ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,677,837, issued on July 14, was assigned to PAVAN S.P.A. (Galliera Veneta, Italy).
"Device and process for forming stuffed pasta products starting from a sheet of dough" was invented by Alessandro Cecchin (Treviso, Italy) and Giulio Chiminelli (Treviso, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for forming stuffed pasta products starting from a sheet of dough. The device includes dispensing means for dispensing a stuffing comprising at least one support for the stuffing and a forming station in which means for deforming the sheet of dough is arranged so as to create in the sheet of dough a housing site for housing a dose of stuffing ...