ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 1 -- United States Patent no. 11,969,109, issued on April 30, was assigned to D.J. LIMBREY DISTILLING COMPANY Ltd. (Kent, Great Britain).

"Drinks stirrer" was invented by Dominic Limbrey (Chislehurst, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a drinks stirrer (10) for stirring an infusion pouch within a drink. The infusion pouch comprises a pouch soring an infusion media, a tag for holding the infusion bag, and a string connecting the pouch to the tag. The drinks stirrer (10) comprises a proximal end (14) having a retainer device (32, 34) for retaining the tag to the proximal end, and a distal end (12) having a scoop (20) for holding the pouch. The sc...