ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,393,278, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to ALBERT HANDTMANN MASCHINENFABRIK GMBH & Co. KG (Biberach, Germany).

"Apparatus for the production of foods with a non-contact input device" was invented by Robert Zimmermann (Biberach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to an apparatus for food production, in particular a filling machine with a control device that is connected to an input device for operating the apparatus. The input device is configured as a non-contact input device."

The patent was filed on July 3, 2023, under Application No. 18/346,730.

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