ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,323, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ALI GROUP S.R.L.-CARPIGIANI (Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy).

"Machine for making and dispensing food products" was invented by Roberto Lazzarini (Reggio Emilia, Italy) and Federico Tassi (Bologna, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A machine for making and dispensing liquid and/or semi-liquid food products includes: a container for containing the product to be processed and dispensed, the container having a discharge outlet for the product to be dispensed; a stirrer positioned inside the container; a thermal treatment system, associated with the container to treat the product thermally; a di...