ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,748, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to SODAFLO Ltd. (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain).

"Apparatus for the preparation and dispensing of post-mix carbonated drinks" was invented by Ian Alexander Aldred (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Alistair John Scott (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain), Allen John Pearson (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain) and Daniel O'Connell (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus (10) for the preparation of aerated drinks, comprising: an aerator stage (20) comprising: a removable aerator bottle (30) defining a chamber (32) for receiving a liquid to be aerated; an aerator bottle interface...