US Patent Issued to Starbucks on Nov. 3 for "Fluid dispensing system" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,978, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Starbucks Corp. (Seattle).

"Fluid dispensing system" was invented by Jonathan Levey (Geneseo, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are methods of pumping fluids and fluid pump devices and systems. The systems described herein include an adjustable pump configured to expel fluid at a plurality of flow rates. The systems include at least one current measurement device communicatively coupled to the pump and configured to measure an electrical current applied to the pump. The systems include a controller communicatively coupled to the pump and the at least one current measurement dev...