ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,132, issued on April 29, was assigned to CALICO COTTAGE INC. (Amityville, N.Y.).
"Roasting and glazing apparatus" was invented by Thomas Montoya (Lindenhurst, N.Y.), Mark Wurzel (Muttontown, N.Y.), Lawrence Wurzel (Asharoken, N.Y.), Robert Delauro (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and Andrew Irwin (Ithaca, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roasting and glazing apparatus includes a roaster, an agitator mounted within the roaster bowl for mixing a mixture of nuts and sugar during a roasting or glazing operation, a heater controlled to heat the roaster bowl during the roasting or glazing operation, and a cover removably mounted to the roaster bowl...