ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,727, issued on March 24, was assigned to WELBILT FOODSERVICE Cos. LLC (New Port Richey, Fla.).

"Automated cleaning system for a beverage dispenser" was invented by Hugh Richard Voit II (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cleaning system for a beverage dispenser, the system comprising: a water source; a cleaner solution source and/or a sanitizer solution source; at least one cleanable ingredient circuit of the beverage dispenser which is in fluid connection with the water source, and the cleaner solution source and/or sanitizer solution source; a first conduit for connecting the water source to the at least one cleanabl...