ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,520,963, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KAZ EUROPE SARL (Bussigny, Switzerland).

"Handheld filter press" was invented by Christopher Diskin (New York), Brandon Rodriguez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Nicolas Ernesto Fong (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handheld filter press includes a pump, a water chamber, and a portafilter basket. The pump includes a pump housing that defines a pump chamber configured to pressurize air, and defines a pump outlet for exhausting pressurized air. The pump includes an outlet valve fluidly connected with the pump outlet. The outlet valve allows air to exit the pump chamber and prevents air from ...