ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,466, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Pi-Design AG (Triengen, Switzerland).
"Filter device for filtering insoluble material" was invented by Jorgen Bodum (Meggen, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter device for filtering insoluble material which is used in the preparation of beverages, in particular for filtering tea leaves or ground coffee, includes a steel body having a plurality of filter openings and a plastic part composed of an injection-moldable plastic. The plastic part includes a connecting portion that may be injection-molded around the steel body. A recess is located in the connecting portion. The recess i...