US Patent Issued to Societe des Produits Nestle on Aug. 4 for "Machine for making frozen confectionary product in re-useable product tubes" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,911, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Machine for making frozen confectionary product in re-useable product tubes" was invented by Edgar Heinrich Krappen (Tafers, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dispensing machine for dispensing a frozen confectionary product, the machine comprising: a first storage area for storing a first storage tray with one or more first tubes, a serving station comprising a first position under the one or more first tubes for receiving a container, a means for extruding frozen confectionary out of the tubes, a cutting device for cutting at lea...