ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,447, issued on May 12.
"Ring-shaped sausage and method for manufacturing same" was invented by Attila Otvos (Fukuoka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The subject of the invention is a sausage shaped into a regular ring form, which avoids losing its shape due to the opening or displacement of the connected parts during cooking, frying, and serving. The ring-shaped sausage ("S") is a product in which the tubular casing ("1") is filled with a raw component ("2") containing minced or finely-chopped meat, seasoned with salt or other spices, shaped to a specified length, then one end section ("101") is pulled into the seasoned componen...