ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,604,916, issued on April 21, was assigned to ALI GROUP S.R.L.-CARPIGIANI (Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy).
"Machine and method for making ice cream" was invented by Roberto Lazzarini (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and Federico Tassi (Bologna, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for making ice cream includes a production unit including a processing container. The machine also includes a thermal treatment system associated with the processing container and a dispenser operatively connected to the processing container to allow extracting an ice cream type product from the machine. The machine also includes a supporting body fitted under t...