ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,110, issued on June 30, was assigned to GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS BAKEL B.V. (Bakel, Netherlands).
"Porous mould drum for poultry, pork, meat-replacement and vegetarian food" was invented by Hendrikus Petrus Gerardus Van Gerwen (Someren, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary cylindrical mould member for moulding products from a food starting material having at least one mould body having a curved outer surface, the at least one mould body is made from a porous material with a porous structure of intercommunicating pores, the outer circumference is at least partially sealed airtight, the at least one mould body has at least one...