ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,557,822, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to CMS TECHNOLOGY LLC (Chicago).
"Automated clean in process (CIP) system" was invented by Jordan Koerwitz (Chicago), Daniel Marken (Chicago), Douglas Kroitsch (Chicago), Mark Bramlett (Chicago) and Drew Dalton (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are foodstuff treatment systems that are convertible between a processing mode in which foodstuffs are processed (e.g., disinfected) and a clean-in-place mode in which the system operates to clean material (e.g., biological buildup) that has accumulated within the system."
The patent was filed on May 28, 2024, under Application No. 18/675,30...