ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,144, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ALI GROUP S.R.L.-CARPIGIANI (Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy).
"Machine for processing liquid or semi-liquid food products" 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 processing liquid or semi-liquid food products, includes: a frame including a front wall and a lateral wall; at least one container for containing the product to be processed; a stirrer mounted inside the container; a thermal treatment system, operatively connected to the container to heat the walls thereof; a dispenser connected to the cont...