkel-Enschot, Netherlands) and Joseph Elisabeth Oberdorf (Maastricht, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect, a cartridge for containing condiment is provided. The cartridge includes a body having an inner substantially cylindrical surface for containing a fluid. The body has a first end defining an opening. The cartridge includes a plunger dispo...