ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,410,048, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC (Needham, Mass.).
"Ingredient container" was invented by Andrew David Zdeblick (Reading, Mass.), Joshua David Anthony (Billerica, Mass.) and Joyce Chien Tu (Melrose, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Ingredient containers for use in a beverage carbonation system are provided. The ingredient container includes a container body having a hollow interior and an opening leading into the hollow interior. The ingredient container also includes a cap positioned over the opening in the container body and including an inlet port and an outlet port. A cross-section of the cap ...