ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,667,108, issued on June 30, was assigned to KAAK GROEP B.V. (Terborg, Netherlands).
"Apparatus and method for the final proofing of dough" was invented by Franciscus Quirinus Fredrik Verouden (Terborg, Netherlands), Maria Kokkoti (Terborg, Netherlands) and Michel Martinus Willem Van Wezel (Terborg, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and an apparatus for the final proofing dough is provided. The apparatus includes a first section and a second section, and a transport device for moving the dough from the first section to the second section. The apparatus is configured to set a dew point inside at least the first section of...