ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,577, issued on Sept. 22, 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, including: a container for the product with walls having an outside surface; a stirrer mounted inside the container; an actuator connected to the stirrer to rotate the stirrer; a dispenser connected to the container to extract the product; a refrigeration system, including: a closed circuit c...