ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,228, issued on May 5, was assigned to MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V. (Boxmeer, Netherlands).

"Food process line for in-line processing food and method for processing food" was invented by Hendrikus Cornelis Koos Van Doorn (Boxmeer, Netherlands), Martinus Johannes Willebrordus Van Zoelen (Boxmeer, Netherlands), Johannes Martinus Meulendijks (Boxmeer, Netherlands) and Eric Henricus Johannus Carolus Aben (Boxmeer, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food process line and method are provided for processing food in a food process line. The food process line includes at least two of the following process line stations: a food prepara...