ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,942, issued on April 14, was assigned to RECYCAP TECHNOLOGIES S.L. (Valencia, Spain).

"Extraction device and mechanisms, and use in recycling beverage capsules" was invented by Vicente Oller Mengual (Valencia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Extraction devices and mechanisms for removing debris from a beverage capsule are described, in addition to beverage devices including such an extraction device. Methods of cleaning and reusing a beverage capsule are also described."

The patent was filed on March 31, 2023, under Application No. 18/129,763.

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