ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,982, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Starbucks Corp. (Seattle).

"Systems, methods, and devices for automatic water pressure control" was invented by Joseph Emil Gormley (Mercer Island, Wash.) and Nathan Christopher Bockman Oren (Edgewood, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure control system may include a controller. A pressure control system may include a first sensor configured to determine a pressure of water flow through a first water inlet and transmit a signal to the controller indicative of the pressure of water flow through the first water inlet. A pressure control system may include a second sensor configured to de...