ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,587, issued on March 17, was assigned to FBD Partnership LP (San Antonio).

"Secure, easily manipulated, manually operatable pressure relief valve for use with a pressurized food dispensing system" was invented by Robert A Rieper (Converse, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressurized food dispensing system including a temperature-controlled barrel, a faceplate coupled to one end of the barrel, a touch-screen activated dispense valve, and a relief valve assembly coupled to the face plate where the relief valve assembly includes: a plug coupled to the face plate, an outer knob, releasably coupled to the plug, and a pin defining ...