ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,016, issued on March 31, was assigned to LAICA S.P.A. (Barbarano Mossano, Italy).

"Filtering container for liquids" was invented by Maurizio Moretto (Vicenza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filtering container for liquids, in particular water, comprising a main body, a gripping portion which is configured to be gripped by a user for lifting the container and pouring the liquid contained therein out of it, a closure group of an opening which is defined in the main body and which includes a filtering element which is arranged in such a position as to intercept the liquid being discharged from the main body, dispensing means fo...