ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,303, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to BALSU GIDA SANAYI VE TICARET A.S. (Sakarya, Turkey).

"Hazelnut processing plant failure monitoring and shutdown automation system" was invented by Nusret Ozbag (Sakarya, Turkey).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automation system is provided. The automation system is configured for providing controlling of pluralities of processing machines provided for each process realized as from the first step, where unshelled hazelnuts are taken to a hazelnut processing plant, until the final step. The automation system includes a plurality of sensors, a processor unit, a warning unit, and a communication u...