US Patent Issued to The Swatch Group Research and Development on July 7 for "Metering device for a machine for making a liquid preparation" (Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,700, issued on July 7, was assigned to The Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd (Marin, Switzerland).

"Metering device for a machine for making a liquid preparation" was invented by Yoann Mosteiro Vazquez (Montmagny, Switzerland), Francois Erdemli (Colombier, Switzerland), Jean-Bosco Thanh Khai Dinh (Fribourg, Switzerland) and Michel Willemin (Preles, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A metering device for a machine for making a liquid preparation includes a liquid reservoir for storing a fluid and for feeding, via an inlet line, at least one pump arranged to force the fluid to pass, in the liquid and/or vapour state, th...