ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,471, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to NTE HOLDING S.R.L. (Gorgonzola, Italy).

"Apparatus and process for the conditioning of granules, powders and/or liquids" was invented by Massimo Congedi (Gorgonzola, Italy) and Fabio Novelli (Gorgonzola, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and process for the conditioning of granules, powders and/or liquids, including: a hopper for containing the granules, powders and/or liquids equipped, on an external surface thereof, with at least one manifold defining a respective duct in fluid communication with the inside of said hopper; at least one blower member associated with said duct for ...