ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,737, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).
"Adjustable pump for pumping a liquid food product" was invented by Ole Bendixen (Hojbjerg, Denmark) and Michel Noaparast (Hojbjerg, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pump for pumping a liquid food product, the pump comprising a housing, an impeller arranged to rotate inside the housing, a star wheel arranged to be driven by the impeller, and a base unit to which the star wheel is connected, the base unit being movable in a longitudinal direction, from a closed position, to an open position. An adjustment device is configured to adj...