ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,828, issued on June 23, was assigned to MAGNUM ICC US LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Frozen confection shaped bakery item compositions" was invented by Antonio De Simone (Bedford, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frozen confection shaped bakery item dough composition comprising: from 10.0 wt % to 30.0 wt % water; from 5.0 wt % to 35.0 wt % sugar; from 4.0 wt % to 25.0 wt % fat; and, from 35.0 wt % to 60.0 wt % flour. A frozen confection shaped bakery item prepared from the frozen confection shaped bakery item dough composition and a process for its preparation."

The patent was filed on Feb. 6, 2020, under Application No. 17/...