ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,727,705, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Capsule holder for holding a capsule" was invented by Alexandre Pugliese (Paudex, Switzerland), Alexandre Perentes (Sullens, Switzerland), Xavier Richi (Morges, Switzerland) and Lucio Scorrano (Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention is directed to a capsule holder (2) for holding a capsule (C) carrying a beverage component and for being attachable in an attachment direction (I) to a beverage preparation device (3) of a beverage preparation machine (1) for beverage production, the capsule holder ...