ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,709, issued on Dec. 30.

"Slush machine" was invented by Lu Bai (Qingdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of refrigeration equipment, and in particular to a slush machine, comprising a material tank of which two sides are provided with a support bracket, respectively; an agitator component including a body upper shell, wherein one side of the body upper shell is provided with an agitator of which one end extends into an interior of the material tank and a driving mechanism for driving the agitator. The present disclosure achieves sliding positioning and precise locking of the ...