ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,628,838, issued on May 19, was assigned to Provisur Technologies LLC (Chicago).
"Facility for thawing or tempering frozen food products" was invented by Francois Deumier (Montmorency, France), Frederic Cecilia (Le Plessis-Bouchard, France) and Philippe Longo (Meudon, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An installation is provided for defrosting or tempering frozen food products. The installation includes a chamber to receive the food products; ventilation means to establish air circulation in the chamber at a speed greater than or equal to 5 m/s; means of heating the food products in the chamber; an installation water supply configured ...