ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,993, issued on Oct. 27.
"Apparatus for spreading and shaping a flowable frozen food" was invented by Steven Craig Gross (Longwood, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus configured for the spreading and shaping of frozen food, such as soft-serve ice cream, flowing therethrough is provided. The apparatus includes an inverted funnel including a top orifice having a first area and a bottom orifice having a second area, wherein the second area is larger than the first area. The apparatus also includes a shape-forming plate that is releasably coupled directly or indirectly to the bottom orifice of the inverted funnel, in which t...