ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,842, issued on June 23, was assigned to PUROAST PATENT HOLDING COMPANY LLC (Miami).

"System and method for roasting coffee beans" was invented by Kerry M. Sachs (High Point, N.C.) and Julio Sachs (High Point, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coffee roasting system is provided. The system includes a roaster mechanism with a container for accommodating coffee beans. The system also includes a heat source configured to produce heat. The system further includes a heat transfer mechanism comprising a first interface which can be coupled with the heat source and a second interface which can be coupled with the roaster mechanism. The s...